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Chicago After Midnight - 2 Hours of 1950s Jazz for Quiet Nights

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After midnight, Chicago becomes quieter. Streetlights glow softer, footsteps fade, and the city slows its breath. This mix captures the intimate atmosphere of 1950s jazz, created for quiet nights, late evenings, and moments when the world feels a little slower. Warm piano, gentle saxophone, soft swing rhythms — perfect for night listening, reading, working, writing, or simply being present. Ideal for late-night relaxation, background listening, night drives, or winding down after a long day. 👉🏼 Listen on all platforms: https://www.magiclink.az/bio/jazzco Playlist: 00:00 - Jazz Where the Night Pauses 02:56 - Streetlights Waiting for Morning 07:22 - Slow Notes on Empty Blocks 10:40 - The City Between Heartbeats 14:18 - Late Hours Feel Longer Here 16:58 - Piano Under Quiet Windows 20:22 - When the Night Listens Closely 23:10 - Warm Jazz for Cold Streets 25:47 - Midnight Finds Its Rhythm 28:46 - Corners Where Silence Lives 31:33 - A Table Left for No One 34:36 - Jazz for Sleepless Streets 38:19 - Footsteps That Fade Slowly 42:01 - The Sound of Staying Late 45:31 - After Midnight Feels Softer 47:50 - Notes Hanging in the Air 52:00 - Streetlamps Remember Everything 55:22 - The City Slows Its Breath 58:24 - Jazz for the Long Way Home 01:01:22 - When Night Refuses to End 01:03:47 - Chicago Holds the Quiet 01:06:46 - Midnight Jazz on Quiet Corners 01:09:19 - When the City Stays Awake 01:12:27 - Soft Notes After Closing Time 01:16:22 - Chicago Nights Without Words 01:20:08 - The Last Light Fades Slowly 01:23:35 - Chicago After the Last Call 01:27:08 — Smoke Drifts Across the Avenue 01:30:48 — Jazz Where the Night Pauses Thank you for spending this quiet night with us. More Chicago night sessions coming soon. Explore our curated jazz playlists from vintage 40s vibes to noir stories and long-hour mixes: 🎷 Vintage Jazz 40s/50s Collection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GP_6zzrZZQ&list=PLz4UYF6xQIJvHq3C8dIlOX8Kc4sBOMND9&index=1 🎶 20+ Hours of Non-Stop Jazz for Work, Study & Relaxation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCY1Jfvd2GA&list=PLz4UYF6xQIJuCij7adzfgZsvbAEDqXC3z&index=1 🎵 Detective Stories - Noir Jazz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ3W1RiFF_M&list=PLz4UYF6xQIJsw5xejaxDOVc87JRcdFk1J&index=1 🎞️ Cinematic Jazz Noir: The Full Collection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVbwrU0aN4A&list=PLz4UYF6xQIJt3CJrcSQ6ArP36PTz2II61&index=1 #jazzmusic #smoothjazz #relaxingjazz #backgroundjazz #chilljazz #jazzrelax #instrumentalmusic © Jazz & Co. All rights to the music and visuals belong to Jazz & Co. Unauthorized use, copying, or redistribution is not permitted.

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@thisisJazzCo
Tonight, we just want to wish you a truly peaceful listening. If life feels heavy or uncertain right now, remember - pauses are not failures. Sometimes they’re necessary, if only to slow down, breathe, and let music carry you for a while. Jazz was always about finding beauty in quiet moments, in imperfections, in nights when nothing is rushed. And just like these moments, life has a way of finding its balance again. Be gentle with your thoughts. What lives in our minds shapes the way forward more than we often realize. Everything can change, even when it doesn’t feel like it yet. You’re not alone in this night. Thank you for being here with us. 💛 - Jazz & Co.
