00:00:01:/SubEdit b.3875 (http://alfa.icis.pcz.czest.pl/~subedit)/ 00:01:22:My name is Willie Willoughby,|but they call me Smoke. 00:01:25:I play piano in a run-of-the-mill|dance band. 00:01:29:Kind of monotonous. 00:01:31:But there were times when I got my kicks.|Not so long ago either. 00:01:36:Like when I palled around with Rick Martin,|the famous trumpet player. 00:01:41:What a guy. 00:01:43:We were in the thankless business|of piecing little notes... 00:01:47:...and phrases of music together|into a mumbo jumbo... 00:01:49:...that somehow turned out to be jazz. 00:01:52:Strictly off-the-cuff, but a lot of fun. 00:01:56:Of course, Rick is practically|a legend now. 00:02:00:People ask me about him|and those times. 00:02:04:Ordinarily, I don't talk much about it. 00:02:08:But I think a lot about it. 00:02:12:He had a lot of friends.|In a way, he had no friends at all. 00:02:15:He was a lonely kind of guy. 00:02:17:Always, I guess from the time|he was a kid. 00:02:20:He never knew his father. 00:02:21:And his mother died|when he was 9 or 1 0. 00:02:26:So he went to live with his sister. 00:02:33:He did a lot of traveling|for a kid his age. 00:02:36:From Missouri... 00:02:38:...on through Texas... 00:02:41:... Oklahoma... 00:02:43:...and finally, California. 00:02:46:He never did get much out of school, and|he made very few friends along the way. 00:02:59:Why don't you go play|with the other kids. 00:03:02:Hanging around the house day after day. 00:03:06:-You hungry?|-No. 00:03:08:After you eat, don't forget to put|the bread back so the ants don't get it. 00:03:12:Yes. 00:03:14:-What's wrong with you?|-Nothing. 00:03:16:I haven't got time.|Joe will be here any minute. 00:03:18:But I'll tell you one thing, either you gotta|go back to school or get a job. 00:03:23:You just can't do nothing. 00:03:26:Hey, Marge, that man's here.|Hiya, Rick. Let's go, honey, we're late. 00:03:30:-I told you I'd be ready, didn't l?|-Gee, you look like a million. 00:03:34:Don't forget, the bread in the box. 00:03:37:So long. There's a little Chinese place|on the corner of 2nd and Flower... 00:03:41:...I was thinking of tonight. 00:05:36:And now, my friends... 00:05:38:...the good Lord has provided. 00:05:40:And there'll be a hot meal served|in the next room. 00:06:30:The story goes that by the time it got dark,|he could play the piano. 00:06:34:He could play the whole song. 00:06:36:After that, he had a place to go to|and something he really wanted to do. 00:06:41:And for a while, he wasn 't|quite so lonely anymore. 00:06:52:Hey, you've been banging|that piano every night. 00:06:54:Now, get out of here. 00:06:56:Excuse me. 00:07:26:Hello, sir. Which one's the cheapest? 00:07:30:-You mean, the instruments?|-Yes, sir. 00:07:33:Well, let me see. I think the trumpet. 00:07:36:I can let you have this one for about $9. 00:07:40:-You play a trumpet?|-No, but I could learn. 00:07:43:I started to learn piano. 00:07:45:Well, the piano's a little different. 00:07:48:So you're a musician, eh? 00:07:50:If I had one, I could carry it with me|and play it any time I wanted. 00:07:54:-You got the money?|-No, but I could get a job. 00:07:58:Well, now. I think maybe|you are a musician. 00:08:02:Yes, sir. 00:10:07:And that kid out there... 00:10:09:...he had a perfect ear for it. 00:10:11:He could hear it, and he could feel it. 00:10:14:It hit that boy right where he lived. 00:10:40:Well, look at this. 00:10:42:-How about that.|-Hey, fellas. 00:10:44:Let's take a breather for a few.|What are you doing, boy? 00:10:48:-What do you want?|-Excuse me. 00:10:50:I was just listening to the music. 00:10:52:-Well, do you like the way we play?|-Oh, sure. 00:10:59:-Kind of late for you to be out, isn't it?|-No school tomorrow. 00:11:05:Well, you'd better come on in|if you wanna hear some music. 00:11:08:-Thanks.|-Will you join us in a small collation? 00:11:12:-A ham sandwich, perhaps, Mr....|-Martin. No, thanks. 00:11:17:Oh, but you gotta. 00:11:18:You can't listen to music|on an empty stomach. 00:11:22:Thanks. 00:11:26:You sure your folks won't care? 00:11:28:I don't have any real folks. 00:11:30:My sister wouldn't know|if I came in or not. 00:11:33:Oh, I see. 00:11:37:Gentlemen, this is Mr. Martin.|He says he likes our music. 00:11:41:-Pleased to meet you.|-Hi. 00:11:42:-Mr. Martin, what would you like to hear?|-Would you wanna play--? 00:11:46:I don't know what you'd call it,|but it goes like this: 00:11:52:You know, where you start off, and then|the clarinet comes in, and then the others. 00:11:56:-But you finish alone.|-That's " Moanin' Low." 00:11:59:But how do you know|who comes in where? 00:12:02:I can hardly remember myself most times. 00:12:05:You a musician, Mr. Martin? 00:12:07:Oh, I kind of play the piano a little. 00:12:10:Piano player, huh? 00:12:12:Yes, but what I really wanna learn|is the trumpet, like you. 00:12:16:You hear that? Mr. Martin knows talent|when he hears it. 00:12:20:What are we waiting for?