1 00:03:35,632 --> 00:03:37,065 Go, Bird! 2 00:04:18,308 --> 00:04:23,041 If I should lose you 3 00:04:24,414 --> 00:04:28,077 The stars would fall from the sky 4 00:04:29,218 --> 00:04:32,244 If I should lose you 5 00:04:33,489 --> 00:04:34,888 You're awake. 6 00:04:37,260 --> 00:04:38,591 I'm glad. 7 00:04:41,264 --> 00:04:44,791 Halfway through the last set, guess who dropped in on me? 8 00:04:45,702 --> 00:04:47,431 My ulcers. 9 00:04:48,371 --> 00:04:52,432 I gave them some codeine and they wouldn't go away. 10 00:04:53,776 --> 00:04:55,334 What else happened? 11 00:04:58,448 --> 00:05:02,885 The strings, they went into the intro to "Easy to Love"... 12 00:05:03,953 --> 00:05:06,114 ...and I started playing... 13 00:05:06,389 --> 00:05:08,084 ..."If I Should Lose You". 14 00:05:10,426 --> 00:05:11,791 Didn't fit. 15 00:05:13,029 --> 00:05:15,725 Not even when I tried to make it fit. 16 00:05:16,032 --> 00:05:17,795 It wouldn't fit. 17 00:05:21,671 --> 00:05:24,538 Wouldn't nobody have noticed except for maybe... 18 00:05:24,941 --> 00:05:26,932 ...Dizzy Gillespie... 19 00:05:27,343 --> 00:05:31,905 ...but Dizzy Gillespie is on the road somewhere, far as I know. 20 00:05:32,648 --> 00:05:35,708 But he would have chided me. 21 00:05:37,153 --> 00:05:38,245 Is that all? 22 00:05:39,856 --> 00:05:41,016 No. 23 00:05:42,025 --> 00:05:44,823 I'm grateful that you didn't bolt the door. 24 00:05:47,096 --> 00:05:49,564 I expected that I was going to have to... 25 00:05:49,832 --> 00:05:52,266 ...talk my way back in here. 26 00:05:55,038 --> 00:05:58,439 Did you get my note? I left it on the refrigerator. 27 00:05:58,741 --> 00:06:00,470 What else happened? 28 00:06:01,544 --> 00:06:02,977 What else? 29 00:06:04,047 --> 00:06:05,878 About what you'd expect. 30 00:06:06,983 --> 00:06:08,348 Steinberg... 31 00:06:09,118 --> 00:06:11,177 ...he got one of the camera girls... 32 00:06:11,454 --> 00:06:13,547 ...to take a picture of me... 33 00:06:15,358 --> 00:06:19,192 ...in the midst of my disorientation. 34 00:06:20,596 --> 00:06:22,723 Something to show the union. 35 00:06:23,966 --> 00:06:25,030 I said... 36 00:06:25,835 --> 00:06:28,065 "You don't give me that negative back... 37 00:06:28,404 --> 00:06:30,395 ...I don't work here no more". 38 00:06:33,543 --> 00:06:35,374 So I don't work there no more. 39 00:06:39,849 --> 00:06:43,785 Living would be in vain if I... 40 00:06:45,088 --> 00:06:47,648 ... lost you 41 00:06:52,829 --> 00:06:55,525 To hell with them. I'm hungry. 42 00:06:57,233 --> 00:06:58,530 Are you? 43 00:07:04,774 --> 00:07:08,266 We have decided to humor him... 44 00:07:08,578 --> 00:07:09,772 ...this evening. 45 00:07:11,547 --> 00:07:15,916 If he says that he's having pain from his ulcers... 46 00:07:16,252 --> 00:07:18,220 ...never mind that we don't believe it! 47 00:07:18,488 --> 00:07:19,750 I believe it. 48 00:07:20,857 --> 00:07:22,950 Work that psychology on him. 49 00:07:23,292 --> 00:07:27,388 He's just an overgrown, goddamn adolescent anyway. 50 00:07:27,663 --> 00:07:30,154 Dangerous when contradicted... 51 00:07:30,500 --> 00:07:31,762 ...but an adolescent. 52 00:07:32,068 --> 00:07:33,933 God, you're weird. 53 00:07:35,838 --> 00:07:38,136 God, I'm weird? 54 00:07:40,143 --> 00:07:43,601 Is that what they say in Westchester? 55 00:07:44,213 --> 00:07:45,578 I hear that Steinberg... 56 00:07:45,915 --> 00:07:49,078 ...he lives in Westchester. 57 00:07:50,453 --> 00:07:51,545 "To hell with them?" 58 00:07:51,854 --> 00:07:56,382 Why don't you stick up for your own people? Stick up for somebody! 59 00:07:56,993 --> 00:08:00,986 This is getting ugly again. Maybe I should have bolted the door. 60 00:08:02,865 --> 00:08:06,266 Don't let me mess up your plans. I'll bolt the door. 61 00:08:07,603 --> 00:08:08,627 I got him. 62 00:08:08,938 --> 00:08:10,132 I got him. 63 00:08:14,544 --> 00:08:16,978 - I said I got him! - Don't touch him! 64 00:08:20,183 --> 00:08:24,483 What you hitting me for like that? What do you think I had on my mind? 65 00:08:26,489 --> 00:08:27,456 Nothing. 66 00:08:27,857 --> 00:08:28,824 Sorry. 67 00:08:29,158 --> 00:08:30,489 I'm sorry. 68 00:08:31,494 --> 00:08:34,088 We just put one child in the grave. 69 00:08:40,303 --> 00:08:41,668 Hey, don't. 70 00:08:43,005 --> 00:08:45,473 What did you think I would do? 71 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:52,648 Forgive me. I was humoring you. 72 00:08:52,982 --> 00:08:54,677 I'm sorry. 73 00:08:56,018 --> 00:08:57,986 It's okay. It's okay. 74 00:09:01,490 --> 00:09:03,890 - Guess what I did yesterday. - What? 75 00:09:04,227 --> 00:09:06,024 I went to the lawyers... 76 00:09:06,329 --> 00:09:07,956 ...and I made a will. 77 00:09:08,264 --> 00:09:10,698 And I left everything to you. 78 00:09:22,011 --> 00:09:25,003 There's no harm in getting your affairs in order. 79 00:09:25,281 --> 00:09:28,614 I don't want to hear about that will, man. 80 00:09:30,052 --> 00:09:32,612 I can't do anything right anymore. 81 00:09:36,092 --> 00:09:38,959 Do we have any Gelusil? 82 00:09:39,362 --> 00:09:42,559 We sure do. Got a brand-new 50-gallon drum in the bathroom. 83 00:09:58,714 --> 00:10:01,148 Come, fill the cup 84 00:10:02,084 --> 00:10:04,382 And in the fire of spring 85 00:10:04,654 --> 00:10:08,112 Your winter garment of repentance fling 86 00:10:09,458 --> 00:10:14,225 The bird of time has but a little way to flutter 87 00:10:15,064 --> 00:10:18,227 And bird is on the wing. 88 00:11:11,420 --> 00:11:12,785 That was stupid. 89 00:11:13,622 --> 00:11:15,852 Now I'll have to call an ambulance. 90 00:11:16,992 --> 00:11:18,152 Case number 1540: 91 00:11:18,461 --> 00:11:21,259 Patient admitted to psychiatric at request of wife... 92 00:11:21,564 --> 00:11:24,397 ... following suicide attempt by ingestion of iodine. 93 00:11:24,667 --> 00:11:27,534 Time: 5 a.m., September 1, 1954. 94 00:11:27,837 --> 00:11:31,705 Patient has a past history of, quote, nervous breakdown, unquote... 95 00:11:32,074 --> 00:11:35,908 ...for which he was hospitalized in California for 8 months. 96 00:11:36,212 --> 00:11:38,942 The wife says this attempt was related to depression... 97 00:11:39,248 --> 00:11:41,307 ...over the death of their daughter... 98 00:11:41,617 --> 00:11:46,145 ...and also by reverses in, quote, his career. End of quote. 99 00:11:47,356 --> 00:11:48,755 Apparently he's a musician. 100 00:11:49,058 --> 00:11:52,516 - Where's he been put? - PQ-3, semi-agitative. 101 00:11:53,195 --> 00:11:57,029 - What will you recommend? - His wife's coming in this afternoon. 102 00:11:57,566 --> 00:11:59,534 What do you expect me to recommend? 103 00:12:00,603 --> 00:12:02,298 Charlie Parker. 104 00:12:02,838 --> 00:12:04,806 Let me go! Get off me! 105 00:12:05,474 --> 00:12:06,839 Let me go! 106 00:12:13,716 --> 00:12:14,780 Excuse me. 107 00:12:15,317 --> 00:12:17,114 Too early, and you know it. 108 00:12:35,104 --> 00:12:36,969 Did you see that? 109 00:12:39,909 --> 00:12:41,843 I asked that... 110 00:12:42,311 --> 00:12:45,337 ...misguided, officious young woman... 111 00:12:45,648 --> 00:12:48,276 ...if she would administer my peraldehyde... 112 00:12:48,584 --> 00:12:51,144 ...and she demurred. 