It's three in the morning. The house went quiet hours ago, the street outside is empty, and sleep simply isn't coming. So he stopped trying. A log on the fire, a little red wine warming on the stove with a slice of orange and a stick of cinnamon, and the good armchair pulled close to the grate. He isn't happy about being awake. He isn't going back to bed either. Slow vintage noir jazz for the hours when everyone else is asleep — muted trumpet leading, upright bass and brushes underneath, a low saxophone and clarinet drifting past. Nothing builds, nothing hurries. Three hours of keeping the fire company until your eyes finally get the memo. Perfect for: → Sleepless nights and late, late evenings → Reading, writing, thinking in the quiet → Drifting off slowly → Background jazz for a warm, dark room → Calm background music, any hour after dark 🔴 24/7 Live Radio — always on 🌙 After dark → ☕ Mornings → ——————————————————————— 🕯 Tracklist ——————————————————————— 00:00 The House Went Quiet 02:43 Lights Out Hours Ago 05:52 Wrong Side of the Pillow 09:30 Counting Nothing 12:54 The Clock Down the Hall 16:02 Tried the Other Side 19:20 Eyes Wide Open 21:38 Not Even Close 24:27 Gave It Another Hour 27:04 Fine. I'm Up. 29:47 Slippers in the Dark 32:40 Down the Stairs Quietly 35:27 A Match for the Fire 38:19 The First Log Catches 40:44 Pan on Low 43:58 A Splash of Red 47:00 One Orange Slice 49:22 Cinnamon, Just in Case 52:24 Don't Let It Boil 55:47 Warm Glass, Cold Hands 59:04 The Good Chair 1:01:50 Sinking In 1:04:32 Fire's Doing Its Job 1:07:30 Nobody Else Awake 1:10:18 The Street Is Empty 1:13:16 Not Complaining 1:16:34 Just Not Sleeping 1:20:01 Another Log, Then 1:23:29 Steam on the Glass 1:26:53 Couldn't Sleep, So 1:29:05 Deeper Into the Night 1:31:49 The Embers Settle 1:34:57 Half a Glass Left 1:38:36 The Glass Is Still Warm 1:42:00 A Crack in the Log 1:45:07 Somewhere a Dog Barks 1:48:25 The Radiator Ticks 1:50:44 Refilled It Anyway 1:53:33 Orange Gone Soft 1:56:10 The Lamp Hums 1:58:52 No Plans for Tomorrow 2:01:46 Tomorrow Can Wait 2:04:33 Sleep Knows Where I Am 2:07:25 Not Chasing It 2:09:50 Heavy Eyes, Still Open 2:13:04 Blanket on the Arm 2:16:06 The Fire Talks Low 2:18:28 Glow on the Ceiling 2:21:30 Last of the Cinnamon 2:24:53 The Hour Nobody Sees 2:28:10 Quieter Than Quiet 2:30:55 One More Log 2:33:38 Warm All the Way Down 2:36:36 Almost Drowsy 2:39:24 Not Yet 2:42:21 Grey at the Window 2:45:39 The Birds Haven't Started 2:49:06 Embers Only Now 2:52:35 Maybe in a Minute 2:55:59 So, Anyway ——————————————————————— 🎺 Smoke & Keys — vintage noir jazz, every week. Subscribe and see you after dark. 🎧 More 3-hour collections 🍷 After Hours at the Bar → 🌙 After Midnight → 🌧 Rainy Nights In → 🎷 In the Zone → ☕ Slow Mornings → 🐈‍⬛ All collections → 🔔 Subscribe → #vintagejazz #noirjazz #latenightjazz #sleepjazz #relaxingjazz #backgroundjazz