|" Moanin' Low." 00:12:22:Have a chair, Mr. Martin. Sit down. 00:12:25:Thank you, Mr. Hazzard. 00:13:17:-Good luck, maestro.|-Thanks. 00:13:23:Have a cigar, Mr. Hazzard. 00:13:27:-It's a two-bit one.|-Well, shut me up if it isn't. 00:13:30:Thank you, Mr. Martin. 00:13:43:If he had to be a trumpet player,|he was pretty lucky... 00:13:46:...because he couldn 't have bought|what he learned from Art Hazzard. 00:13:57:That's the way it started. There was no way|of stopping or changing it. 00:14:01:He couldn 't see anything but notes and|couldn 't hear anything but his trumpet. 00:14:05:He was cut out to be a jazzman the way|the righteous are chosen for the Church. 00:14:10:You're playing sharp on the high notes. 00:14:12:You're getting a roll.|Not bad yet, but on the way. 00:14:15:What do I do wrong? 00:14:16:You're dropping your mouthpiece|too low on your lip. 00:14:19:Once you get that roll, it closes your lips,|gives you a choked feeling in your throat. 00:14:24:And you get tired after a half-hour|of steady playing. Try it again. 00:15:05:And it was about then that|he started playing two ways. 00:15:09:One way for money,|what there was of it... 00:15:12:...and one way for himself. 00:15:15:That was his way of talking. 00:15:35:Well, hello, Mr. Hazzard. 00:15:38:-How am I doing?|-Doing pretty good. 00:15:41:You don't sound as if you mean it.|What am I doing wrong? 00:15:44:Nothing. 00:15:47:What's the matter, pops? 00:15:50:-Did you know we're going on the road?|-No, I didn't. 00:15:53:How long will you be gone? 00:15:54:Booker's got a good deal for us|in New York. 00:15:57:We've been figuring on staying there,|maybe for good. 00:16:00:-Hey, swell. I'll go with you.|-You can't. 00:16:04:-Even if you could, you shouldn't.|-Why not? 00:16:07:You've got to think about|what you're going to do. 00:16:10:-What you're going to be.|-That's easy. 00:16:12:I'm gonna be a trumpet man like you,|get me a job with a good band-- 00:16:16:You think that's all there is to it? 00:16:18:Well, you-- You taught me to play|a pretty good trumpet, didn't you? 00:16:22:You play a fine trumpet. 00:16:24:-Well, then--|-But what's it worth? 00:16:27:Look at me. 00:16:29:What have I got after 20 years of it? 00:16:32:A wife, kids, money in the bank? 00:16:36:-No.|-Why, you got the best band in the country. 00:16:41:I guess I'm playing with a heavy mute. 00:16:45:Look, boy. 00:16:48:You've got music in you. 00:16:50:You've got it here. 00:16:52:And you've got it here. 00:16:54:But the way things are, very few people|will ever know what you're saying. 00:16:59:-Or what you're trying to do.|-Who cares? I don't play for people. 00:17:02:I play for myself. 00:17:05:Look, boy. 00:17:07:A man's got a lot of living to do|in this world. 00:17:11:But you, you're kind of locked up|inside yourself. 00:17:15:You're like a-- Like a bird trying to fly|on one wing. 00:17:21:You'll stay up for a while. 00:17:24:Then you're going to fall. 00:17:29:Have a drink of milk. 00:17:35:I'm gonna miss you, pops. 00:17:38:Oh, I almost forgot. 00:17:47:Thank you, Mr. Martin. 00:17:55:-Take care of yourself.|-I will. 00:18:21:Finally, he got his first good job. 00:18:50:And that was when I met him.|I've never seen such an intense... 00:18:53:...searching expression on anybody else. 00:18:57:Even then, he looked like a guy|very few people would understand. 00:19:03:Hello. 00:19:10:-Better get your skates sharpened.|-Yeah. 00:19:14:-Here, let me help you with that thing.|-Thanks. 00:19:20:Thanks a lot. 00:19:22:-What kind of hotel towels you got in here?|-Oh, that's my record collection. 00:19:26:Mostly Art Hazzard. 00:19:28:I got just about every one|he made, I guess. 00:19:31:-Really?|-Yeah. 00:19:35:-Taught me how to play.|-ls that so? 00:19:37:Yeah. 00:19:39:Oh, my name's Martin. Rick Martin. 00:19:42:I'm Willie Willoughby. 00:19:43:They call me Smoke. 00:19:46:Never could figure out why. 00:19:48:Me neither. 00:19:54:You know Art Hazzard? 00:19:57:Boy, he's the greatest trumpet player|in the world. 00:20:31:Glad to know you. 00:20:41:-Hi.|-Hello, boys. 00:20:43:-Hi, Smoke.|-Hello. 00:20:44:Honey, will you hand out|the arrangements? 00:20:47:-How are you, Mr. Chandler?|-Fine. Glad to have you aboard. 00:20:50:Oh, you're over there. All right,|let's get down to business. 00:20:55:Kenny, hand those out, please.|Johnny, this is for you. 00:21:00:-Graham.|-Rick Martin. How are you? 00:21:02:-Jack Flanagan. This is Tommy.|-This is Bill. 00:21:06:-Tommy.|-Thank you. 00:21:08:Hello, my name's Jo Jordan.|I sing in the band. 00:21:10:How do you do? 00:21:13:All right, boys, let's get with it. 00:21:15:As you know,|we open here Saturday night. 00:21:18:First, I want you to remember... 00:21:20:...we're a dance orchestra. Our job|is to play a tempo they can dance to. 00:21:24:No blues and no low-down jive.|...
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