113 00:12:53,489 --> 00:12:54,717 Demurred. 114 00:12:56,492 --> 00:13:00,519 I am not a laboratory animal. I am in pain here. 115 00:13:00,830 --> 00:13:02,161 Can't she see that? 116 00:13:02,498 --> 00:13:04,591 Tell your troubles to somebody else. 117 00:13:05,901 --> 00:13:08,301 Why? You're perfect. 118 00:13:10,272 --> 00:13:12,866 Orderly! Orderly! 119 00:13:14,109 --> 00:13:15,542 All right, calm down! 120 00:13:15,845 --> 00:13:17,369 Come on. Come on. 121 00:13:17,680 --> 00:13:20,672 Let him down. Let him go, let him go. 122 00:13:21,016 --> 00:13:25,214 What is wrong with you people? Can't you see I'm in pain here? 123 00:13:25,488 --> 00:13:28,548 When all else fails, what he'll do is provoke a fight. 124 00:13:28,858 --> 00:13:31,884 If he can't afford to get drunk, the substitute is pain. 125 00:13:32,228 --> 00:13:35,322 It takes his mind off things for a while. 126 00:13:35,631 --> 00:13:38,896 There was a time he could do that with conversation... 127 00:13:39,702 --> 00:13:42,170 ...but not since the ulcers started bleeding. 128 00:13:43,772 --> 00:13:45,103 Are you employed? 129 00:13:45,808 --> 00:13:48,276 No. No, he's a good provider. 130 00:13:50,145 --> 00:13:51,209 I dance... 131 00:13:51,680 --> 00:13:54,342 ...in nightclubs once in a great while. 132 00:13:57,853 --> 00:13:59,684 Hardly at all these days. 133 00:14:00,022 --> 00:14:02,183 I have two children at home. 134 00:14:02,825 --> 00:14:05,191 What I'm getting at is the financial problem. 135 00:14:06,095 --> 00:14:08,427 He needs medical treatment. 136 00:14:09,164 --> 00:14:11,098 Not psychological. 137 00:14:11,934 --> 00:14:13,367 Why did you call us then? 138 00:14:42,364 --> 00:14:44,491 Charles Christopher Parker, Jr. 139 00:14:44,733 --> 00:14:47,065 August 29, 1920. 140 00:14:47,403 --> 00:14:50,065 You were an easy delivery. Turn that light on for me. 141 00:14:52,308 --> 00:14:53,832 Now meet somebody. 142 00:14:57,112 --> 00:14:58,409 That's you, my man. 143 00:14:58,747 --> 00:15:03,047 Dead from it. Older than you'll be, because you started earlier. 144 00:15:03,919 --> 00:15:07,582 So I give you 18 years, 20 on the outside. 145 00:15:08,390 --> 00:15:09,914 I'm worse than a prophet. 146 00:15:10,225 --> 00:15:12,386 I don't just have faith. I've seen it. 147 00:15:13,495 --> 00:15:14,985 You've heard from my mother. 148 00:15:15,764 --> 00:15:17,095 You believe me or not? 149 00:15:17,666 --> 00:15:19,031 Why shouldn't I believe you? 150 00:15:19,668 --> 00:15:21,795 Are you going to do something about it? 151 00:15:22,338 --> 00:15:24,431 What do you expect me to do about it? 152 00:15:31,647 --> 00:15:34,047 What do you expect me to do about it? 153 00:15:37,486 --> 00:15:39,351 Nothing, just sign it. 154 00:15:41,323 --> 00:15:44,451 I haven't done anything remotely like this in my life. 155 00:15:49,064 --> 00:15:50,622 Strings. 156 00:15:51,066 --> 00:15:52,397 Yeah, but I got them all. 157 00:15:53,302 --> 00:15:55,463 - The hell you do. - The hell I don't. 158 00:15:55,771 --> 00:15:58,239 I got a stack of 78s this high. 159 00:16:01,410 --> 00:16:02,809 This is death's door? 160 00:16:07,650 --> 00:16:11,347 Half the city thinks you're crimped and you're signing autographs. 161 00:16:12,187 --> 00:16:14,018 You didn't think so, little birdy. 162 00:16:14,323 --> 00:16:17,053 Every time I turn around, you're supposed to be gone. 163 00:16:17,359 --> 00:16:19,520 You'll bury us all and take our women with you. 164 00:16:20,596 --> 00:16:22,461 So, what do you got there? 165 00:16:24,133 --> 00:16:25,498 Whitman's chocolates. 166 00:16:26,435 --> 00:16:28,300 Also, I think, some good news. 167 00:16:29,138 --> 00:16:30,168 Can he eat these? 168 00:16:30,305 --> 00:16:32,432 Better let me try one first. 169 00:16:32,775 --> 00:16:34,174 First of all... 170 00:16:34,510 --> 00:16:39,209 ...Leighton will pay 100 bucks for 5 tunes written for saxophone... 171 00:16:39,515 --> 00:16:41,608 ...and before you jump on my ass... 172 00:16:42,518 --> 00:16:46,010 ...I told him I'm not collecting a commission on a sum that small. 173 00:16:46,355 --> 00:16:47,583 It's all yours. 174 00:16:48,524 --> 00:16:50,287 Thank you very much, Mr. Parker. 175 00:16:51,293 --> 00:16:53,056 What's second? 176 00:16:53,395 --> 00:16:56,694 Well, it's a little more long-range. 177 00:16:57,299 --> 00:16:59,631 I ran into Chummy Morello yesterday. 178 00:17:01,036 --> 00:17:02,162 Chummy. 179 00:17:02,504 --> 00:17:07,305 He's thinking about leaving Woody and they want to send him on tour. 180 00:17:08,010 --> 00:17:10,535 It wouldn't be till after the first of the year. 181 00:17:11,246 --> 00:17:14,044 My God, Bernie, that's three months. 182 00:17:14,383 --> 00:17:16,408 I know, I know, still... 183 00:17:17,753 --> 00:17:21,849 Well, needless to say, he'd be honored to have you with him. 184 00:17:22,758 --> 00:17:23,884 If I'm straight. 185 00:17:24,460 --> 00:17:26,519 It's a legitimate concern. 186 00:17:28,831 --> 00:17:31,095 You got three months to... 187 00:17:35,471 --> 00:17:38,497 I'm trying. It's a good prospect. 188 00:17:41,844 --> 00:17:43,209 Think about it. 189 00:18:34,463 --> 00:18:36,431 Would you like a chocolate, doctor? 190 00:18:39,201 --> 00:18:41,135 I've got to... 191 00:18:41,837 --> 00:18:43,702 ...redo the restraints. 192 00:18:44,139 --> 00:18:45,936 You try and get some sleep. 193 00:18:48,677 --> 00:18:51,339 Aren't you going to say "pleasant dreams," doc? 194 00:19:01,256 --> 00:19:04,020 I think he would benefit from a state asylum... 195 00:19:04,326 --> 00:19:06,021 ...and from shock treatment. 196 00:19:07,262 --> 00:19:09,628 Perhaps that sounds cold-blooded to you. 197 00:19:12,467 --> 00:19:14,867 No, you sound cold-blooded to me. 198 00:19:17,105 --> 00:19:18,436 All right. 199 00:19:19,608 --> 00:19:22,771 But I promise you, if it were my brother, I'd shock him. 200 00:19:24,079 --> 00:19:27,310 Would you? What does your brother do for a living? 201 00:19:28,116 --> 00:19:29,845 I don't have a brother. 202 00:19:30,652 --> 00:19:34,247 We're talking about a very special, creative man. 203 00:19:34,756 --> 00:19:39,284 His livelihood depends on his ability to improvise and compose music. 204 00:19:39,595 --> 00:19:43,031 See, that's not just dexterity. That comes... 205 00:19:43,365 --> 00:19:45,697 - That's from being a... - Mrs. Parker. 206 00:19:46,101 --> 00:19:48,729 - Do you want a musician or a husband? - Look. 207 00:19:49,304 --> 00:19:51,033 They do not separate. 208 00:19:52,574 --> 00:19:54,838 I have a couple of chores. 209 00:19:56,144 --> 00:19:59,545 Take a few careful minutes by yourself. 210 00:21:04,579 --> 00:21:06,570 - Frankie! - How are you? 211 00:21:06,915 --> 00:21:10,043 I got great photos to show you later. I'm not late, am I? 212 00:21:10,319 --> 00:21:12,913 Good evening, professor. How you doing? 213 00:21:13,255 --> 00:21:16,053 Here we are at the 18 Club. Yes, yes. 214 00:21:16,358 --> 00:21:20,294 It's Harry "The Hipster" Gibson. Stop that shouting up there. 