The Syndicate

John Coltrane wrote:

Bill Dixon wrote:I'd like to cast my vote for Charles Mingus, seein' as he's a most likely to be th' one draggin' and huffin' and puffin' and toutin'.

Votes for Mingus without mentioning him at all, strange vote but it is just day 1.

First off, that ain' even true. One post earlier:

Bill Dixon wrote:I'm worried about Mr. Mingus. Quite a hooplah he made fo himself early on, callin' himself Jazz itself, like he its father. And yet not a peep since our trial rehearsal. He could be stayin' silent, knowin' he was all bark an' no bite, hopin' we place the blame on someone who weren't outta tuuune.

John Coltrane wrote:

Bill Dixon wrote:Mr. Buble, I can't say I'm a fan of your music personally, and I'm not sure I would consider your playin' or singin' to be the genuine expression we here jazz folks hold in regard, but I can say that so far your responses feel real sincere. I'm willin' ta give you the benefit of the doubt time bein'.

So we see some mafia distancing here, you seem like mafia but I'll give ya benefit of the doubt.

I done addressed this twice now son. I ain' never said a thing 'bout suspectin' him as mafia. I was jus' sayin' I wanted to vote for 'im cuz I didn' like him personally. I ain't had enough logic to suspec' him.

John Coltrane wrote:

Bill Dixon wrote:Interestin' that there's a no-lynch option heah. Mr. Coleman, I know you and I may have slightly... diff'rent thoughts on what is considered "in-tune" but surely ya gotta admit someone was way off in that rehearsal?

First time he mention Coleman, this is the start of his attempt to get our cop lynched.

You tellin' me Coleman wasn't actin' the least bit suspicious? Several other folk thought the same.

John Coltrane wrote:

Bill Dixon wrote:Th' Mafia Godfatha hisself gets taken out on Day 1? Hoo-wee, I seen me many a bad session turn out somethin' lovely but nothin' ever quite so spec-TACulah.

Now, the lovely Miss Holiday (and beg pardon, miss, but you do look jus' gorgeous tonigh') brings up a point Ah'd like to consider. We cut the head offa the snake pretty quickly heah but I'm thinkin' : what if these bad cats saw they boss man wann't long fo' this world and threw him unna the bus, so t' speak, to try'n get off scott free?

Bear with me, heah. I ain't so down with the lingo these kids is speakin' these days. Music the only language I speak, man. But I think I heard some fella callin' it, pardon my lack of creativity heah, these sessions do tend to wear an ol' man out, "bussin'", am I wrong?

I'mma think the first two people who voted to kick out Mr. Buble ah likely t' be playin' the straight n' narrow of it all. I'ma bit more worried here bout the fellas on the end.

Very excited when he wouldn't vote for and didn't even think Buble was worth voting for. Then we see this he gives a brief Yay and then proceeds to start trying to set up bandwagons on the people who VOTED FOR THE GODFATHER THEIR STRONGEST ROLE. This is very suspicious and lynch worthy in itself.

I'm suspicious for suggestin' that maybe some teammates hopped on a bus once they saw they boss on the way out? Where am I settin' up a bandwagon? Ain' none of them even have votes for 'em at the time. I ain't even voted for anyone yet myself. You jus' wavin' yo fingers tryna make a hissy fit 'bout shit.

John Coltrane wrote:

Bill Dixon wrote:Brotha Fats was not deservin' of none such treatment. This is some reeeeal sinistuh activity goin' on. Rest in jazz, brotha Fats.

Who among us heah coulda done such a terribuh thang? Ah'm thinkin' when Ah get back from mah rehearsal, I'mma take a closer look at some of y'all and report back with some thoughts.

I'd like to address Miles with regards to the passin' of that Buble fella: my thoughts were that I warn't a fan o' his character, like he seemed pretty outta place and outta his league. He seemed fairly eager to just fit in an' contribute a few bars, an' I thought maybe I was judgin' 'im too harshly. I'm very much guilty of puttin' a personality to the music, thinkin' erryone got the same sorta mode uh emotional expression us old timers do, not playin' anythin' we don' mean. But I was wrong, and that fella was a rat. He was jus' tryna play along for more nefarious purposes, fit in witha crowd n' trya destroy 'em from th' inside. I was judgin' 'em by 'is music, thinkin' it insincere and maybe chalkin' up differences to diff'rent generations, but it turns out the weasel was just as false as he music.

I done pulled the wool over mine own eyes, so ta speak. I ain't never takin' my eyes off the notes again, and I'mma stick with my gut, tha's for sure.

