They are not even distantly inspired by any individual known or unknown to the author, and all incidents are pure invention. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. ® and TM are trademarks. Trademarks indicated with ® are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Canadian Trade Marks Office and/or other countries. Visit Red Dress Ink at www.reddressink.com Printed in Canada Dedicated to my father, Walter Orloff, who taught me about jazz. ACKNOWLEDGMENTSI'd like to, first and foremost, thank my father, Walter Orloff, who provided advice, ideas and historical background about jazz and the blues.As far as I am concerned, he is the world's greatest jazz expert, and his extensive—some would say exhaustive—record and book collection helped greatly, as did our e-mails and conversations. I'd especially like to thank him for reluctantly giving up several of his Django Reinhardt albums. I must, as always, acknowledge my wonderful agent,Jay Poynor, who remains my greatest supporter.We talk daily, and it truly helps to know he is in my corner at all times.