215 00:21:21,363 --> 00:21:24,230 Art, you keep bringing in them stiffs from Oyster Bay... 216 00:21:24,499 --> 00:21:28,128 ...and not one got a dime for a tip. You're breaking my heart here. 217 00:21:28,437 --> 00:21:32,237 Here we are on the street of dreams. Swing's the thing, jazz is the king. 218 00:21:32,541 --> 00:21:35,476 You like it hot, you've come to the right place. Step in. 219 00:21:35,777 --> 00:21:38,211 No cover, light minimum and Dixie till 4 a.m. 220 00:21:38,513 --> 00:21:40,674 - Who could ask for more? - What are you doing? 221 00:21:41,016 --> 00:21:44,110 - Give me a break. It's my birthday. - Get out of here. 222 00:21:44,386 --> 00:21:45,717 Excuse me, sir. 223 00:21:46,655 --> 00:21:47,917 Hey, sailor! 224 00:21:48,290 --> 00:21:49,348 Come here. 225 00:21:49,624 --> 00:21:53,856 You leave and don't see Miss Virginia IKKnight, you'll live to regret it. 226 00:21:54,196 --> 00:21:58,223 She goes all the way for servicemen. Right down to the curlicues. 227 00:21:58,500 --> 00:22:01,867 If you don't see paydirt, I'll refund your money. Stiffs. 228 00:22:02,170 --> 00:22:03,569 Good evening. Good evening. 229 00:22:03,839 --> 00:22:07,297 Here we are at Poulez Roulez. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. 230 00:22:07,676 --> 00:22:10,645 - Get out of here. Get out of here. - Fuck you. 231 00:22:10,979 --> 00:22:13,174 Art Tatum, the first show just started. 232 00:22:13,448 --> 00:22:15,382 Yes, sir! First show just started. 233 00:22:15,684 --> 00:22:18,278 I got one table left. You hurry, you can get it. 234 00:22:18,587 --> 00:22:21,681 Go on in, tell them the Mayor sent you. Ask for Gino. 235 00:22:22,024 --> 00:22:23,286 - Who's that? - Gino. 236 00:22:23,558 --> 00:22:26,220 Yes, sir. Table near the door. 237 00:22:26,528 --> 00:22:29,895 The 3 Deuces. B.S. Pulley, the funniest man in New York... 238 00:22:30,198 --> 00:22:32,029 ...with the dirtiest lines. 239 00:22:32,968 --> 00:22:35,129 Bebop, the music of the future. 240 00:22:35,437 --> 00:22:38,838 Give it a break. What do you got to lose? Oop-bop-sha-bam. 241 00:22:39,141 --> 00:22:40,403 Oop-bop, my ass! 242 00:22:41,910 --> 00:22:43,207 Hey, Buster! 243 00:22:43,478 --> 00:22:46,413 You finally got a suit that fits you. Where you working? 244 00:22:46,715 --> 00:22:49,843 - I'm back with Basie. - You going inside to hear the new guy? 245 00:22:50,185 --> 00:22:53,052 There's 300 people in there. Half are saxophone players. 246 00:22:54,122 --> 00:22:57,785 Ain't no new guy. That's just Dizzy Gillespie drumming up publicity. 247 00:22:58,727 --> 00:23:01,491 I remember Parker from 8 years ago in IKKansas City... 248 00:23:01,797 --> 00:23:05,164 ...when he couldn't play "Come to Jesus" in whole notes. 249 00:24:01,356 --> 00:24:02,755 Don't trifle with him. 250 00:24:03,058 --> 00:24:05,822 He's played with Moten and you ain't done shit. 251 00:24:06,128 --> 00:24:08,562 Just play a chorus and get off. 252 00:24:32,387 --> 00:24:35,220 Come on here. Come on up here. 253 00:24:37,526 --> 00:24:39,790 - What's your name? - Charlie. 254 00:24:41,563 --> 00:24:44,031 - Who'd you play with? - Just around. 255 00:24:47,435 --> 00:24:50,029 Ladies and gentlemen, this here's Charlie... 256 00:24:50,338 --> 00:24:51,965 ...from just around. 257 00:25:10,525 --> 00:25:12,322 Not bad. Now get off. 258 00:25:34,783 --> 00:25:35,977 Get off! 259 00:26:06,681 --> 00:26:07,745 Man! 260 00:26:28,069 --> 00:26:31,561 Ain't no new guy. It's Charlie, from just around. 261 00:26:59,734 --> 00:27:02,100 Charlie from just around. 262 00:27:39,808 --> 00:27:42,834 I remember when Don Byas was leaving Dizzy's group. 263 00:27:43,144 --> 00:27:44,702 I knew the club's press agent. 264 00:27:45,046 --> 00:27:48,607 I asked him, "Who could you possibly get to replace Don?" 265 00:27:49,217 --> 00:27:53,085 And he said, "Some cat in Kansas City. His name is Charlie Parker. 266 00:27:53,421 --> 00:27:55,184 And I said, "Is he cute?" 267 00:27:56,157 --> 00:27:59,615 And my friend said, "No, but you'll dig him". 268 00:28:36,464 --> 00:28:39,831 All right, what do you think about Yardbird? 269 00:29:06,928 --> 00:29:09,362 What do you think about Yardbird? 270 00:29:28,383 --> 00:29:30,817 I won't sign. 271 00:29:33,922 --> 00:29:35,514 We have to release him then. 272 00:29:36,691 --> 00:29:39,216 Yes, you do. 273 00:29:40,762 --> 00:29:45,199 Did you know that within 3 hours, a committee formed to get you out? 274 00:29:45,533 --> 00:29:48,297 Get me out? How'd they know I was in? 275 00:29:56,578 --> 00:29:58,546 It's a hell of a moment here. 276 00:29:59,180 --> 00:30:02,946 - I finally made the front page. - I shouldn't have called Bellevue. 277 00:30:03,718 --> 00:30:07,449 No, you did right. A little detox, it did me good. 278 00:30:08,256 --> 00:30:09,746 I told you about Bernie? 279 00:30:10,391 --> 00:30:12,484 Twenty bucks a tune, those bastards. 280 00:30:13,761 --> 00:30:15,353 Wait till you hear the tunes. 281 00:30:17,765 --> 00:30:20,063 But you know, this Morello thing... 282 00:30:20,401 --> 00:30:21,663 ...it sounds good. 283 00:30:22,003 --> 00:30:25,234 - If it wasn't so far off. - We'll get there. 284 00:30:25,540 --> 00:30:27,201 Oh, by the way... 285 00:30:27,675 --> 00:30:29,973 ...Dizzy sent you a birthday card. 286 00:30:31,679 --> 00:30:33,647 So I guess he's back. 287 00:30:35,783 --> 00:30:37,273 Do you owe him a phone call? 288 00:30:39,988 --> 00:30:41,979 I owe Dizzy everything. 289 00:30:43,191 --> 00:30:44,852 Except a phone call. 290 00:30:47,829 --> 00:30:49,592 He knows where to find me. 291 00:30:59,140 --> 00:31:01,199 Who are you, the Good Humor man? 292 00:31:07,715 --> 00:31:09,512 You wouldn't answer your knock. 293 00:31:09,817 --> 00:31:12,445 Will you listen to this? Listen to this. 294 00:31:17,091 --> 00:31:19,685 What the hell is going on? 295 00:31:22,797 --> 00:31:25,891 It's 4 a.m. In the morning, you fool! 296 00:31:26,634 --> 00:31:29,762 - You got a woman in there? - Yeah, I got a woman in there. 297 00:31:30,071 --> 00:31:32,699 I married her so she'd stay in there with me. 298 00:31:33,007 --> 00:31:34,406 Where's yours? 299 00:31:35,043 --> 00:31:35,975 Hello, Lorraine. 300 00:31:36,277 --> 00:31:37,266 Hello, Bird. 301 00:31:37,579 --> 00:31:39,843 And if you coming in, I'm leaving. 302 00:31:40,148 --> 00:31:42,878 - Will you write this down for me? - Why don't you? 303 00:31:43,384 --> 00:31:46,353 I got no paper and people are waiting for me in the cab. 304 00:31:46,654 --> 00:31:48,087 Write it down in the morning. 305 00:31:48,790 --> 00:31:52,385 I won't be here in the morning. I'm going on the road from here. 306 00:31:52,827 --> 00:31:53,891 Where? 307 00:31:56,030 --> 00:31:58,828 Nice apartment. Maybe I went out on my own too soon. 308 00:31:59,100 --> 00:32:01,728 - Where? Where are you going? - I don't know. 309 00:32:02,203 --> 00:32:04,603 They know. Will you write this down for me? 310 00:32:08,242 --> 00:32:12,269 If I get this gig in California, am I going to be able to find you? 311 00:32:13,648 --> 00:32:14,774 California? 312 00:32:15,817 --> 00:32:18,445 Not supposed to be easy to score in California. 313 00:32:18,753 --> 00:32:20,050 Shit. 314 00:32:24,325 --> 00:32:26,190 Got a gig. I gotta go. 315 00:32:28,663 --> 00:32:31,962 Whenever you get to where you're going, call me. All right? 