Date: 05/23/2024

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🪖 Military

Luxembourg delegation together with the EU observation mission in Armenia visit Yeraskh

The European Union observation mission in Armenia hosted a delegation headed by Claude Wiseler, the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Guests joined a patrol in the Yeraskh area to learn more about the situation on the ground.

Armenpress, PM Pashinyan receives President of Chamber of Deputies of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Claude Wiseler, Pashinyan, Luxembourg Parliament Speaker discuss Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty, Luxembourg delegation joins EU Mission in Armenia for patrol in Yeraskh

The “4090” fund is the beneficiary of the power of one dram. IDBank and Idram sum up the program

The Power of One Dram initiative allocated the money to the “4090” fund for the provision of tuition fees for about one hundred students who participated in the four-day and 44-day wars. In addition to supporting the fund, Idram and IDBank allocated 1,000.000 drams from the collected amount in the form of idplus gift cards.

Armenpress

Iran’s President buried at shrine in home city of Mashhad

Thousands of mourners gather in Iran to pay respects to the dead. Eight people were killed in a helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan. The crash is believed to have been caused by an explosion.

ArmRadio

🏛️ Politics & Government

Azerbaijan, which destroys monuments, urges UNESCO to "save" Kond – “Geghard” SAF

Azerbaijan continues to spread false information and propaganda, ‘Geghard’ Scientific and Analytical Foundation says. Azerbaijanis refer to the Kond district by the modified name "Tapabashi" Such propaganda efforts in Azerbaijan are not unprecedented, the foundation says.

Armenpress

Armenia’s former Defence Minister points out ‘violations’ in Tavush border delimitation

Former Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan claims Azerbaijan is not giving up control of any land to Armenia. Armenia’s Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan announced on 17 May that not an inch of Armenian land had been ceded to Azerbaijan. Representatives of Yerevan and Baku signed a border delimitation protocol on 15 May.

ArkaAm

Pashinyan accuses Armenia's allies of aiding Azerbaijan in 2020 war in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says he knows of at least two CSTO member states that "participated in the preparation of the war planned against us" Comments came after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was quoted by Azerbaijani media as recalling "philosophical conversation" before the 2020 war and their conclusion "it can be won"

ArkaAm, At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM

Armenia’s Foreign Minister, U.S. Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group discuss regional security issues

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met with Louis Bono, the Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations, the U.S. Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group. They discussed regional security issues, including approaches to key issues in draft peace treaty.

Armenpress, Armenian top security official, U.S. Co-Chair of OSCE Minsk Group discuss normalization of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, Mher Grigoryan, Louis Bono discuss regional developments, Armenian FM discusses regional security issues with US Senior Adviser on Caucasus Negotiations

Armenian Defense Minister receives Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium

The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, Suren Papikyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Belgium to Armenia, Eric de Muynck. During the meeting, the perspectives of cooperation between the defense ministries of the two countries were discussed.

Armenpress

Armenia extends ban on cement imports, active until January 2025

Armenia extends active temporary ban on importing cement into country until January 2025. Ban aims at regulating cement imports from other countries and creating equal conditions to foster fair competition.

ArkaAm

Armenia’s Investigative Committee, Prosecutor General’s Office help recover 25 billion AMD to state budget

Armenia’s Investigative Committee helped recover16.7 billion drams to the state budget between January and April 2024. Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan reported that 11 billion. drams worth of unlawfully obtained property was confiscated in Armenia during the last eight months.

ArkaAm

US Secretary of State: Washington considers several requests from Armenia

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Washington is considering several requests from Armenia. Blinken recalled that he held a joint meeting with the head of the European Commission and Armenian Prime Minister in Brussels in early April.

ArkaAm, Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia

Rep. Jim Costa presses Secretary Blinken to hold Azerbaijan accountable for crimes against Armenians

Rep. Jim Costa pressed Secretary of State Antony Blinken to hold Azerbaijan accountable for its genocidal crimes against indigenous Armenians.

