Ла-Ла Ленд: Красота джаза

You know, I just think that people, when they say that they, you know, hate jazz, they just they don't have context. They don't know where it comes from, you know?

ju noʊ, aɪ ʤɪst θɪŋk ðət ˈpipəl, wɪn ðeɪ seɪ ðət ðeɪ, ju noʊ, heɪt ʤæz, ðeɪ ʤɪst ðeɪ doʊnt hæv ˈkɑntɛkst. ðeɪ doʊnt noʊ wɛr ɪt kəmz frəm, ju noʊ?

Jazz was born in a little flophouse in New Orleans, and then just because people were crammed in there. They spoke five different languages. They couldn't talk to each other. The only way that they could communicate was with jazz.

ʤæz wɑz bɔrn ɪn ə ˈlɪtəl flophouse ɪn nu ˌɔˈrlinz, ənd ðɛn ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl wər kræmd ɪn ðɛr. ðeɪ spoʊk faɪv ˈdɪfərənt ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz. ðeɪ ˈkʊdənt tɔk tɪ iʧ ˈəðər. ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ðət ðeɪ kʊd kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wɑz wɪθ ʤæz.

Yeah, well, what about Kenny G?

jæ, wɛl, wət əˈbaʊt ˈkɛˌni ʤi?

What?

wət?

What about Kenny G? I mean, what about elevator music? You know? Jazz music that I know.

wət əˈbaʊt ˈkɛˌni ʤi? aɪ min, wət əˈbaʊt ˈɛləˌveɪtər mˈjuzɪk? ju noʊ? ʤæz mˈjuzɪk ðət aɪ noʊ.

What about it?

wət əˈbaʊt ɪt?

From my life.

frəm maɪ laɪf.

Mm-hmm.

mm-hmm.

I just... I mean, I find it relaxing.

aɪ ʤɪst... aɪ min, aɪ faɪnd ɪt rɪˈlæksɪŋ.

It's not relaxing. It's not! It's not. Sidney Bechet shot somebody because they told him he played a wrong note. That's hardly relaxing.

ɪts nɑt rɪˈlæksɪŋ. ɪts nɑt! ɪts nɑt. ˈsɪdni bechet ʃɑt ˈsəmˌbɑdi bɪˈkəz ðeɪ toʊld ɪm hi pleɪd ə rɔŋ noʊt. ðæts ˈhɑrdli rɪˈlæksɪŋ.

Yeah, but where I grew up there was this station called KJAZZ 103. And people would just put on that station when they had a cocktail party.

jæ, bət wɛr aɪ gru əp ðɛr wɑz ðɪs ˈsteɪʃən kɔld kjazz 103 ənd ˈpipəl wʊd ʤɪst pʊt ɔn ðət ˈsteɪʃən wɪn ðeɪ hæd ə ˈkɑkˌteɪl ˈpɑrti.

Right.

raɪt.

And everyone would kind of just talk over it.

ənd ˈɛvriˌwən wʊd kaɪnd əv ʤɪst tɔk ˈoʊvər ɪt.

I know. Okay. O-kay. So I think that that's part of the problem, is that you can't hear it, you know? You have to see it, you have to see... what's at stake.

aɪ noʊ. ˌoʊˈkeɪ. o-kay. soʊ aɪ θɪŋk ðət ðæts pɑrt əv ðə ˈprɑbləm, ɪz ðət ju kænt hir ɪt, ju noʊ? ju hæv tɪ si ɪt, ju hæv tɪ si... wəts æt steɪk.

I mean, look at these fellas. Look at... Look at the... the sax player right now. He just hijacked the song. He's on his own trail.

aɪ min, lʊk æt ðiz ˈfɛləs. lʊk æt... lʊk æt ðə... ðə sæks pleɪər raɪt naʊ. hi ʤɪst ˈhaɪˌʤækt ðə sɔŋ. hiz ɔn hɪz oʊn treɪl.

Every one of these guys is composing, rearranging, they're writing. And they're playing the melody.