316 00:32:37,572 --> 00:32:40,939 I thought I told you to shut him up. 317 00:33:04,132 --> 00:33:05,929 - Good night. - Night. 318 00:33:06,401 --> 00:33:09,928 - I thought you were in Philadelphia! - I was. 319 00:33:11,673 --> 00:33:13,903 - What are you doing here? - I'm rehearsing. 320 00:33:14,208 --> 00:33:16,676 - You got a dance job? - You bet. 321 00:33:17,011 --> 00:33:19,571 That's nice. I was checking on a record date. 322 00:33:20,982 --> 00:33:24,440 So you're looking splendid. When are you gonna marry me? 323 00:33:24,719 --> 00:33:28,553 When you straighten up and walk like a jazz musician. 324 00:33:30,458 --> 00:33:33,154 You want a bite of this? It's my third one. 325 00:33:33,494 --> 00:33:35,257 I got gum. Maybe that's the secret. 326 00:33:35,563 --> 00:33:39,124 To play like Bird, eat like Bird. All those 2 and 4 bar breaks. 327 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:43,700 What you mean is, I eat an awful lot for a junkie, don't I? 328 00:33:44,005 --> 00:33:46,166 Don't tell me what I mean, man. 329 00:33:47,375 --> 00:33:48,672 Sorry, man. 330 00:33:49,544 --> 00:33:52,775 So how you come to know so much about music? 331 00:33:53,147 --> 00:33:54,705 Will you talk to me? 332 00:33:55,750 --> 00:33:57,217 Heritage. 333 00:33:57,752 --> 00:33:59,845 My father produced nightclub shows. 334 00:34:00,188 --> 00:34:02,383 Broadway Ben, they called him. 335 00:34:02,657 --> 00:34:05,421 I had my sweet 16 party at the Cotton Club. 336 00:34:05,727 --> 00:34:08,161 It's always been musicians. 337 00:34:15,136 --> 00:34:17,536 You weren't seeing about any record date tonight. 338 00:34:19,173 --> 00:34:24,008 No. And you knew I wasn't in Philly. Everyone knows I lost that gig. 339 00:34:24,912 --> 00:34:26,607 - That's right. - That's right. 340 00:34:26,914 --> 00:34:27,842 So? 341 00:34:28,216 --> 00:34:29,280 So? 342 00:34:29,751 --> 00:34:31,685 So why are we conning each other? 343 00:34:34,522 --> 00:34:38,288 Everyone assumes we're an item because I show up wherever you play. 344 00:34:38,693 --> 00:34:39,757 You do? 345 00:34:40,361 --> 00:34:44,991 I don't always say hello. And you don't usually leave alone either. 346 00:34:46,634 --> 00:34:48,727 And while we're on the subject... 347 00:34:49,303 --> 00:34:50,964 ...how many wives do you have? 348 00:34:53,141 --> 00:34:56,076 I have met more women who claim to be... 349 00:34:56,377 --> 00:34:58,311 ...Mrs Charlie Parker! 350 00:34:58,613 --> 00:35:01,104 And all of them wearing rings! 351 00:35:05,486 --> 00:35:06,953 Rings are cheap. 352 00:35:07,355 --> 00:35:09,016 Rings are cheap? 353 00:35:09,557 --> 00:35:12,856 Is that what you want to say? Is that all you want to say? 354 00:35:14,529 --> 00:35:17,521 - What size ring you wear? - Oh, no. Not me. 355 00:35:23,504 --> 00:35:25,597 Tell me more about Broadway Ben. 356 00:35:25,907 --> 00:35:28,774 He had a way about him. The year I was born... 357 00:35:29,076 --> 00:35:32,910 ...he opened up a place on 58th Street across from the Plaza Hotel. 358 00:35:33,214 --> 00:35:35,682 He called it the Club Grandeur. 359 00:35:36,350 --> 00:35:38,682 - That way. - Is that where you lived? 360 00:35:39,020 --> 00:35:42,046 Oh, no. By that time, I was in Westchester. 361 00:35:42,590 --> 00:35:43,554 Where? 362 00:35:43,791 --> 00:35:45,588 Westchester, why? 363 00:35:45,927 --> 00:35:49,954 Nothing, I just like the way you say that. "Westchester, why?" 364 00:35:51,199 --> 00:35:52,996 I wasn't typical in those days. 365 00:35:53,301 --> 00:35:56,634 I'm half Jewish and my hero's Duke Ellington. I mean, wow! 366 00:35:57,538 --> 00:35:59,369 And now who is it? Billy McNabb? 367 00:35:59,674 --> 00:36:02,939 Oh, no. Billy's sexy and he's dangerous... 368 00:36:03,244 --> 00:36:05,235 ...but I don't buy his records. 369 00:36:05,746 --> 00:36:06,838 But I didn't kill you. 370 00:36:07,148 --> 00:36:09,981 Took me awhile to get used to the sound... 371 00:36:10,284 --> 00:36:13,879 ...but you always killed me. I didn't think I had to say so. 372 00:36:14,222 --> 00:36:16,349 You buy my records? 373 00:36:16,624 --> 00:36:17,682 Yeah. 374 00:36:18,025 --> 00:36:20,493 - Show me. - Pretty crude. Come. 375 00:36:21,629 --> 00:36:23,221 Yardbird, Yardbird, man. 376 00:36:23,564 --> 00:36:25,691 We were just talking about you. 377 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:29,936 - Was it good? - Always good, man. Always good. 378 00:36:31,172 --> 00:36:32,434 Sid, what's going on? 379 00:36:32,740 --> 00:36:36,574 Nothing. But if you don't treat that lady right, great as you are... 380 00:36:36,944 --> 00:36:40,641 ...I'll kick you in the head. - Me and Sid took a liking to her. 381 00:36:40,948 --> 00:36:42,006 Most of the cats did. 382 00:36:42,283 --> 00:36:45,411 Every now and then, some sucker tries to turn her out... 383 00:36:45,720 --> 00:36:47,551 ...and that just gets me mad. 384 00:36:48,089 --> 00:36:51,388 Frog, as great as you are, do I look like a pimp? 385 00:36:52,260 --> 00:36:54,387 Ask me something else. 386 00:36:56,330 --> 00:36:58,525 "Do I look like a pimp?" 387 00:36:58,766 --> 00:37:00,393 Is the moon high? 388 00:37:01,168 --> 00:37:02,260 He looks like a player. 389 00:37:04,138 --> 00:37:06,868 Doesn't your mother mind these people cooling out here? 390 00:37:07,174 --> 00:37:09,039 No, she's used to it. 391 00:37:09,610 --> 00:37:10,872 And now... 392 00:37:11,646 --> 00:37:13,341 ...my record collection. 393 00:37:13,648 --> 00:37:14,712 Damn, be cool. 394 00:37:14,849 --> 00:37:16,908 - I'm sorry. - You should be. 395 00:37:19,820 --> 00:37:20,787 Maybe later. 396 00:37:21,122 --> 00:37:25,388 It's all right. Can we just go find someplace where we can be alone? 397 00:37:25,660 --> 00:37:28,754 - Why? - I haven't finished talking to you. 398 00:37:29,096 --> 00:37:31,656 Well, there's the suicide room. 399 00:37:34,101 --> 00:37:35,261 Let's go. 400 00:37:47,748 --> 00:37:49,375 Aptly named. 401 00:38:04,899 --> 00:38:05,963 So. 402 00:38:08,169 --> 00:38:10,797 Why don't you tell me some more about Westchester? 403 00:38:12,139 --> 00:38:13,766 You live in a pretty house? 404 00:38:15,343 --> 00:38:18,107 I had a room that looked out over a garden. 405 00:38:19,013 --> 00:38:20,537 The night of my sixth birthday... 406 00:38:20,815 --> 00:38:23,443 ...my father had the orchestra from his club... 407 00:38:23,751 --> 00:38:27,084 ...stand under that window and serenade me. 408 00:38:27,388 --> 00:38:29,583 They played "Why Do I Love You". 409 00:38:29,924 --> 00:38:32,620 Why do you love me? 410 00:38:32,927 --> 00:38:35,361 Why should there be two... 411 00:38:35,629 --> 00:38:38,097 ... happy as we? 412 00:38:39,166 --> 00:38:40,262 That's nice. 413 00:38:40,601 --> 00:38:42,159 That's real nice. 414 00:38:45,940 --> 00:38:47,100 He had a way. 415 00:38:52,680 --> 00:38:54,375 You walked me home. 416 00:38:55,449 --> 00:38:56,780 You got me alone. 417 00:38:58,853 --> 00:39:00,480 You managed to get me talking... 418 00:39:00,855 --> 00:39:03,380 ...and I've told you some of my girlish secrets. 419 00:39:03,691 --> 00:39:05,955 But you haven't told me a thing. 