ArmRadio

Putin and King of Bahrain hold narrow-format talks at Kremlin

Meeting was held in a narrow format to discuss the Middle East situation. Meeting was closed to the media. The parties also discussed the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Armenpress

Rustam Badasyan and Vassilis Maragos toured the Margara checkpoint

EU Ambassador to Armenia Vasilis Maragos visited the Margara checkpoint in Armenia. The main construction works at the checkpoint were completed in a short period, about six months, and major repairs were completely completed. The latest reforms in the State Revenue Committee were discussed.

Armenpress, Overhaul of Margara customs point on border with Turkey is fully completed

Kindergarten will be available for children up to 2years old

The Armenian Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, Araksia Svajyan, said the program will be a pilot program. 9 kindergartens will be created for children aged 1-2 years, with 20 places in each, and one group in Yerevan for 6-12 month olds.

Armenpress

Argentina's Milei puts on a show at the presentation of his book

Argentine President Javier Milei performed in front of 8,000 people at Luna Park - a historic Buenos Aires venue. Milei was flanked by a party lawmaker on drums and his personal biographer on bass. Critics of Milei, including opposition politicians, panned Wednesday's performance as cavalier at a time when Argentinians are struggling to get by under his tight fiscal policy.

Armenpress

Blinken warns of US action over Georgia ‘foreign influence’ law

Georgia passed a law against a "foreign influence" law that triggered mass protests. The law requires NGOs and media outlets that receive more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad to register as bodies "pursuing the interests of a foreign power" The ruling Georgian Dream party insists it is committed to joining the EU and was acting to increase transparency on NGO funding.

Armenpress

Emmanuel Macron made a note in Armenian about Charles Aznavour

French President Emmanuel Macron made a note in Armenian on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the legendary chansonnier Charles Aznavour. Macron: "His legacy will now be eternal."

Armenpress, Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary

Armenian National Interests Fund liquidated

Armenian government closes down Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF) 100% of shares to be transferred to Ministry of Territorial Administration. Fund completed ten investment projects over four years involving both domestic and foreign investors.

ArkaAm

Yerevan residents experience interruptions in the work of public transportation

Hundreds of Yerevan residents were stranded Wednesday afternoon when bus drivers went on a short strike. They demanded the reinstatement of the chief engineer, accountant and other dismissed employees. Mayor Tigran Avinyan assured that an inspection will be conducted and the guilty will be punished.

ArkaAm

Park in the heart of Paris named after Charles Aznavour

The park near the Champs-Élysées avenue and the famous Concorde square was named after Charles Aznavour on the occasion of the singer’s 100th anniversary. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo emphasized the importance of opening of a park in the heart of Paris, perpetuating the memory of the world-renowned Armenian artist.

ArmRadio

💵 Economy

The number of income-generating jobs in Armenia grows to over 747,400 in April – SRC

The number of income-generating jobs in April 2024 totaled 747,419, Armenia's State Revenue Committee reported. This is by 37.269 or 5.2% more than the number of such jobs recorded in April 2023.

ArkaAm

WB: Armenia's budget deficit stood at AMD 4.7 billion in March 2024

Armenia's national currency dram appreciated by 2 percent as of mid-May compared to mid-April. International reserves fell by USD 100 million in April, bringing the import cover down to 2.6 months. Tax revenues rose by 9.5 percent (yoy) in nominal terms in March, mostly driven by income and profit tax collection.

ArkaAm, Armenia's budget deficit amounted to 4.7 billion drams in March, its share in GDP since the beginning of the year was 0.01%. WB:

Acba Bank will support small and medium-sized businesses in European and Asian markets

Acba Bank has joined the Asian Development Bank's Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program. The bank will enable small and medium-sized enterprises operating in Armenia to use the bank's trade finance instruments for the purpose of importing, while developing their own business in the global, especially European and Asian markets.

ArkaAm

Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators

Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024.

PanArmenian

🎭 Culture

Centuries-old Armenian-Georgian friendship finds expression in cultural sphere as well - Eliso Bolkvadze

Georgian MP Eliso Bolkvadze is the Chair of the Culture Committee of the Parliament of Georgia. She is also a well-known pianist, who had a solo concert on May 21 at the Aram Khachatryan Concert Hall in Yerevan. She said the friendly relations between the Armenian and Georgian peoples also find expression in the cultural interaction between the two countries.