Some defense for his Buble thoughts, he uses roleplaying as a way to mask his attempts to not vote for his teammate. Not much here besides him wiggling outta a lynch.

Dunno what y'all talkin' bout roleplayin' or nothin', but this is jus' straight logic, son. I ain' gonna vote for someone when I don' have enough reason to suspect him. That's a sure as shit sign o' scum.

John Coltrane wrote:

Bill Dixon wrote:

Chris Potter wrote:And Bill Dixon, goddamn it man, are you using Jive Speak Translate?

's that a thing? Sho' would make my life easier.

Ornette Coleman wrote:Why are you defending him so vehemently though? It's not like it matters if we accidentally lynch a civ or two.

Ornette Coleman wrote:

Fats Navarro wrote: No Lynch Voters
Coleman - Why are you voting the one thing to help the bad guys?

If you would stoop to participating in a lynch just to avoid helping the bad guys, you are no better than them.

The hell you sayin', Coleman? I'm gettin' some veeeery diff'rent sorta vibes from these posts an' am begginin' to question your intentions.

First you take a position of no-lynch to avoid potentially clappin' a fellow player, now you sayin' it don' matter if a few good guys kick the can?

I don't vibe with this one bit, man.

Another post to set up Coleman.

Bill Dixon wrote:Mr. Coleman, I was hopin' to have a slightly more concrete case to think about in th' wake of th' vote today, but I'm startin' to think yo lookin' a little more worrisome than anyone else here. I think you got my vote now.

Then this, very weak reasoning for a vote, espacilly when we had someone who was very obvious mafia. THIS WAS another attempt to avoid teammate/start a counterwagon.

Who the hell was the obvious mafia here? The other wagon been on Miss Hiromi, who ain' said much of anything up to this point. Now I changed my read on Miss Hiromi after two more days of failin' to contribute anythin', but I don' see you votin' for the person you claim is "very obvious mafia". What caused you to change your key, Trane?

John Coltrane wrote:

Bill Dixon wrote:

Vince Guaraldi wrote:Mr. Dixon, I beg you to place your vote on either Tito or Fleck. As it stands, there will be a tie if Tito shows up and tries to save himself. Let's pick sides on these two and see how any vote changing shakes out.

Hrmm. I guess as it stands, my vote for Mr. Coleman don' mean much, huh?

I think I mentioned before I'd rather Tito have a chance to 'splain his position. Don't like how he ain't been here, but I'm feelin' more strongly 'bout the case made against Mr. Fleck-tone. If it's in th' best interest of the band, I'll begrudgin'ly switch to Mr. Fleck.

Well his Coleman wagon doesn't take off, so he switches to Fleck in an attempt to protect Tito his scum buddy. He dislikes Fleck's town no other reason. Notice Silver his main defender was killed this same night after the push on Fleck failed and a mafia member was lynched instead?

Now you perhaps weren't payin' close enough attention, because I voiced my concern 'bout Fleck earlier.

Bill Dixon wrote:Mista Fleck-tone soundin' like he takin' some accusations pretty seriously n' stuff. I ain't know what to make about that, we from diff'rent backgrounds an' all. But I'm thinkin' Brother Miles makin' some good points: he flip floppin' on his Day 1 vote, sayin' a bus on the boss ain't no thang when it could cleahly explain summa his actions. He could be tryna distance hisself hard. He could be puttin' onna front 'bout takin' thangs so personally t' tryin' get people on his side. I ain't thinkin' he lookin' too hot right now either.

Also, you seem to have missed that my vote were originally on Mr. Fleck. I only changed to Coleman when I see him say some stuff that was soundin' downright contradictory. I changed back to Mr. Fleck upon Brother Guaraldi's request, seein' as I still didn't like his actions. I still don' like it to be honest. I'm jus' feelin' a little more strongly 'bout Miss Hiromi right now.

John Coltrane wrote:

Bill Dixon wrote:Thas' a downrigh' pain in my chest I'm feelin' right now. Rest in peace, lovely Miss Holiday. Señor Puente, shame on you.

Mister Guaraldi, you be makin' some interestin' accusations n'all. Not sure what t'make of all that, as I'm feelin' mostly alright 'bout both Miss Hiromi and Brother Miles. Frankly I weren't too sure 'bout Señor Puente's guilt either, an' frankly I'm thinkin' we got mighty lucky 'bout knockin' another baddie off the drum stool. If Miss Hiromi's good 'n all, which, I ain't no math studies kinda cat, but statistically speakin' I'm thinkin' she is, this coulda gone quite a diff'rent way.

