Album: Wrap Around Joy (1974)

Charted: 2

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• Lift me, won't you lift me above the old routine;
  Make it nice, play it clean jazzman
  
  When the jazzman's testifyin' a faithless man believes
  He can sing you into paradise or bring you to your knees
  
  It's a gospel kind of feelin', a touch of Georgia slide,
  A song of pure revival and a style that's sanctified
  
  Jazzman take my blues away;
  Make my pain the same as yours with every change you play
  Jazzman, oh jazzman
  
  When the jazzman's signifyin', and the band is windin' low
  It's the late night side of morning in the darkness of his soul
  
  He can fill a room with sadness as he fills his horn with tears
  He can cry like a fallen angel when risin' time is near
  
  Jazzman take my blues away;
  Make my pain the same as yours with every change you play
  Oh lift me, won't you lift me with ev'ry turn around;
  Play it sweetly, take me down, oh jazzman Writer/s: CAROLE KING
  Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 10

• Josh Martin from St. LouisIts about Ray Charles' band member, composer
• Dennis from PaI don't know if it's true, but I'm pretty sure I once heard that the Jazzman is supposed to be Neil Diamond, and this song is a companion to his Sweet Caroline, which is about her.
• Frankie from San DiegoIt’s a ask Jesus into your heart song: Jesus lifts you above old routine, so you can play it clean, your testimony testifies, faithless man believes in Jesus, Jesus sings you into paradise, in awe Jesus brings you to your knees in surrender, gospel kind of feeling forgives wrongdoing, you receive pure revival, now Jesus sanctifies you, take your blues away, make my pain the same as Yours, He will allow sadness and tears so you’ll call Him into relationship with Jesus, fallen angel rising time is near
• Mitchell Anthony Greca from New Boston Miit was always jazzman take my booze away.
• Darlene from Raleigh, NcDoes anyone know who plays guitar? Sounds like Al Stewart.
• Dave Wilson from Cherry Hill NjThis is the closest to a perfect song I've ever heard, she was born to perform it! And after all these years, my eyes tear up whenever I hear it play.
• Andrea from GeorgiaIn the song jazzman a touch of Georgia slide.... Is it about mud slide or slide guitar?
• Robert from Chicago , IlThis is also my favorite Carole King song. The song came out in the mid 70's ('75 I believe). It didn't register with me until I went to college (in '79). I had a frat brother whose nickname was Chaz and I would always sing the lyrics as "Chazman".
• Erl from T.o., OnI actually remembered this song when I just listened to it. Not from the radio though. I believe this song was used on a "Simpsons" episode. I believe this show was about the death of Lisas favorite sax player, "Bleeding Gums Murphy". Near the end of the show, Murphy, from the heavens above, plays this song with Lisa, before he hits his final resting place. If memory serves me, Lisas quest was to get some of his music played on the radio.
• Paul from Detroit, MiMy favorite song from the talented Ms. King. Perfection.

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