This actually exists - it's a novel by Edgardo Vega Yunque about a girl who moves to New York's Lower East Side and is befriended by a black saxophone player. The title: No Matter How Much You Promise to Cook or Pay the Rent, You Blew It Cauze Bill Bailey Ain't Never Coming Home Again: A Symphonic Novel. Cary Ginell Origin Jazz Library www.originjazz.com