If I can briefly address the concerns about Mr. Buble, I was lettin' my personal feelin's get inna way. I said I wanted t'vote for him 'cuz I didn't like the fella nor his music, plain n' simple. I just felt it was jumpin' the gun to vote for 'im for that reason alone when I didn't have no evidence on his character either way. I ended up votin' for Brother Mingus 'cuz I felt he was rubbin' some folks the wrong way, tryin' a be a provocateur for no good reason.

If I can address somethin' relevant to your point, however, I ain't feelin' too great 'bout Brother Coleman. He flippin' his vote every which way the last part of yesterday, an' he end up votin' on Señor Puente. If I ain't mistaken, he's the reason Señor was kicked out versus Mr. Fleck-tone. I seen him pullin' for a no-vote on Day 1 when he see Mr. Buble was on he way out. I pointed out some inconsistencies in his playin' yesterday, an' my thought is that he tryna distance his self on the first day when he see the godfather knockin' on death's door, an' once he see Señor on his way out too, he thinkin' he put his vote there to get some good boy points wit the band.

I'm thinkin' Brother Coleman was doin' some serious bussin' on his teammate yesterday, 'specially knowin' he could get away with it when his teammate ain' even there to defend himself. I weren't feelin' too great about him earlier, now I ain't feelin' good at all.

His only post for day 3 then he just goes AWOL, votes for Coleman since he was bussing his teammate, yet doesn't address his day 1 no lynch which was also suspicious. This is very weak reasoning.

I'm tempted to say we have four mafia members, Hirome and Dixon being the last two. Either way a Dixon lynch is the way to go tomorrow. Two times he avoided and was agaisnt the mafia wagon. He day 2 switched from Colman (the cop) to lynch Blek in an attempt to save his teammate.

You must be blind, Trane, I done mentioned his no-vote twice in posts you yourself quoted. Also you ain't been especially around the last few days neither. You guilty of doin' the exact same thing you accusin' me of.

What's gotten into you, Trane?

Well, I think y'all are makin' a big time mistake. But frankly, I don' think I can blame ya. If yer lookin' at the votin' history, mine do stand out as bein' a bit suspect. An' frankly I don' think anyone is makin' me feel particularly bad. But I think our bad guy is jus' playin' a real tight measure.

I do wanna talk 'bout somethin' I mentioned earlier. Miss Hiromi didn' have much to say th' first few days, which I said I didn' think much 'bout with it bein' so early n' all. I asked her t' maybe try'n participate a bit more but far as I can tell, she been doin' jack all for playin' anythin'. I'm worried 'bout inactivity this late in the game. We all got our schedules an' all, but she seemin' a bit more content to jus' ride out the suspicions 'round other folk. I'm thinkin' she seemin' a little worrisome, an' she be gettin' my vote tonight.

My oh my, I'm not likin' how this is shapin' up so far. Folks I am truly sorry for my absence, it's been some abso-lutely transcendental rehearsal time outside. I still got some sheet music t' finish writin' but I'm hopin' to get all caught up n' such before the day draws close.

I'll do a little lookin' back but can someone give me a brief o'erview of the case against Mr. Potter? He seemed pretty aight last I checked. I'd rather put my vote on someone I'm feelin' a little more suspicious 'bout.

Mr. Coleman I do apologize for my misplaced suspicions. Sounds like you had some serious schizo problems goin' on, if I'm readin' what others are sayin' right.

Trane, you's makin' some wild accusations, cat. You callin' be out for bein' absent an' claimin' I ain't addressed stuff I defint'ly talked about. Makin' my way through the backlogs an' I ain't seein' you here all too often either. Surely you know a brother's sometimes got other commitments? Other ensembles needin' some brass or reed work?

That in mind, I'd be happy to adress sum'o those accusations in detail when I get back from my next commi'ment. Cecil Taylor's got me workin' on some seeeeriously high-reachin' compositions, we gon' do a few takes tonight an' see where it goes. I also wanna go back an' reexamine the posts from Mr. Fleck-tone from when I been gone.

Thas' a downrigh' pain in my chest I'm feelin' right now. Rest in peace, lovely Miss Holiday. Señor Puente, shame on you.

