52nd Street

Rock · 1978 · 6 tracks

52nd Street

A sophisticated blend of New York swagger and jazz-inflected pop. Piano-driven stories of urban hustlers and late-night lovers recorded with warm, analog precision.

It's like a jazz-club crawl through 1970s Manhattan with the best songwriter in the city as your guide.

A sophisticated, high-energy exploration of urban life that balances bravado with moments of late-night vulnerability.

52nd Street · vs · Billy Joel

Confident+3.0σ

Confident saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks

04

Zanzibar

5:13

05

Stiletto

4:42

06

Rosalinda’s Eyes

4:42

07

Half a Mile Away

4:09

08

Until the Night

6:36

09

52nd Street

2:27

Moments Worth Waiting For

The sudden, sharp transition into Freddie Hubbard's avant-garde trumpet solo during the bridge of Zanzibar.

The massive, Phil Spector-esque wall of sound that builds during the climax of Until the Night.

The rhythmic, finger-snapping swagger of the piano riff that opens Stiletto.

The way the horns punch through the chorus of Half a Mile Away, mimicking the excitement of a night out.

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