▁Wait ing ▁for ▁Bird land ▁to ▁open , ▁Charlie ▁offers ▁Red ▁a ▁job ▁tour ing ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁South . ▁Although ▁Red ▁is ▁hes it ant ▁about ▁how ▁an ▁inter ra cial ▁band ▁might ▁be ▁received , ▁Charlie ▁ass ures ▁him ▁no ▁harm ▁will ▁come ▁to ▁them . ▁Ar riv ing ▁at ▁their ▁first ▁eng agement , ▁Red ▁sees ▁Charlie ▁has ▁advert ised ▁him ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁bl ues ▁singer ▁named ▁" Al b ino ▁Red ." ▁During ▁the ▁tour , ▁Charlie ▁lear ns ▁that ▁Red ▁is ▁add icted ▁to ▁hero in ▁and ▁threat ens ▁him ▁to ▁stop ▁using ▁dru gs . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁Charlie ▁and ▁Red ▁perform ▁together ▁for ▁Bird land ’ s ▁grand ▁opening . ▁After ward , ▁authorities ▁pick ▁up ▁Red ▁for ▁drug ▁possession . ▁Charlie ▁continues ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁Bird land ▁and ▁other ▁New ▁York ▁clubs . ▁Chan ▁and ▁Kim ▁move ▁in ▁with ▁Charlie , ▁and ▁he ▁and ▁Chan ▁have ▁two ▁children ▁of ▁their ▁own : ▁son ▁B air d , ▁and ▁daughter ▁P ree . ▁ ▁S omet ime ▁later , ▁Charlie ▁is ▁arrested ▁for ▁drug ▁possession ▁and ▁put ▁on ▁prob ation . ▁Charlie ▁los es ▁his ▁cab aret ▁card ▁and ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁Hence , ▁he ▁leaves ▁for ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁for ▁work ▁and ▁re connect s ▁with ▁D iz zy ▁G illes pie , ▁who ▁sees ▁that ▁Charlie ▁is ▁using ▁dru gs ▁again . ▁Later , ▁Charlie ▁lear ns ▁that ▁P ree ▁has ▁died ▁from ▁an