ˈɛvəri wən əv ðiz gaɪz ɪz kəmˈpoʊzɪŋ, ˌriərˈeɪnʤɪŋ, ðɛr ˈraɪtɪŋ. ənd ðɛr pleɪɪŋ ðə ˈmɛlədi.

They're just... And now look, the trumpet player. He's got his own idea. And so it's conflict, and it's compromise, and it's just... It's new every time. It's brand new every night. It's very, very exciting.

ðɛr ʤɪst... ənd naʊ lʊk, ðə ˈtrəmpət pleɪər. hiz gɑt hɪz oʊn aɪˈdiə. ənd soʊ ɪts ˈkɑnflɪkt, ənd ɪts ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz, ənd ɪts ʤɪst... ɪts nu ˈɛvəri taɪm. ɪts brænd nu ˈɛvəri naɪt. ɪts ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ.

And it's dying. It's dying, Mia. It's dying on the vine. And the world says, "Let it die. It had its time." Well, not on my watch.

ənd ɪts daɪɪŋ. ɪts daɪɪŋ, ˈmiə. ɪts daɪɪŋ ɔn ðə vaɪn. ənd ðə wərld sɪz, "lɛt ɪt daɪ. ɪt hæd ɪts taɪm." wɛl, nɑt ɔn maɪ wɔʧ.

What are you going to do?

wət ər ju goʊɪŋ tɪ du?

I'll have my own club.

aɪl hæv maɪ oʊn kləb.

Really?

ˈrɪli?

Yes. We're gonna play whatever we want, whenever we want, however we want, as long as it's pure jazz.

jɛs. wɪr ˈgɑnə pleɪ ˌwəˈtɛvər wi wɔnt, wɛˈnɛvər wi wɔnt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər wi wɔnt, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ɪts pjʊr ʤæz.

Hi, this is Mia Dolan. Yeah, I just missed a call.

haɪ, ðɪs ɪz ˈmiə ˈdoʊlən. jæ, aɪ ʤɪst mɪst ə kɔl.

I got a callback.

aɪ gɑt ə callback.

What?! Come on! For what?!

wət?! kəm ɔn! fər wət?!

For a TV show! The one I was telling you about. Really.

fər ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊ! ðə wən aɪ wɑz ˈtɛlɪŋ ju əˈbaʊt. ˈrɪli.

The Dangerous Minds meets The O.C.?

ðə ˈdeɪnʤərəs maɪndz mits ðə o.c.?

Yeah.

jæ.

Congratulations! That's incredible.

kənˌgræʧəˈleɪʃənz! ðæts ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl.

It's really exciting. I feel like I said negative stuff about it before.

ɪts ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ. aɪ fil laɪk aɪ sɛd ˈnɛgətɪv stəf əˈbaʊt ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr.

What?

wət?

It's like "Rebel Without a Cause" sort of.

ɪts laɪk "ˈrɛbəl wɪˈθaʊt ə kɔz" sɔrt əv.

"I got the bullets!"

"aɪ gɑt ðə ˈbʊləts!"

Yes.

jɛs.

You've never seen it!

juv ˈnɛvər sin ɪt!

I've never seen it.

aɪv ˈnɛvər sin ɪt.

Oh my. You know, it's playing at the Rialto.

oʊ maɪ. ju noʊ, ɪts pleɪɪŋ æt ðə rialto.

Really?

ˈrɪli?

Yes. You should go. I mean, I'll go. I'll go. I can take you.

jɛs. ju ʃʊd goʊ. aɪ min, aɪl goʊ. aɪl goʊ. aɪ kən teɪk ju.

Okay.

ˌoʊˈkeɪ.

You know, for research.

ju noʊ, fər ˈrisərʧ.

For research.

fər ˈrisərʧ.

Yeah.

jæ.

Yeah.

jæ.

Okay. Uh, Monday night, ten o'clock.

ˌoʊˈkeɪ. ə, ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt, tɛn əˈklɑk.

Yeah! Great!

jæ! greɪt!

Okay!

ˌoʊˈkeɪ!

For research.

fər ˈrisərʧ.