Mister Guaraldi, you be makin' some interestin' accusations n'all. Not sure what t'make of all that, as I'm feelin' mostly alright 'bout both Miss Hiromi and Brother Miles. Frankly I weren't too sure 'bout Señor Puente's guilt either, an' frankly I'm thinkin' we got mighty lucky 'bout knockin' another baddie off the drum stool. If Miss Hiromi's good 'n all, which, I ain't no math studies kinda cat, but statistically speakin' I'm thinkin' she is, this coulda gone quite a diff'rent way.

If I can briefly address the concerns about Mr. Buble, I was lettin' my personal feelin's get inna way. I said I wanted t'vote for him 'cuz I didn't like the fella nor his music, plain n' simple. I just felt it was jumpin' the gun to vote for 'im for that reason alone when I didn't have no evidence on his character either way. I ended up votin' for Brother Mingus 'cuz I felt he was rubbin' some folks the wrong way, tryin' a be a provocateur for no good reason.

If I can address somethin' relevant to your point, however, I ain't feelin' too great 'bout Brother Coleman. He flippin' his vote every which way the last part of yesterday, an' he end up votin' on Señor Puente. If I ain't mistaken, he's the reason Señor was kicked out versus Mr. Fleck-tone. I seen him pullin' for a no-vote on Day 1 when he see Mr. Buble was on he way out. I pointed out some inconsistencies in his playin' yesterday, an' my thought is that he tryna distance his self on the first day when he see the godfather knockin' on death's door, an' once he see Señor on his way out too, he thinkin' he put his vote there to get some good boy points wit the band.

I'm thinkin' Brother Coleman was doin' some serious bussin' on his teammate yesterday, 'specially knowin' he could get away with it when his teammate ain' even there to defend himself. I weren't feelin' too great about him earlier, now I ain't feelin' good at all.

Vince Guaraldi wrote:Mr. Dixon, I beg you to place your vote on either Tito or Fleck. As it stands, there will be a tie if Tito shows up and tries to save himself. Let's pick sides on these two and see how any vote changing shakes out.

Hrmm. I guess as it stands, my vote for Mr. Coleman don' mean much, huh?

I think I mentioned before I'd rather Tito have a chance to 'splain his position. Don't like how he ain't been here, but I'm feelin' more strongly 'bout the case made against Mr. Fleck-tone. If it's in th' best interest of the band, I'll begrudgin'ly switch to Mr. Fleck.

Mr. Coleman, I was hopin' to have a slightly more concrete case to think about in th' wake of th' vote today, but I'm startin' to think yo lookin' a little more worrisome than anyone else here. I think you got my vote now.

Chris Potter wrote:And Bill Dixon, goddamn it man, are you using Jive Speak Translate?

's that a thing? Sho' would make my life easier.

Ornette Coleman wrote:Why are you defending him so vehemently though? It's not like it matters if we accidentally lynch a civ or two.

Ornette Coleman wrote:

Fats Navarro wrote: No Lynch Voters
Coleman - Why are you voting the one thing to help the bad guys?

If you would stoop to participating in a lynch just to avoid helping the bad guys, you are no better than them.

The hell you sayin', Coleman? I'm gettin' some veeeery diff'rent sorta vibes from these posts an' am begginin' to question your intentions.

First you take a position of no-lynch to avoid potentially clappin' a fellow player, now you sayin' it don' matter if a few good guys kick the can?

I don't vibe with this one bit, man.

Who's a teal deer now? Sorry, my hearin' ain't what it used t'be.

Hoo-wee, I get back from an abs'lutely wondeful rehearsal with my good frien' Cecil an' hopped on home real quick t' grab my flugelhorn an' I come back, and it's like y'all's completely diff'rent people! What in th' name o' music is happenin' to y'all? All this talk o' "altenate idennities" n' "life offline", whateva that's s'posed t'mean, I don' even recognize y'all anymore! C'mon folks, les' all ban' together agin n' try an' get a good session in!

That bein' said, I been doin' some thinkin' 'bout some'tha players in our heah little ensemble. Heah's sum o' my thoughts:

Brother Coleman's been an interestin' sorta fella, I known him to be a real' "out there" sorta thinker, so I ain't too plussed bout the whole thang. But he been actin' all sortsa diff'rent this game: he talks 'bout not wantin' to lynch Mr. Buble in the beginnin' just for bein' evil, which was a sentiment I were inclined to agree wit', then makin' some sardonic-ass comments on some other fella players 'bout knowin' each other identities n' such. He talks 'bout wantin' to kick out either the lovely Miss Hiromi or my brother from anotha motha Fleck-tone, but now I see 'im pullin' for Señor Puente atta last second. Makes me a little confused, makes me wonderin' if he tryna cover for somebody. I ain't feelin' too hot 'bout brother Coleman right now.

