Empty Taxi Blues

Empty Taxi Blues by Velvet Monroe A rain-soaked late-night jazz recording recovered from a damaged reel tape discovered in the archives of the Blue Note Club in New York City. “Empty Taxi Blues” is one of Velvet Monroe’s most cinematic noir performances — a smoky blues-jazz confession about heartbreak, lonely city streets, and searching for someone who’s already gone. Featuring brushed drums, upright bass, muted trumpet, soft piano, and Velvet’s haunting torch vocals, this restored live session captures the restless feeling of riding through the city long after midnight. Some nights the city rides with you. Some nights it leaves you behind. Recorded Live — Autumn 1961 Restored From Original Archival Tape #VelvetMonroe #EmptyTaxiBlues #NoirJazz #VintageJazz #DarkJazz #TorchSinger #LateNightJazz #JazzLounge #CinematicJazz #1960sJazz #SmokyJazz #JazzAmbience #RainyNightJazz #LostRecordings