Name: Bill Evans
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Description: A haunted genius confronts his angels and demons, in the keys of a jazz club piano.

Bill Evans

from We the Nighthawks by Kimberly Hawkey

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A haunted genius confronts his angels and demons, in the keys of a jazz club piano.

lyrics

Speak to me silent ivory
We meet again on the broken old stage
In the flame of the evening
When limelight burns quick
You cool me in liquid
And never let go
By the slenderest thread
Just one more show

Talking to gremlins and three-quarter tonic
At the end of a stool where the darker things hide
Punctured in time by the clink of the glasses
Blue from the wonderland waiting inside

A car that had crashed on a desolate highway
With chords that conform to the dissonant sound
Of a worn Catskill laneway that yearns for the city
But will never be more than some apple-farm town

Speak to me silent ivory
Wherever I go you are ready to fly
In July, in the heat and the famine
The Johnson grass falls, turns brown till it dies

Hands that held memories in burn marks and callus
The charred-bottom teaspoons in strings of motels
Where the lobbies are sutured with dust and bad weather
And the concierge leers at the damp clientele

Where the maid is a martyr, a soft-spoken mother
Turning down beds with ammoniac fumes
Folding fresh towels and dumping the garbage
From one empty room to the next empty room

Speak to me silent ivory
We meet again on the broken old stage
In the flame of the evening
That burns out so quick
You cool me in liquid
You never let go
Though the finish unravels
The end of the show

credits

from We the Nighthawks, released May 21, 2021
Vocals – Kimberly Hawkey
Piano – Assaf Gleizner
Drums – Jamison Ross
Bass – Dylan Perrillo
Trumpet – Rhys Tivey

Music by Lecco Morris
Lyrics by Justin K. Rivers
Music Director – Assaf Gleizner
Co-arranged by Lecco Morris and Assaf Gleizner
Orchestration – Assaf Gleizner, with additional orchestrations by Lecco Morris
Production Assistant – Vincent Fazio
Engineer – Ariel Shafir, Jim Mastrianni
Producer – Joel Moss
Recorded at Dreamland Studios in West Hurley, NY
Additional recording at Jim Mastrianni’s Studio

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Kimberly Hawkey New York, New York

Kimberly Hawkey’s artistry transcends time. With immortal songs – jazz, Broadway, folk – and a
crystalline voice, the NY-based artist transports audiences into a world of beauty, offering an
unforgettable shared experience. Kimberly fully inhabits captivating melodies and cinematic lyrics – conjuring vistas of the heart
for a modern age in need of vintage, time-tested soul sustenance. ... more