Riffs and Variations on a Single Note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, and the King of Swing, to Name a Few Lyrics

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Cover art for Riffs and Variations on a Single Note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, and the King of Swing, to Name a Few lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

trumpet call (shofar) - signal of the end of days. . .

Cover art for Riffs and Variations on a Single Note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, and the King of Swing, to Name a Few lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

It's a tribute to jazz legends.

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I LOVE IT!

Cover art for Riffs and Variations on a Single Note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, and the King of Swing, to Name a Few lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

I live in Chicago, and whenever I hear this song I think of walking alone downtown late at night in winter, when it's empty and lonely, and you're walking to the train or wherever. Lovely. Great title, gotta love Louis Armstrong.

 
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