420 00:39:06,660 --> 00:39:08,252 What's going on? 421 00:39:10,598 --> 00:39:13,431 There's one night in my life I never want to forget. 422 00:39:14,235 --> 00:39:16,100 I never want to go through it again. 423 00:39:17,772 --> 00:39:19,239 I was 15... 424 00:39:20,174 --> 00:39:23,974 ...and I woke up feeling more pain than I've ever felt. 425 00:39:26,180 --> 00:39:30,514 I didn't know why until somebody told me I was strung out. 426 00:39:31,619 --> 00:39:33,052 Somebody had to tell me that. 427 00:39:36,991 --> 00:39:38,788 I always thought that... 428 00:39:40,094 --> 00:39:41,925 ...if I hadn't asked... 429 00:39:43,397 --> 00:39:44,728 ...then I wouldn't be. 430 00:39:49,103 --> 00:39:50,627 You make me feel... 431 00:39:52,139 --> 00:39:54,107 ...very peaceful. You know? 432 00:39:59,447 --> 00:40:01,312 You're not my type, man. 433 00:40:03,517 --> 00:40:04,814 I know that. 434 00:40:07,388 --> 00:40:10,255 Peaceful. Peaceful? 435 00:40:12,493 --> 00:40:15,360 Is that what you mean by "rings are cheap"? 436 00:40:18,165 --> 00:40:21,430 I don't want to make anybody feel peaceful, man. 437 00:40:23,537 --> 00:40:26,529 I was born to drive men crazy! 438 00:40:31,278 --> 00:40:32,540 Somebody told me... 439 00:40:32,847 --> 00:40:36,681 ...that I'm the only woman in New York that you haven't had. 440 00:40:37,351 --> 00:40:39,046 I just made a simple statement. 441 00:40:39,787 --> 00:40:42,221 Don't misunderstand me. 442 00:40:42,656 --> 00:40:46,592 I appreciate the honor. It's not like I don't know who I'm talking to... 443 00:40:46,927 --> 00:40:49,725 Stop it. You're embarassing yourself. 444 00:40:58,172 --> 00:40:59,571 I'm sorry. 445 00:41:01,342 --> 00:41:03,276 But if you and me got together... 446 00:41:11,952 --> 00:41:13,283 What I mean by my type... 447 00:41:13,554 --> 00:41:16,614 Is the type that you don't have to be faithful to. 448 00:41:17,057 --> 00:41:18,354 I know that. 449 00:41:19,593 --> 00:41:21,754 Everybody says you're a mind-reader. 450 00:41:22,463 --> 00:41:23,425 I am? 451 00:41:24,632 --> 00:41:26,623 And I'm going to Chicago. 452 00:41:29,370 --> 00:41:32,567 And you're sorry that you can't take me 453 00:41:49,490 --> 00:41:50,554 No. 454 00:41:53,961 --> 00:41:54,925 No. 455 00:42:01,402 --> 00:42:04,235 And you quit reading my mind! 456 00:43:00,494 --> 00:43:02,587 Thank you on behalf of the band. 457 00:43:02,863 --> 00:43:06,424 And now we're going to leave you in the very capable hands... 458 00:43:06,734 --> 00:43:10,101 ...of the Margie Hyams quintet. 459 00:43:29,089 --> 00:43:30,556 - Wait here. - Right. 460 00:43:55,149 --> 00:43:57,117 Sounded good, Bird. 461 00:43:58,352 --> 00:44:00,411 How would you know? You weren't out front. 462 00:44:00,721 --> 00:44:02,518 You always sound good. 463 00:44:02,823 --> 00:44:04,256 So, what do you know? 464 00:44:05,225 --> 00:44:07,056 I don't know you, for one thing. 465 00:44:07,361 --> 00:44:09,352 But you're waiting for me. 466 00:44:09,963 --> 00:44:13,592 The guy you're waiting for sent me instead. What's the difference? 467 00:44:13,834 --> 00:44:16,564 About six months. 468 00:44:16,904 --> 00:44:20,305 And IKKentucky's cold this time of year. I'll pass on that. 469 00:44:20,607 --> 00:44:22,734 You think I'm on the squad or something? 470 00:44:23,077 --> 00:44:24,101 Squad? 471 00:44:24,812 --> 00:44:26,006 What squad? 472 00:44:28,782 --> 00:44:30,613 That's too much. 473 00:44:33,020 --> 00:44:35,318 You know, I never forget a face. 474 00:44:36,056 --> 00:44:38,388 You having a big night, Esteves? 475 00:44:39,059 --> 00:44:43,223 We pinched a few here and there. Not yours, but he's heard about it. 476 00:44:46,734 --> 00:44:47,826 Where you going? 477 00:44:48,435 --> 00:44:51,302 I don't know. Take it personally. 478 00:45:03,784 --> 00:45:06,116 Watch out. The nabs are out tonight. 479 00:45:09,056 --> 00:45:10,353 Good night. 480 00:45:12,259 --> 00:45:15,456 Mrs. Berg. You like what I played tonight? 481 00:45:15,996 --> 00:45:17,463 I'm not a music critic. 482 00:45:19,366 --> 00:45:21,834 You could play "Star Eyes". It wouldn't kill you. 483 00:45:22,736 --> 00:45:24,567 I'll be happy to do that for you. 484 00:45:25,172 --> 00:45:28,300 And your lovely daughter, is she still in Chicago? 485 00:45:28,809 --> 00:45:31,004 My lovely daughter is still in Chicago. 486 00:45:32,579 --> 00:45:33,675 Till when? 487 00:45:35,282 --> 00:45:36,271 - Bird... - You know... 488 00:45:37,751 --> 00:45:40,720 ...I have my ways of finding these things out. 489 00:45:41,054 --> 00:45:43,579 I just want to welcome her back, you know? 490 00:45:43,924 --> 00:45:45,755 Like Broadway Ben would. 491 00:47:01,401 --> 00:47:02,368 Where are we going? 492 00:47:02,669 --> 00:47:04,967 What's-his-name didn't ask Valentino that. 493 00:47:05,272 --> 00:47:09,333 Vilma B�nky, and he had her in front of him and she was in a swoon. 494 00:47:10,010 --> 00:47:11,074 Now, you see? 495 00:47:11,211 --> 00:47:14,044 - I got a way about me too. - I'll say. 496 00:47:47,447 --> 00:47:49,711 That's Bird. Charlie Parker. 497 00:47:50,284 --> 00:47:51,216 - Charlie Parker. - Where? 498 00:48:07,668 --> 00:48:09,659 This music is so corny. 499 00:48:09,970 --> 00:48:12,803 You got to stop running away from honest sentiment. 500 00:48:13,106 --> 00:48:15,233 - Am I running? - Yeah. 501 00:48:23,417 --> 00:48:25,214 I remember when I first met you... 502 00:48:26,587 --> 00:48:28,748 ...you looked so young, it scared me. 503 00:48:32,359 --> 00:48:33,451 You awake? 504 00:48:35,862 --> 00:48:37,022 You awake? 505 00:48:39,900 --> 00:48:43,495 God, you make me feel so peaceful. 506 00:48:45,072 --> 00:48:47,302 I feel like a coward too because... 507 00:48:48,709 --> 00:48:52,839 ...I love you and I don't think I could say that if you was awake. 508 00:48:57,784 --> 00:48:58,808 What? 509 00:48:59,586 --> 00:49:02,316 You making out you're asleep, like a kid? 510 00:49:04,992 --> 00:49:06,789 Good thing it's dark, huh? 511 00:49:10,464 --> 00:49:13,160 You didn't say how much you liked the road. 512 00:49:15,168 --> 00:49:18,660 I'm going on the road again. To Hollywood, back with Dizzy. 513 00:49:19,039 --> 00:49:21,200 I hear things about it that make me jumpy. 514 00:49:21,508 --> 00:49:22,532 What? 515 00:49:25,912 --> 00:49:28,608 Stuff's not easy to find, for one thing. 516 00:49:29,182 --> 00:49:30,581 Tough cops. 517 00:49:31,351 --> 00:49:33,285 We'll be the first to play the new sound. 518 00:49:33,587 --> 00:49:35,452 I don't know how they'd like that. 519 00:49:44,064 --> 00:49:45,656 What about keeping me company? 520 00:49:47,534 --> 00:49:48,762 Oh, yeah. 521 00:49:49,770 --> 00:49:52,238 Hunt for drugs during the day... 522 00:49:52,572 --> 00:49:55,166 ...and lead the applause at night. 523 00:49:56,243 --> 00:49:57,437 What are you so mad at? 524 00:50:00,514 --> 00:50:01,947 Who's mad? 525 00:50:02,849 --> 00:50:04,373 I'm not mad. 526 00:50:06,720 --> 00:50:07,778 I'm pregnant. 527 00:50:09,990 --> 00:50:11,753 You know how to flatter a guy. 528 00:50:12,059 --> 00:50:15,893 You could give yourself a couple of hours before you decide that. 529 00:50:21,401 --> 00:50:22,493 Billy McNabb? 