Armenpress

Special film event in London honors Charles Aznavour

The Embassy of the Republic of Armenia, the Embassy of France to the United Kingdom, and the Institut Français du Royaume-Uni honored Charles Aznavour in a special film event at Ciné Lumière. The event will feature François Truffaut’s iconic 1960 film noir, Tirez sur le Pianiste (Shoot the Piano Player) The tribute presented the uplifting documentary Le Regard de Charles.

ArmRadio

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I was born in Duluth, Minnesota in 1919; my family was musical. My grandfather is still the only black man to have conducted his own compositions with the Duluth Symphony Orchestra. But I didn’t get serious about playing until I went to Los Angeles, after my high school graduation (1937) to visit my father. There I met Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet and other fine young players. When I went back to the Mid-West to go to the University of Minnesota (only one year), I also played with Oscar Pettiford’s family band. The whole family, his father, even his sisters, played on several instruments.
In 1938 I went to Peoria to play with Fats Dudley, a 300-pound trumpet player and singer who played and sang like Louis Armstrong. Morris Lane the noted tenor player was also there at that time. He had to leave town not long after I came because of his involvement with a white girl. In 1940 I myself was run out of Kankakee, Illinois, for the same reason—the daughter of the President of Kresge’s Department Store. These were very prejudiced times and places.
Fortunately Chicago was only 50 miles away. I remember playing with many great musicians there, including the young Wilbur Ware and a tenor player named Buster Brown who accompanied himself on sock cymbal with his foot. I went to work with Jesse Miller, a trumpeter who had been with Earl Hines. A. K. Atkinson the arranger who later became A. K. Salim and who introduced me to Islam, was on alto; Goon Gardner was the other alto. The drummer was Ike Day, a kid, only 15. Ike Day was playing two bass drums then; out of sight; a big influence on Max Roach and others. (He died of an O.D. in New York a few years later).
This group was playing at a club on 63rd and Cottage Grove called Joe Hughes’s Deluxe. The featured acts were female impersonators backed by (real) chorus girls. One night we were playing Stompin’ At The Savoy for the chorus girls when, out of the blue we heard this horn from the front of the club playing over the top of the band. I looked up and saw Charlie Parker. He never stopped playing, just walked right through the chorus girls and came and stood over by the piano. Jesse Miller, who had played with Bird when Bird played second tenor for Earl Hines, had told me that Bird’s ability drove Hines’ first tenor (Bob Crump) to quit playing. A. K. and Goon had also been telling me about Charlie Parker. At that time, of course, Benny Carter and Johnny Hodges were my main men on alto. After hearing Bird that night I forgot about all other alto players.
I started hanging out with Bird in Chicago. (This was years before I recorded with him in New York.) Bird got a gig at the Rum-Boogie, a club on 55th Street and Central Parkway (now Martin Luther King Drive). As my gig with Jesse Miller started later than Bird’s, I would go with him to hear his first set. The band, about ten pieces, was led by an old man who played violin. Marl Young, the pianist, wrote the music for this band—very, very hard but good music. (Marl Young lives in L.A. now and writes for the movies.) Eddie Johnson, a great tenor player, was in the band; Gale Brockman and Billy Orr were on trumpets.
Anyway, Bird was never there for rehearsals. The band would rehearse all afternoon, Bird was never there, and the other members of the band were mad and didn’t like Bird. But the leader, the old man, did like Bird, which is why he never got fired. I remember this incident like it was yesterday. I went by with Bird to hear his first set. He always came about two or three minutes before the show hit. He’d look at the third alto part, glance at his part (he was playing lead); when the curtain came up, Bird was playing that music like he owned it plus adding things to the part. Well this night, Jimmy Dorsey was playing at the Sherman Hotel in the Loop, and he came down to hear Bird. The old man, Bird’s bandleader, knew what was happening. He called Cherokee, which featured Bird. Bird, of course, played like a man possessed. Jimmy Dorsey came back to the dressing room, introduced himself, and said to Bird, “Here man, you need this much more than I do,” and gave Bird his brand-new padless Selmer. I was with Bird the next day when he put it in pawn. I begged him not to. His own horn was a wreck, held together with tape, gummed paper, etc. This didn’t matter to him.