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@philosopher0076
I'm 60, feeling I am still 35, but unfortunately I am not. A life long best friend of mine just passed away and seeing him calling my phone this evening I was happy. I answered with, " Hey Bob, how are you brother? " and his wife spoke. I was shocked and immediately alarmed...she told me he was gone. He had some heart issues and surgeries which I knew for a decade but was doing greatly. He recently went downhill fast she said, and passed holding her hand at UPenn. Hospital in Philadelphia. She said he felt for two weeks prior that God kept coming to him. He felt ready and very at peace with his fate as his body systems failed. We met in high school and played rock music in a trio together for two years after college. He got a PhD in Neuroscience from UPenn. We were close for forty-four years. He was like a brother. He was 59. So, here I sit, my parents long gone, my two elder sisters long gone now too, cancer. My other good friend who was the other member of the trio rock band... gone of a sudden heart attack 15 years ago at age 42. So I sit here, no energy, no appetite and no sleep yet. 4:41 am now and I clicked on this jazz, my musician father's favorite genre of music. My apartment is dark, my mood is dark as well. I never thought I wouldn't see my friend Bob again, but now, I know, I will not. I'd hoped to play music together again one day with him. Not to be. This jazz music video is soothing. It cannot heal this horrible, permanent wound in my heart, but it is holding me in a limbo of sorts that is keeping me from sliding off one edge of the extreme or the other. Thanks for this.
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@dr.hofmannselectrickool-ai7921
No matter how advanced our society becomes, there will always be a select few who have a deep yearning to hear the magical sound of jazz... 🌚
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@ParadiseRetro-01
"I’m not exaggerating — after a long 9-hour shift in a small restaurant here in northern Germany, completely understaffed and exhausting, YouTube throws this video at me. I hit play, open the windows, light a cigarette, crack open a beer… and suddenly the world slows down. This retro jazz just melts the whole day away. Thirty-eight minutes of pure peace. Whoever made this — thank you. 🍺🚬🎷 How’s everyone else unwinding today?"
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@MidnightJazz1901
28 years old , my stage 4 cancer brought me here , miraculous recovery so far , went through to it all biopsy , radiation , chemo.All praise to God Almighty , seek him with your heart and he will deliver you
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@christinaforakis1024
I was immediately attracted to this stream because of the Edward Hopper "cover" of his famous painting, Nighthawks. Instead of looking into the cafe, we are frozen, staring out of the cafe, thinking hard. The music is relaxed, and I can't turn it off... So glad I found this station.
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@ParadiseRetro-01
A bar on a late winter evening… Dark wood, a window facing the street. It's snowing lightly outside. The guests are drinking Tea and Eggnog and having a lively conversation… The musicians are playing relaxed and in harmony with the other musicians. Pure relaxation... That's how I imagine the situation at this moment.
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@chessdad182
This is me at 3 am staring at my code. I came for the thumbnail, I stayed for the jazz.
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@JazzCollection-v2j
“Lately I’ve been really into instrumental jazz for late nights. This fits perfectly.”
@A1vin505
My wife passed away 8 months ago. Sept 2025 while giving birth to our 2nd child. Just put the baby to bed and having hot chocolate with my other kid before we go to bed. I’m finally feeling acceptance of what happened behind me. Finally feel in the moment again. Moving on. Forward. To the sunrise. A new day. Gosh dang it, I will live again. Thank you God.
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@cruxargentum2179
Jazz is the act of creation. Taking chaos and giving it enough form to exist but still flow eternally, harmony, beauty , sadness…. Bittersweet memories…..souls speak to one another through the feelings that music conjures…. Let your being soar amongst the stars for a while………
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@chrisp3834
You cannot deny the pull that this music has on you... My Dad and brother introduced me to jazz early in life, and it will always be a part of my life. Thank u Dad. 🙏 Thank u bro...💪
@LaurenOrder
So damn smooth. Scratches all the itches. Grazie! 🤌
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@lewismartinez7455
best music for SOCIETY 🍀⭐
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@WhiskeyJazzNights
"I live in Algeria, and every morning I go up to the rooftop, smoke a cigarette, and listen to “It’s Just Business Darling.” But today, I found this new track and… wow! It gave me such a good vibe I started dancing alone. This song makes me want to sing in English! Thank you for this gem.❤ "
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