Bird Page #3

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the first show just started.

Yes, sir! First show just started.

I got one table left.

You hurry, you can get it.

Go on in, tell them

the Mayor sent you. Ask for Gino.

- Who's that?

- Gino.

Yes, sir.

Table near the door.

The 3 Deuces. B.S. Pulley,

the funniest man in New York...

...with the dirtiest lines.

Bebop, the music of the future.

Give it a break. What do you got

to lose? Oop-bop-sha-bam.

Oop-bop, my ass!

Hey, Buster!

You finally got a suit that fits you.

Where you working?

- I'm back with Basie.

- You going inside to hear the new guy?

There's 300 people in there.

Half are saxophone players.

Ain't no new guy. That's just Dizzy

Gillespie drumming up publicity.

I remember Parker

from eight years ago in Kansas City...

...when he couldn't play

"Come to Jesus" in whole notes.

Don't trifle with him.

He's played with Moten

and you ain't done sh*t.

Just play a chorus and get off.

Come on here. Come on up here.

- What's your name?

- Charlie.

- Who'd you play with?

- Just around.

Ladies and gentlemen,

this here's Charlie...

...from just around.

Not bad. Now get off.

Get off!

Man!

Ain't no new guy.

It's Charlie, from just around.

Charlie from just around.

CHAN [VOICE-OVER] : I remember when

Don Byas was leaving Dizzy's group.

I knew the club 's press agent.

I asked him, "Who could you

possibly get to replace Don?"

And he said, "Some cat in Kansas City.

His name is Charlie Parker. "

And I said, "Is he cute?"

And my friend said,

"No, but you'll dig him."

All right, what do you think

about Yardbird?

What do you think about Yardbird?

I won't sign.

We have to release him then.

Yes, you do.

Did you know that within three hours,

a committee formed to get you out?

Get me out?

How'd they know I was in?

It's a hell of a moment here.

- I finally made the front page.

- I shouldn't have called Bellevue.

No, you did right.

A little detox, it did me good.

I told you about Bernie?

Twenty bucks a tune, those bastards.

Wait till you hear the tunes.

But you know, this Morello thing...

...it sounds good.

- If it wasn't so far off.

- We'll get there.

Oh, by the way...

...Dizzy sent you a birthday card.

So I guess he's back.

Do you owe him a phone call?

I owe Dizzy everything.

Except a phone call.

He knows where to find me.

Who the hell are you,

the Good Humor man?

You wouldn't answer your knock.

Will you listen to this?

Listen to this.

What the hell is going on?

It's 4 a.m. in the morning, you fool!

You got a woman in there?

- Yeah, I got a woman in there.

I married her

so she'd stay in there with me.

Where's yours?

Hello, Lorraine.

Hello, Bird.

And if you coming in, I'm leaving.

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