At that time there was a great club on the South Side, the Club De Lisa. The leader of their 12-piece band was a great show drummer, Red Saunders. Chicago was wide open then. You could buy liquor in drug-stores, and clubs were open 24 hours. On Saturday night and Sunday morning, every-one would go to the De Lisa—all the biggest sportsmen (pimps), the top whores, top Mafia hoods who would make the all-time Mafia list, if I could remember names. (I guess it’s better that I can’t). Well, I’d get off my gig at around 4:30 and, with Bird and other cats, go to the De Lisa. Bird would sit in with Red Saunders’ band, which included altoist Nat Jones, a great player in the tradition of Johnny Hodges. Also playing was a great tenor player from Texas, Tom Archia. Billy Eckstine was on the show; this was before he formed his first band. Also the tap dancer Baby Lawrence, who I heard trade fours with Bird on a Limehouse Blues, way up-tempo. This was taken down on a wire recorder, a classic. I don’t know who has this wire recording, which must be worth many thousands of dollars by now. Incidentally, the greatest comedian George Kirby was a bus boy in the De Lisa and got his start there by filling in with comedy.
I remember hearing Art Tatum with Bird in Chicago. After his gig in the Loop, Tatum would come down to a club on the South Side, drinking beer after beer and playing for five or six hours. All piano players in the city would be there. I remember Bird telling me then, “I wish I could play like Tatum’s right hand.”
I did work a gig with Bird in Chicago. For a while we played at the Sherman Hotel with Hot Lips Page opposite Boyd Raeburn’s Big Band. The second day of the gig, we couldn’t find Bird at all for the second set. We went up to our suite in the hotel, where we found Bird out cold in the bathtub. We got him together, he came down, and his playing just scared everyone to death. Charlie Ventura was with Raeburn’s band. The more Bird played, the paler he got.
When Bird left Chicago I rejoined Jesse Miller at the Downbeat Club. Red Allen was also playing there, with J. C. Higgenbotham on trombone. Ben Webster came in from New York to play as a guest artist with Red Allen. But he liked our rhythm section better. We’d play on the one the radio one hour, six nights a week. (It was so very hip then). Well, when Ben left to go back to New York, he told our rhythm section (Rail Wilson, bass; Hillard Brown, drums) he would send for us to come and play with him on the Onyx Club on 52nd Street. We thought he was kidding, but in about a month he sent us first-class sleeping train tickets.
This was in 1944. I was with Ben for 15 months on 52nd Street. Brown and Wilson went back to Chicago when the brownouts came in 1945. New York was it for me. The rhythm section at the Onyx Club became Eddie Nicholson (drums), Gene Ramey (bass) and myself. Many times Roy Eldridge would play with us, or Stuff Smith, or Bob Dorsey, a great tenor player. Then it was Bird—always late. Mike Weston, the Onyx Club owner, would be frowning as Bird came in late, but after a couple of Bird’s choruses, he’d be smiling. One night Bird was very, very late. Bird came in while Ben Webster was drinking at the bar; the rest of us were trioing. Bird picked up Ben’s tenor and said I Cherokee. He played that tenor like he owned it, and Ben was shook. He just kept saying “Give me another double.” The thing about this was that nobody could get a sound out of Ben’s tenor but Ben himself, due to the thickness of the reed, etc. I saw many great tenor players try-Prez, Buddy Tate, Ike Quebec, no good!
During this time I played the Ko-Ko date with Bird as I was living with him at 117th Street and Man-hattan Avenue, in Harlem. I was sent to the land-lady, Doris Schneider, because we were both from Chicago. I introduced Bird to Doris, and a week later he was living there. Later, for a while, they were married. Billie Holiday and her man, trumpeter Joe Guy, also lived in this eight room pad. Bird drew people like Thelonious Monk, Miles, and Dexter Gordon to the scene. Why this place didn’t get busted, I’ll never know. Everything was happening there.