Brother Trane was callin' out brotha Fats (may he soul rest at ease) pretty early awn, an' he seems pretty relieved when brotha Fats kicked the ol' brass can, so t'speak, which frankly if it ain't alignment indicative, he actin' downright disrespec'ful. That bein' said, it'd be a dumb move if he fightin' with Brother Fats an' he go n' kill 'im right afterwards. Either he a dumb mafioso or he got equally dumb bad guys tryna get the others to think he a dumb mafia. I know Trane ain't no dummy, so I'm thinkin' I trust him a bit mo' now than befo'.

Brother Miles be makin' some interestin' points about our esteemed friend Mista Fleck-tone. Fleck playin' some stuff 'bout this bus when he clearly readin' somebody else notes. Miles seem pretty confident in his vote, I ain't got reason to doubt 'im, but I'm seein' some back 'n forth play between Brother Trane and Brother Miles, understandably so given they history, but it almost make we wonder that if Mista Fleck go down n' come up a team player, makes me wanna think about a connection maybe. Maybe somethin' we ain't know 'bout behind the scenes.

Mista Fleck-tone soundin' like he takin' some accusations pretty seriously n' stuff. I ain't know what to make about that, we from diff'rent backgrounds an' all. But I'm thinkin' Brother Miles makin' some good points: he flip floppin' on his Day 1 vote, sayin' a bus on the boss ain't no thang when it could cleahly explain summa his actions. He could be tryna distance hisself hard. He could be puttin' onna front 'bout takin' thangs so personally t' tryin' get people on his side. I ain't thinkin' he lookin' too hot right now either.

Brother Guaraldi seemin' like quite a player to me. He be doin' all sortsa analyzin' an' tryna put notes to faces. In my experience, them players whose workin' hard at practice an' at work equally like Brother Guaraldi ain't likely t'be playin' outta tune. I'm feelin' pretty good about this man. He seems to be feelin' pretty bad about the folks who ain't said much yet, I ain't so sure I'm feelin' like kickin' out anybody got no chance t'defend they selves, but at this point maybe y'all start to look a lil guilty after they clam themselves up fo so long.

The lovely Miss Holiday seems to have a thang goin' on with Mista Fleck-tone outside these rehearsal halls, an' I ain't one t'comment on the nature of love in music. Befo' all that she seemin' pretty legit (an' pretty pretty) to me. She gettin' all defensive 'bout her close frand to a fault, but before Mr. Fleck-tone comin' under fire she seem like she tryin' make a serious effort to try n' find them outta tune sortsa folks. I'mma judge her on that fo the time bein'.

Now, I ain't been a fan o' Brother Mingus' big ol' attitude, but he seem like he tryna play it straight right now. He stickin' to his guns, he usin' logic an' he playin' true. He keepin' cool in the spotlight, so he at least backin' up his words like a man. I ain't said the nicest things 'bout him befo', but he startin' to act mo n' mo like a team player, an' I'm thinkin' he less likely to be draggin'.

Mr. Potter seemin' like a very honest sorta player to me. He admit when he flubbin' a bit, an' I'm thinkin' he paintin' hisself in a pretty good shade o' blue. I like a man who quick to admit he own faults, I think he votes have some logic behind them. I ain't feelin' bad 'bout him.

Señor Puente ain't said hardly a peep since he showed up. Now I said before I'd rather a man have he a chance to defen' hisself before we cast 'im outta the band, but when we make many a call to get 'im to show up, an' I ain' heard a single shake a them maracas, he startin' to sound a little red handed. I think he keep this shit up an' he be deservin' to get kicked out, but I at least want the man to say sumthin' before we cast them horns. We all been busy with outside rehearsals n' all.

The lovely Miss Hiromi sure is somethin', in'she? Lil goofball. She seem earnest enough, but she also ain' said much so far pertinent to discussion besides a couple glancin' good thoughts. Like Señor Puente, I'd like her to play a few more notes befo' I decide whetha or not she has a place wit' us old boys.

All things considered I think we on the right track heah, but I think this vote be the most tellin' of all once it through. I got some serious suspicions dependin' on how this day turn out. I'm feelin' the strongest case be against our friend Mr. Fleck-tone, an' as much as I want a banjo in our little ensemble, I ain't want no twang that can't hold a tone, yo.