530 00:50:27,074 --> 00:50:28,132 No. 531 00:50:29,643 --> 00:50:31,508 Nobody you know. 532 00:50:32,946 --> 00:50:36,347 Nobody I know well enough to ever want to see him again. 533 00:50:40,353 --> 00:50:41,513 So... 534 00:50:44,024 --> 00:50:45,252 What now? 535 00:50:47,027 --> 00:50:48,051 Oh, my God. 536 00:50:48,361 --> 00:50:51,455 Do you realize I haven't told my mother and I've told you? 537 00:50:54,201 --> 00:50:56,499 You could've told me a little bit sooner. 538 00:50:58,739 --> 00:51:01,970 If men could get pregnant, how many kids would you have... 539 00:51:02,275 --> 00:51:03,264 ...by now? 540 00:51:05,245 --> 00:51:06,371 Chan, Chan, Chan. 541 00:51:07,080 --> 00:51:08,547 That's me. 542 00:51:12,552 --> 00:51:16,545 I got to go. I got a gig across the street before I go to Hollywood. 543 00:51:17,390 --> 00:51:18,584 Where's your horn? 544 00:51:19,793 --> 00:51:21,124 I'll borrow one. 545 00:51:26,566 --> 00:51:27,726 Excuse me. 546 00:51:30,771 --> 00:51:32,864 When you going to California? 547 00:51:33,640 --> 00:51:35,005 Couple of days. 548 00:51:36,576 --> 00:51:38,441 Take care of yourself. 549 00:51:50,323 --> 00:51:51,449 Oh, no. 550 00:51:53,827 --> 00:51:55,624 He hocked his horn... 551 00:51:55,962 --> 00:51:58,362 ...to rent that damn horse. 552 00:52:25,025 --> 00:52:28,017 Contributing factors to patient's nervous breakdown... 553 00:52:28,395 --> 00:52:32,263 ... in California, winter 1946, were as follows: 554 00:52:32,566 --> 00:52:35,330 A: Disorientation due to unfamiliar surroundings. 555 00:52:35,635 --> 00:52:38,604 B: Disappointing public reaction, bordering on hostility... 556 00:52:38,905 --> 00:52:41,135 ... to patient's particular style of music. 557 00:52:41,441 --> 00:52:45,844 C: Reduced availability of narcotics due to police crackdown. 558 00:55:08,955 --> 00:55:10,752 Any way I can help? 559 00:55:13,960 --> 00:55:14,924 No. 560 00:55:16,529 --> 00:55:18,520 See, I'm getting on right now. 561 00:55:19,299 --> 00:55:20,288 Yeah, I know. 562 00:55:20,934 --> 00:55:22,094 You know? 563 00:55:23,103 --> 00:55:26,937 The less you know about getting on, the better off you be. 564 00:55:29,743 --> 00:55:31,370 Another thing, junior. 565 00:55:31,678 --> 00:55:35,114 If I ever hear about you using this shit... 566 00:55:35,415 --> 00:55:39,044 ...I will come from my grave and I will haunt you. 567 00:55:43,790 --> 00:55:44,882 Have we met? 568 00:55:46,393 --> 00:55:47,519 No, sir. 569 00:55:47,794 --> 00:55:49,125 My name's Rodney. 570 00:55:54,000 --> 00:55:55,228 You play, Rodney? 571 00:55:58,605 --> 00:56:00,232 Yeah, I'm with IKKrupa. 572 00:56:01,608 --> 00:56:03,166 Do you play? 573 00:56:03,610 --> 00:56:04,736 Trumpet. 574 00:56:07,313 --> 00:56:10,305 Then you came here to see Dizzy play. 575 00:56:10,984 --> 00:56:14,283 I took the job touring instead of staying in Philadelphia... 576 00:56:14,554 --> 00:56:17,614 ...because the tour came to L.A. And I knew you'd be here. 577 00:56:20,160 --> 00:56:22,185 Yeah, I came to hear you. 578 00:56:22,562 --> 00:56:24,029 Well, all right! 579 00:56:25,065 --> 00:56:27,932 Well, then, I'm sorry that I kept you waiting. 580 00:56:35,675 --> 00:56:38,337 - A good crowd in there? - So-so. 581 00:56:38,711 --> 00:56:40,042 So-so. 582 00:56:42,649 --> 00:56:44,810 We don't get many good crowds out here. 583 00:56:45,151 --> 00:56:46,880 They'll catch on. 584 00:56:47,187 --> 00:56:48,711 It took me awhile. 585 00:56:49,022 --> 00:56:51,752 I thought I wanted to be Harry James. 586 00:56:53,059 --> 00:56:57,018 Yeah, well, I want to be Harry James sometimes. 587 00:58:29,556 --> 00:58:31,251 Listen to that. 588 00:58:32,358 --> 00:58:36,727 You know, Audrey, if we could really hear every sound in the world... 589 00:58:36,996 --> 00:58:38,429 ...we'd go crazy. 590 00:58:40,133 --> 00:58:41,464 He must be. 591 00:58:41,968 --> 00:58:43,401 Crazy, you know? 592 00:58:44,771 --> 00:58:47,035 He always looked fairly normal to me. 593 00:58:47,340 --> 00:58:49,604 Yeah, well, I'm talking about Stravinsky. 594 00:58:49,943 --> 00:58:53,003 So am I. We go to the same dentist. 595 00:58:54,013 --> 00:58:54,945 Yeah? 596 00:58:59,852 --> 00:59:01,342 He lives around here? 597 00:59:02,355 --> 00:59:06,052 Yes, and Sch�nberg and Heifetz... 598 00:59:06,359 --> 00:59:10,022 ...and Huxley and Thomas Mann. 599 00:59:11,531 --> 00:59:13,999 The climate is advantageous. 600 00:59:14,701 --> 00:59:15,765 He lives there. 601 00:59:16,336 --> 00:59:18,702 Pull up over there. Pull up. 602 00:59:26,813 --> 00:59:27,973 What time is it? 603 00:59:28,948 --> 00:59:32,816 - It's almost 10. Won't you be late? - The lights are on. He's there. 604 00:59:36,990 --> 00:59:38,389 Bet he's in there. 605 01:00:11,357 --> 01:00:12,346 Let's go. 606 01:00:17,230 --> 01:00:19,095 I ought to get me a house like that. 607 01:00:21,000 --> 01:00:22,695 What's stopping you? 608 01:00:39,619 --> 01:00:40,649 Birks. 609 01:00:43,723 --> 01:00:45,657 What happened? I'm not that late. 610 01:00:46,559 --> 01:00:48,186 No audience, man. 611 01:00:48,695 --> 01:00:51,027 The bar's open, the engagement's over. 612 01:00:51,364 --> 01:00:53,855 I guess they weren't quite ready to be invaded. 613 01:00:54,901 --> 01:00:56,266 So, anyway... 614 01:00:57,970 --> 01:01:00,803 ...we'll take a plane home. I got your ticket here. 615 01:01:03,509 --> 01:01:04,737 What is that? 616 01:01:05,945 --> 01:01:07,242 We had a radio gig tomorrow. 617 01:01:07,513 --> 01:01:09,538 We did, Yard, we did. 618 01:01:10,083 --> 01:01:12,449 But the station joined in the ban. 619 01:01:13,386 --> 01:01:15,946 "Bebop tends to pervert young minds". 620 01:01:16,289 --> 01:01:17,299 Who said that? 621 01:01:17,390 --> 01:01:21,486 Somebody with enough juice to get 12 radio stations to turn us off. 622 01:01:22,095 --> 01:01:23,687 So we going home tomorrow. 623 01:01:24,497 --> 01:01:25,794 How about you? 624 01:01:27,967 --> 01:01:30,663 Look, a ban like that can't last forever. 625 01:01:30,970 --> 01:01:34,406 We got an audience here, I know we do. We just got to stick it out. 626 01:01:34,941 --> 01:01:37,000 You gonna hang out here awhile? 627 01:01:39,846 --> 01:01:42,178 Can't go back to New York right now. 628 01:01:43,783 --> 01:01:45,216 What about my salary? 629 01:01:45,618 --> 01:01:47,017 What salary? 630 01:01:48,955 --> 01:01:51,389 There have been a few advances drawn. 631 01:01:51,791 --> 01:01:56,387 Last week you borrowed $20 and kissed me on my lips when I gave it to you. 632 01:01:56,829 --> 01:01:58,694 You don't remember things like this. 633 01:01:59,065 --> 01:02:02,091 I don't have to remember. I know you wouldn't lie to me. 634 01:02:05,271 --> 01:02:07,933 Listen, just make sure somebody has your number... 635 01:02:08,341 --> 01:02:10,206 ...and don't stay away too long. 636 01:05:09,322 --> 01:05:11,051 Very nice, Charlie. Very nice. 637 01:05:18,965 --> 01:05:20,091 He's clean. 638 01:05:20,399 --> 01:05:22,629 The dope in L.A. Dried up so he had to kick. 639 01:05:22,935 --> 01:05:24,664 That nearly killed him, so he stayed drunk. 640 01:05:24,971 --> 01:05:28,668 That's how he got sent to Camarillo where he hasn't had a drink... 