About the record date; Bud Powell was supposed to be the pianist, but he was hung up in Pennsylvania and didn’t get back. Incidentally, the first pianist I heard playing like Bird was not Bud, but Elmo Hope. But Bud played so strong, he just took that style over. Bud was not easy to get along with, kind of a ferocious guy. He’d throw shoes at his little brother, Richie, when Richie tried to listen to us playing. He’d say things like, “Get up off that piano stool, you blind mother----!” to people like [Art] Tatum and [George] Shearing. He and Bird, despite their mutual love and respect, did not get along; their personalities clashed. But I hung out a lot with Bud. I think he liked me because I didn’t try to copy him. Naturally, I learned his tunes, but I didn’t slavishly imitate his solos.
With Bud, as I said, in Pennsylvania, Bird brought me to the record date, and I played on all the tunes except Now’s The Time and Billie’s Bounce. That was Dizzy (who happened to be recording with another group in the same building). For many years I didn’t get credit for this date on the liner notes, which have now been straightened out. Nor did I ever get paid for it. This is because I was still on transfer from the union in Chicago. The union delegate at the studio said that I couldn’t play, but as soon as he left, Bird told me to come out and play. My first paying record date was with Dexter Gordon. At this time (1945) I also recorded with Ben Webster, Big Sid Catlett, Eddie Lockjaw Davis and Bill DeArango.
My association with Bird and Bud helped to bring the new music on to 52nd Street. Bud would sit in at the Onyx Club while I worked there. Most of the musicians there didn’t understand Bud or Bird. Roy Eldridge would take me outside to smoke (everyone smoked then, we called it “gage”) and ask me about what Bird and Bud Powell were doing. I couldn’t tell him, all I knew was that it sounded great, made musical sense, and swung like no other music I’d heard. It made all the other music sound stiff and unswinging. This is what I’d tell Roy. The one exception was Prez, Lester Young.
I had always dug Prez. He used to come to Minneapolis with Count Basie before I left that area. I first heard Prez with his own group at the Spotlite Club on 52nd Street. He had just come from L.A. after his stint in D.B. (the army’s disciplinary barracks, thus the tune D.B. Blues). He had Kenny Kersey on piano. When Prez decided to revamp, I got the gig. Shadow Wilson was on drums (Lyndell Marshall on the road), Prez’s friend Rodney Richardson on bass, Bennie Harris on trumpet. Bernie brought Bud Powell to Prez as we were boarding the plane for our first road gig, but Prez said, “I’ve already got Lady Dense.”
That was me. My name at the time was Argonne Dense Thornton, and Prez called everybody “Lady” (most famously, Lady Day [Billie Holiday]). He had, incidentally, his own lingo for everything, and it took me several months to understand him. But it was all appropriate. The police he called “Bob Crosbys.” If something was a real drag, he called it a “von Hangman.” His most famous expression, “I feel a draft,” could mean that he detected racial discrimi-nation or that he felt bad since you wouldn’t drink and smoke with him. Reefer he called “Ettuce.” Whites he called “grey boys.” (I don’t know if he originated that term.) Blacks were “Oxford greys.” The bridge of a tune he’d call a “George Washington.” When we hit a new town and Prez would go looking for an old girlfriend, he’d say he was going to see “a Wayback.”
This gives me a chance to correct two en-tirely false rumors about Prez. One, he was not a faggot, not at all. Two, he was not into heroin or cocaine: he just smoked and drank. He was a great human being as well as one of the greatest jazz soloists of all time: responsible about money, generous with his possessions, natural, friendly, gentle, as well as creative.
With Prez I recorded the famous hit Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid, which in fact is my composition. The studio man came in and asked us, as we were warming up, to do something with Symphony Sid’s name in it, as we were going back to the Three Deuces on 52nd Street and the disc jockey had his radio show from there. Meanwhile, I was playing this blues melody off the top of my head. Prez said, “We’ll play that,” and we did it in one take. The A&R man just assumed that the tune was Prez’s.
While I was with Prez, the drummer, Lyndell Mar-shall, had a nervous breakdown. At my suggestion, the great Roy Haynes came into the band.