Brotha Fats was not deservin' of none such treatment. This is some reeeeal sinistuh activity goin' on. Rest in jazz, brotha Fats.

Who among us heah coulda done such a terribuh thang? Ah'm thinkin' when Ah get back from mah rehearsal, I'mma take a closer look at some of y'all and report back with some thoughts.

I'd like to address Miles with regards to the passin' of that Buble fella: my thoughts were that I warn't a fan o' his character, like he seemed pretty outta place and outta his league. He seemed fairly eager to just fit in an' contribute a few bars, an' I thought maybe I was judgin' 'im too harshly. I'm very much guilty of puttin' a personality to the music, thinkin' erryone got the same sorta mode uh emotional expression us old timers do, not playin' anythin' we don' mean. But I was wrong, and that fella was a rat. He was jus' tryna play along for more nefarious purposes, fit in witha crowd n' trya destroy 'em from th' inside. I was judgin' 'em by 'is music, thinkin' it insincere and maybe chalkin' up differences to diff'rent generations, but it turns out the weasel was just as false as he music.

I done pulled the wool over mine own eyes, so ta speak. I ain't never takin' my eyes off the notes again, and I'mma stick with my gut, tha's for sure.

Th' Mafia Godfatha hisself gets taken out on Day 1? Hoo-wee, I seen me many a bad session turn out somethin' lovely but nothin' ever quite so spec-TACulah.

Now, the lovely Miss Holiday (and beg pardon, miss, but you do look jus' gorgeous tonigh') brings up a point Ah'd like to consider. We cut the head offa the snake pretty quickly heah but I'm thinkin' : what if these bad cats saw they boss man wann't long fo' this world and threw him unna the bus, so t' speak, to try'n get off scott free?

Bear with me, heah. I ain't so down with the lingo these kids is speakin' these days. Music the only language I speak, man. But I think I heard some fella callin' it, pardon my lack of creativity heah, these sessions do tend to wear an ol' man out, "bussin'", am I wrong?

I'mma think the first two people who voted to kick out Mr. Buble ah likely t' be playin' the straight n' narrow of it all. I'ma bit more worried here bout the fellas on the end.

Mr. Buble, I can't say I'm a fan of your music personally, and I'm not sure I would consider your playin' or singin' to be the genuine expression we here jazz folks hold in regard, but I can say that so far your responses feel real sincere. I'm willin' ta give you the benefit of the doubt time bein'.

Interestin' that there's a no-lynch option heah. Mr. Coleman, I know you and I may have slightly... diff'rent thoughts on what is considered "in-tune" but surely ya gotta admit someone was way off in that rehearsal?

I'd like to cast my vote for Charles Mingus, seein' as he's a most likely to be th' one draggin' and huffin' and puffin' and toutin'.

Which one would that be, Mr. Fats? If they been quashin' discussion, they been doin' a good job of it.

I'm worried about Mr. Mingus. Quite a hooplah he made fo himself early on, callin' himself Jazz itself, like he its father. And yet not a peep since our trial rehearsal. He could be stayin' silent, knowin' he was all bark an' no bite, hopin' we place the blame on someone who weren't outta tuuune.

I agree, Mr. Coleman. I still, however, really wanna vote for him.

I hear ya loooud and clear, Miles. I'm playin' it off 'cuz I ain't ever seen no reasoning for a Day 1 vote as whack as yours. I'm in the wrong for makin' myself heard? Ain't you s'posed to be a bandleader, Miles? If youh bandmates ain't followin' yuh direction, ya point it out to them, and smack 'em upside the head fo' being so out of it, yeah? Our bandleader, the esteemed Great Eye'd One, gave us a direction and none of y'all was payin attention. It's my duty as a fellow hornsman to point it out to my brothers and sistas. We ain't seen this man's wrath yet, and I'm not willin' to incur it to find out.

Ahh, what'sa matter Miles? Vinny? A little to free for y'all?

I just wonder, from seeing the trailers, how much of Miles' life actually involved gangster gunplay, explosions, and car chases. I'd like to see it nonetheless.

Welcome, Don Cheadle.

Jazz is whatever you want it to be, baby. Jazz is the purest representation of the turmoils and exuberations and any sort of -ations your soul wants to get out to the world. If you make music with that in mind, then it's jazz music. Ahh.

I would just like to point out that so far I'm the only one who has read the rules.

Why is Michael Bublé here.

Trane, was spinning Ascension earlier. Really hit the spot at the moment. Mmm.

Why so blue, oh great eye'd one?