641 01:05:28,975 --> 01:05:32,433 ...snorted or shot for six months. He's clean and ready to work. 642 01:05:32,745 --> 01:05:33,871 - According to him. - No. 643 01:05:34,180 --> 01:05:36,648 According to his record producer in L.A. 644 01:05:40,987 --> 01:05:44,184 See, what he needs is a gig out of the state. 645 01:05:44,690 --> 01:05:47,284 - No. - For God's sake, Sammy! 646 01:05:47,593 --> 01:05:50,153 You hire one Charlie Parker imitation after another. 647 01:05:50,463 --> 01:05:53,125 I'm telling you, the real thing's available! 648 01:05:53,432 --> 01:05:55,400 The real thing's a real pain in my ass. 649 01:05:55,701 --> 01:05:57,726 Listen. Let's play a game. 650 01:05:58,037 --> 01:05:59,971 I'll count to 100 slowly. 651 01:06:00,272 --> 01:06:03,264 By the time I'm done, name me one other musician... 652 01:06:03,576 --> 01:06:05,601 ...who can pack this club who isn't a pain. 653 01:06:05,945 --> 01:06:07,810 Let alone, I mean, my God... 654 01:06:08,114 --> 01:06:11,140 ...we're talking about Charlie Parker. 655 01:06:13,953 --> 01:06:15,352 I'll pay $ 700 a week. 656 01:06:16,355 --> 01:06:17,686 Wait a minute, wait, wait. 657 01:06:17,990 --> 01:06:20,356 That's for him, a second horn and a rhythm section. 658 01:06:21,127 --> 01:06:23,857 If he handles it right, he'll clear a couple hundred. 659 01:06:24,130 --> 01:06:25,597 Three-week guarantee. 660 01:06:26,766 --> 01:06:28,256 You're wonderful. 661 01:06:43,182 --> 01:06:46,174 I thought the fountain of youth was in Florida. 662 01:06:47,119 --> 01:06:48,984 Everybody says that to me. 663 01:06:49,922 --> 01:06:51,116 I learned something. 664 01:06:51,824 --> 01:06:53,348 They can get it out of your blood. 665 01:06:53,793 --> 01:06:54,851 Sure. 666 01:06:55,561 --> 01:06:58,029 But they can never get it out of your mind. 667 01:06:59,198 --> 01:07:01,223 I appreciate what you did for me. 668 01:07:01,534 --> 01:07:03,365 I will never, ever forget it. 669 01:07:03,769 --> 01:07:04,861 Don't. 670 01:07:05,604 --> 01:07:06,668 Don't what? 671 01:07:06,906 --> 01:07:08,771 Don't be humble. 672 01:07:09,075 --> 01:07:10,702 Anybody else but you. 673 01:07:13,813 --> 01:07:17,249 When a convict's on the street after a long time away... 674 01:07:17,550 --> 01:07:19,279 ...he's careful... 675 01:07:19,585 --> 01:07:21,450 ...not humble. 676 01:07:22,288 --> 01:07:23,687 Learn to say you're welcome. 677 01:07:24,290 --> 01:07:25,587 You're welcome. 678 01:07:26,826 --> 01:07:29,488 Will you stop trying to look for a place to run? 679 01:07:29,795 --> 01:07:32,059 I just came here to say thanks. That's all. 680 01:07:32,531 --> 01:07:34,055 The rest of it will wait. 681 01:07:36,168 --> 01:07:39,968 I'm going to go find me a quintet and get started. 682 01:07:42,508 --> 01:07:44,203 Take a look at her, at least. 683 01:07:55,955 --> 01:07:58,753 Well, who could blame me now? 684 01:08:01,961 --> 01:08:03,428 What's your name, little one? 685 01:08:04,130 --> 01:08:05,597 My name is Kim. 686 01:08:05,898 --> 01:08:07,388 What's yours? 687 01:08:08,033 --> 01:08:10,900 Welcome home from the hospital, Daddy. 688 01:08:11,303 --> 01:08:14,466 How'd you know I was in the hospital, shorty boodle? 689 01:08:14,774 --> 01:08:16,605 I read it in the newspaper. 690 01:08:16,942 --> 01:08:19,570 Didn't you know you're famous? Are you all better? 691 01:08:19,845 --> 01:08:21,904 He's all better. Is Grandma cooking supper? 692 01:08:22,414 --> 01:08:26,475 Yeah, but she calls it dinner. She says supper's for after the show. 693 01:08:26,786 --> 01:08:29,653 She got that right. I'll be right up. 694 01:08:29,989 --> 01:08:31,251 Where you going? 695 01:08:32,691 --> 01:08:33,953 Who's that? 696 01:08:34,627 --> 01:08:35,855 Business. 697 01:08:45,538 --> 01:08:46,800 How you feeling? 698 01:08:47,740 --> 01:08:49,935 You read the hospital report, I didn't. 699 01:08:52,511 --> 01:08:54,035 Get in, let's go for a ride. 700 01:08:55,114 --> 01:08:56,178 I have a car. 701 01:08:57,983 --> 01:09:00,918 It's getting a ring job on the FDR Drive. 702 01:09:01,220 --> 01:09:03,347 Want to know when your wife brought it in? 703 01:09:03,622 --> 01:09:05,681 Or the serial number on the engine? 704 01:09:08,727 --> 01:09:13,027 M-431-232-95. 705 01:09:13,966 --> 01:09:15,695 Get in the goddamn car. 706 01:09:34,019 --> 01:09:38,080 I've been on your case 10 years now. I never seen you worse. 707 01:09:38,691 --> 01:09:41,421 You can't play more than 3 nights a month in New York... 708 01:09:41,727 --> 01:09:44,025 ...and New York's the only place you can work. 709 01:09:44,330 --> 01:09:47,527 Not an owner on the road will take the chance anymore. 710 01:09:48,601 --> 01:09:51,468 You blew a three-nighter at 1:00 this morning. 711 01:09:51,770 --> 01:09:53,237 I talked with Steinberg. 712 01:09:53,739 --> 01:09:56,139 He's ready to wash his hands of you for good. 713 01:09:56,442 --> 01:09:58,000 You talked to Steinberg. 714 01:09:58,310 --> 01:09:59,743 You're sick, Bird. 715 01:10:00,212 --> 01:10:02,646 You're an alcoholic, you're a junkie... 716 01:10:02,982 --> 01:10:05,450 ...and your mind is hanging by a fucking thread. 717 01:10:06,218 --> 01:10:08,015 Yeah, right. Right. 718 01:10:08,954 --> 01:10:12,947 It's possible I could change some attitudes about your cabaret card. 719 01:10:14,460 --> 01:10:17,429 I think that would make a difference in your situation. 720 01:10:19,331 --> 01:10:21,959 It'd make a world of a difference, wouldn't it? 721 01:10:22,268 --> 01:10:25,135 I can give you three, four names... 722 01:10:25,437 --> 01:10:26,870 ...all junkies. 723 01:10:27,172 --> 01:10:30,869 Once you nail them, wouldn't be no more heroin in New York City. 724 01:10:32,845 --> 01:10:35,143 Let me out of this goddamn car. 725 01:10:41,186 --> 01:10:43,051 They wouldn't think twice about doing it to you. 726 01:10:47,059 --> 01:10:48,822 It's time to save your life. 727 01:10:49,428 --> 01:10:51,191 This is the year I'm supposed to die. 728 01:11:22,861 --> 01:11:24,328 You missed dinner. 729 01:11:26,966 --> 01:11:28,661 How about supper? 730 01:11:30,769 --> 01:11:33,795 I'm sorry. I just went for a walk. 731 01:11:38,110 --> 01:11:39,270 Were you worried? 732 01:11:42,681 --> 01:11:44,672 What do you want me to say? 733 01:11:47,753 --> 01:11:49,220 Who was that man? 734 01:11:50,389 --> 01:11:51,822 Somebody from this world. 735 01:11:52,124 --> 01:11:54,991 Nobody I ever want you to concern yourself about. 736 01:11:55,694 --> 01:11:56,718 It's dirty. 737 01:11:58,697 --> 01:11:59,891 It's dirty. 738 01:12:01,100 --> 01:12:04,069 Where do you think I've lived my life till I met you? 739 01:12:06,138 --> 01:12:09,073 It's my wish that you remain my child wife. 740 01:12:09,675 --> 01:12:11,006 Would you do that for me? 741 01:12:13,078 --> 01:12:15,842 You've switched from Bette Davis movies to Jane Eyre. 742 01:12:18,017 --> 01:12:20,349 Come on home and eat, Rochester. 743 01:12:23,555 --> 01:12:25,079 After a while. 744 01:12:32,097 --> 01:12:35,931 Remember, you've got five tunes to write. 745 01:12:38,404 --> 01:12:41,100 Listen to me, the voice of duty. 746 01:12:41,407 --> 01:12:43,170 Oh, and guess what? 747 01:12:43,509 --> 01:12:45,340 Steinberg sent us a check. 