Ray Page #3

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Hell, yeah! Let's do that.

Can I help you?

I don't think so.

We're just talking

a little business.

Then you need to talk to me,

'cause I'm his manager.

Whichever way

the wind blows.

It's blowing.

Jack Lauderdale,

Swing Time Records.

Marlene Andres.

Marlene?

Gossie McGee.

Gossie McGee.

Great set, baby.

We're going to talk

with Mr. Lauderdale here.

Come on, Jack.

I'm buying.

I'm coming in, uh,

to talk to him.

You are doing

a fabulous job!

Yes, man.

Eh, look, let's talk to him

about this record.

Hey, no, no, we're gonna

let Marlene handle that.

You get Oberon

to call you a cab, all right.

Great set, Ray.

Goss!

Hey, daddy-o, want a smoke?

I got some gage,

fresh off the boat.

It's clean and seedless.

So that's how it is, huh?

You keep me high

while they talk the business?

I ain't the one

playing you, man.

Oberon, listen...

You know, Marlene and Gossie are the

ones running the game on you, Ray.

What?

They sliced up the pie

the first night you played.

35 percent off the top.

Plus Gossie's

double scale as leader.

Leader?

If anybody's leading the band,

I'm the one

that's the leader.

Forget the bo' humps.

You know what?

I... I'm... I'm gonna go

my own way.

Who's gonna

book your gigs?

Marlene's got you locked up.

And she ain't gonna give up

her golden goose.

Straighten up

and fly right

Cool down, papa,

don't you blow your top

Hey, Ray Robinson,

you are fantastic.

There you go.

Give me some skin.

What's that?

Jack's card.

I got his number

at the hotel.

Come on, Q.

It's not that complicated.

Now let's just play it again.

That's a B flat,

C 7, scale it up,

and triple it off

the back end.

Yeah, n*gger!

Yeah, that's it.

Ray, what did I tell you

about cookin' in the dark?

Are you tryin'

to burn the house down?

Think about it, Marlene. Uh...

uh, What do I need the light for?

Well, you don't need

to be cookin' anyway.

We brought you

takeout from Oscar's.

Well, get your money back.

I got fried chicken

right here.

Come on, Seven-oh,

try this.

Yeah! About time.

Hey, that's home-cooked,

right there.

Mmm, no, thank you.

This chicken

is the mostest, huh.

Just needs a little hot sauce

and it'll be perfect.

Yeah. So, what did

Jack Lauderdale have to say?

Oh, I clocked him

comin' out the gate.

He's a two-bit hustler.

Oh, I see.

Yeah, turns out the only hit

that Swing Time ever had

was Open the Door, Richard,

which was a joke record.

Uh... uh... uh, what about him

recordin' me?

Oh, he'll record you,

if we pay the freight.

Scratch a liar,

find a thief.

What's that

supposed to mean?

This.

You see I saw

Jack Lauderdale tonight,

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