Goodnight, Harlem

[FINAL SONG — OUTRO / CURTAIN CALL]

[ROOM TONE — audience settling after the previous song; distant laughter; glasses softly clinking; a lone electric piano playing a slow, bluesy figure]

[Female Vocalist — intimate mezzo-soprano, almost speaking; warm, smoky, soulful; no exaggerated jazz affectation]

[PIANO — gentle blues chords; upright bass enters softly]

[BRIEF PAUSE]

[BRUSH DRUMS ENTER — loose, human, slightly behind the beat]

[BACKGROUND VOCAL — one soft harmony]

[Female Vocalist]

[PIANO ANSWERS VOCAL]

[BLUES GUITAR — clean, warm, slightly overdriven; short answering phrases]

[Female Vocalist — soft smile in her voice]

[INSTRUMENTAL VAMP — bass, piano, brushed drums, guitar; organic live-room feel]

[BACKGROUND VOCALS — soft three-part harmony]

[Female Vocalist — more melodic now]

[PIANO — slightly brighter chord change]

[PAUSE]

[BRUSHES SWELL]

[BACKGROUND VOCALS]

[Female Vocalist — airy head voice]

[INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO — no new lyrics; piano and guitar trade gentle phrases; bass walks slowly; brushed drums become increasingly sparse]

[Female Vocalist — improvisational soul ad-libs, conversational and spontaneous]

[soft laugh]

[PIANO SOLO — tender, bluesy, modern; imperfect human timing]

[Female Vocalist — almost whispered]

[LONG PAUSE]

[FINAL BAND HIT — very soft]

[ROOM TONE — audience applauds; vocalist quietly laughs and says under her breath]