748 01:12:45,844 --> 01:12:48,642 We'll be okay for two weeks. 749 01:12:51,150 --> 01:12:52,214 Chan? 750 01:12:53,519 --> 01:12:54,679 That's me. 751 01:12:55,854 --> 01:12:57,219 Don't ever leave old Pop. 752 01:12:59,425 --> 01:13:01,518 He won't drink any more iodine... 753 01:13:02,161 --> 01:13:03,389 ...and he loves you. 754 01:13:04,830 --> 01:13:05,990 I know. 755 01:13:06,432 --> 01:13:08,263 I read the note on the refrigerator. 756 01:13:53,378 --> 01:13:55,869 It's a nice, tight room. Good acoustics. 757 01:13:56,181 --> 01:13:58,843 Better than anything that ever was on 52nd Street. 758 01:13:59,184 --> 01:14:02,642 Buck and a quarter admission, 2.50 minimum at the tables. 759 01:14:02,955 --> 01:14:06,391 They're booked up the first week and they haven't even opened yet. 760 01:14:06,658 --> 01:14:07,886 Why name it after me? 761 01:14:08,227 --> 01:14:11,196 Who the hell else could they name it after? 762 01:14:11,897 --> 01:14:13,558 Don't you like the idea? 763 01:14:13,832 --> 01:14:16,426 I like the idea. I'm flattered by it actually. 764 01:14:16,735 --> 01:14:17,702 I'm overwhelmed. 765 01:14:18,036 --> 01:14:21,130 I just wish it was tonight because I'm broke... 766 01:14:21,440 --> 01:14:24,898 ...and I'm trying to hold on to my rhythm section and stuff. 767 01:14:25,978 --> 01:14:29,607 I'll lean on the record company. Maybe they want you in Paris. 768 01:16:29,768 --> 01:16:32,999 Looks like you need something better than a rose. 769 01:16:33,538 --> 01:16:37,531 What the fuck you want to go back to New York for? 770 01:16:38,010 --> 01:16:39,238 Because. 771 01:16:41,046 --> 01:16:42,809 Yeah? "Because". 772 01:16:45,183 --> 01:16:48,380 You know, I been here four years. 773 01:16:49,554 --> 01:16:53,490 I work ten months out of the year. More, if I want to. 774 01:16:53,792 --> 01:16:57,125 Go to Belgium, Holland, Sweden. 775 01:16:57,663 --> 01:16:59,688 You could do the same thing. 776 01:17:01,266 --> 01:17:04,394 You know, I don't go for that shit you people play... 777 01:17:04,970 --> 01:17:09,566 ...but over here, they are crazy about it. 778 01:17:10,008 --> 01:17:13,341 Now, you don't get rich, but you live. 779 01:17:13,645 --> 01:17:16,409 And they treat you like a man. 780 01:17:17,182 --> 01:17:19,343 Now, what you got to go back to? 781 01:17:19,751 --> 01:17:24,381 Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. They named a place after you. 782 01:17:24,690 --> 01:17:27,250 How much of that place do you own? 783 01:17:27,693 --> 01:17:32,392 When the gig is over, you still be scuffling to find the next one. 784 01:17:32,664 --> 01:17:34,996 If there is a next one. 785 01:17:35,400 --> 01:17:37,732 You can't earn no living... 786 01:17:38,704 --> 01:17:40,365 ...playing jazz... 787 01:17:40,906 --> 01:17:42,305 ...in the States. 788 01:17:42,741 --> 01:17:44,208 Diz can. 789 01:17:44,976 --> 01:17:46,136 Duke can. 790 01:17:46,611 --> 01:17:50,138 Well, you ain't Diz and you sure as hell ain't Duke. 791 01:17:50,449 --> 01:17:53,179 And they ain't me. What the hell does that matter? 792 01:17:53,485 --> 01:17:56,010 I'm not talking about what you do on the bandstand. 793 01:17:56,321 --> 01:17:58,414 Everybody said you the man. 794 01:17:58,724 --> 01:18:00,055 Well, that's great. 795 01:18:01,026 --> 01:18:02,323 Until you mess up. 796 01:18:02,661 --> 01:18:04,652 And you always mess up. 797 01:18:05,097 --> 01:18:07,827 You mess up over there, you'll be in trouble so deep... 798 01:18:08,133 --> 01:18:12,627 ...they won't let you play in the goddamn place they named after you. 799 01:18:12,938 --> 01:18:14,166 Now, am I lying? 800 01:18:15,407 --> 01:18:18,501 There's no law that says I have to mess up. 801 01:18:20,178 --> 01:18:22,646 And I'm not running away from my own country. 802 01:18:22,981 --> 01:18:24,073 Your country? 803 01:18:24,383 --> 01:18:26,146 Yeah, mine. 804 01:18:26,718 --> 01:18:29,186 Whether they like it or not, it's mine. 805 01:18:29,988 --> 01:18:32,582 There'll be a Birdland in every city one day. 806 01:18:32,958 --> 01:18:35,927 There'll be a Birdland in Chicago, in Detroit... 807 01:18:36,228 --> 01:18:38,662 ...a Birdland across the street from Camarillo. 808 01:18:41,800 --> 01:18:45,258 I'm the liberator of Paris and you're a motherfucking afterthought! 809 01:19:01,253 --> 01:19:02,185 Oh, shit! 810 01:19:06,425 --> 01:19:08,154 You saying... 811 01:19:08,460 --> 01:19:11,258 ...Diz and Duke on one side... 812 01:19:11,530 --> 01:19:13,589 ...and junkies on the other. 813 01:19:17,402 --> 01:19:18,869 So I kick. 814 01:19:22,808 --> 01:19:24,173 I can kick! 815 01:19:27,446 --> 01:19:29,710 Junior, Junior. 816 01:19:39,791 --> 01:19:42,385 Other than that, we got nothing until next Friday. 817 01:19:42,694 --> 01:19:43,888 What's next Friday? 818 01:19:44,930 --> 01:19:48,764 Some sort of benefit. Some Communist in jail or something. 819 01:19:49,267 --> 01:19:50,859 Hey, we get paid. 820 01:19:51,169 --> 01:19:53,034 How much do we get paid? 821 01:19:53,772 --> 01:19:56,502 Just hold out with me. In a month, we open up Birdland. 822 01:19:56,975 --> 01:19:59,068 What do I eat in the meantime? 823 01:20:00,946 --> 01:20:01,970 Harry James. 824 01:20:08,954 --> 01:20:10,182 Meet Billy. 825 01:20:10,922 --> 01:20:12,389 John Wilson. Rodney. 826 01:20:12,757 --> 01:20:13,821 Red Rodney. 827 01:20:14,960 --> 01:20:17,258 What are you doing in New York, Red Rodney? 828 01:20:17,562 --> 01:20:19,086 I've been here for a year now. 829 01:20:19,464 --> 01:20:21,898 Why you didn't call me? I want to hear you play. 830 01:20:22,200 --> 01:20:23,724 I wasn't ready for you to hear me. 831 01:20:24,569 --> 01:20:26,696 He wasn't ready to hear him play. 832 01:20:27,939 --> 01:20:29,600 And now you're ready? 833 01:20:31,476 --> 01:20:33,068 How you been doing, then? 834 01:20:33,445 --> 01:20:36,437 I've been doing mostly society stuff. 835 01:20:36,748 --> 01:20:39,808 That's right. Plenty of society for some people. 836 01:20:40,151 --> 01:20:42,813 How come nobody calls me for no society gigs? 837 01:20:43,121 --> 01:20:44,588 I can play that shit. 838 01:20:44,923 --> 01:20:46,857 Well, it's a special type of society. 839 01:20:47,158 --> 01:20:51,026 - For dancing, right? - Yeah, dancing, but not the fox trot. 840 01:20:51,730 --> 01:20:54,528 You're looking for a gig? Everybody? 841 01:20:56,768 --> 01:20:58,099 I mean, not you. 842 01:20:58,436 --> 01:20:59,368 Why not me? 843 01:20:59,905 --> 01:21:02,772 I came in here looking for people, but I never... 844 01:21:03,842 --> 01:21:05,503 Shit, why not? 845 01:21:05,810 --> 01:21:07,505 Two o'clock, this afternoon. 846 01:21:07,846 --> 01:21:10,314 In Brooklyn. A wedding. 847 01:22:24,255 --> 01:22:25,813 Fantastic! 848 01:22:46,778 --> 01:22:47,972 Wonderful! 849 01:22:51,549 --> 01:22:52,538 Chudnick! 850 01:22:56,087 --> 01:22:58,317 These are not Jewish boys, but good. 851 01:22:59,090 --> 01:23:01,149 - A very nice affair. - Don't ask. 852 01:23:02,060 --> 01:23:03,891 Don't ask. 853 01:23:06,364 --> 01:23:07,797 So what's this Choodnick? 854 01:23:08,099 --> 01:23:09,532 That's what I'm talking about.