I remember a couple of things about Bird that happened while I was with Prez. Prez and I were in [Washington] D.C. at a club called Caverns, and Bird was also in town with Duke Jordan on piano. Bird asked me to join the band (not, I’m sure, because he didn’t like Duke’s playing, but for personal reasons, which my reply explains). I told Bird, “I love you, but I can’t put up with your not paying people and leaving them stranded in different places. If you did that to me I’d have to hurt you or try to, and I’d hate to have that happen because I love you. I’d rather be your friend and listen.”
Another time when I was with Prez, we had a week off before a gig in Chicago, so I went to Chicago ahead of time to hear Bird and Miles. The saxophonist who had the house band at the club where Bird played was named Eddie Wiggins. Wiggins had a long line of reed instruments up on his bandstand—clarinet, flute, bassoon, alto, tenor, English horn. Bird came in, early for once—no one else in his band was there. He had left his horn at the club. Now Bird had very good connections in Chicago, but this time he had apparently forgot to pay them. He opened his horn case to find all the keys torn off or broken. Without blink-ing an eye, Bird asked Wiggins if he could play the first set with Wiggins’ group. Then he proceeded to play all those instruments, a few choruses on each one, even the bas-soon. Of course, I was dumbfounded; Bird never ceased to amaze me. I remember him astounding some Afrikaaner mathematicians by suddenly solving a problem they were discussing; they couldn’t believe that Bird didn’t have an advanced degree in math. Same thing with chess. Tadd Dameron and Max Roach would be playing up at Dizzy’s, Bird and I would come in, Bird would walk over to the board, make a move and say “Checkmate.” And Bird is the only person who knew me before I became a Muslim and changed my name who never, after I told him my new name, called me anything but Sadik Hakim.
One thing Bird and Prez had in common; I remember both of them cutting Benny Goodman and embarrassing him. When I was with Ben Webster at the Onyx Club and Bird was across the street at the Spotlite Club, I’d go over to hear Bird as soon as our set ended. One night Benny sat at a front table as Bird began his set with Dizzy Atmosphere—way up-tempo. When he looked over and saw Benny, he changed to Dizzy Fingers (a feature of Benny’s). In the first eight bars, Benny turned red, green and all kinds of colors.
Later, with Prez on tour in L.A., we played opposite Benny at the L.A. Auditorium. (Frankie Laine was the between-sets act). Funny thing, Prez played his silver metal clarinet all night, never touching the tenor. He blew Benny away. All of us broke up as Benny turned red and a few more colors once again.
(The story is that Benny gave Prez this old metal clarinet, so maybe there was another reason for Prez to play it that night-Ed.)
I used to play Sunday afternoon gigs with Bird in Philly. The house band at this club had John Coltrane playing alto. At that time the very young Trane was probably the second best altoist in the world. I also played with Sonny Rollins back in the 40s. We both worked in a group led by trumpeter Louis Metcalfe, an older man who had played with Ellington. I used to marvel at how Rollins could get such great solos out of the corny tunes we had to play. He was playing tenor then, but I had known him even earlier, when he was playing alto. (In 1961, I closed Birdland with Sonny) [Birdland closed in 1964.—T.F.]. I also remember some great, unknown saxophonists whose careers were tragically cut short. Like Henry Pryor, an alto player in the style of Bird, who got killed by police in Chicago while breaking into a church to get money for dope. A great waste. Or Lank Keyes a tenor player influenced by Prez, also very great, who O.D.’d in Chicago.
There have been and still are, many great saxo-phonists—Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges, Sonny Stitt, and today, George Coleman, Junior Cook, Clifford Jordan, Johnny Griffin. Still, no one has had a story to say like Bird and Prez. When I was working at the Onyx with Ben Webster, and Prez was across the street at the Spotlite Club, Dexter Gordon would march up and down in front of the Spotlite with a huge sign saying, GO IN AND HEAR THE TRUTH. Maybe THE TRUTH is what we should have called it. (Bird hated the name Be-Bop, which was Dizzy’s concoction.)
I will take this opportunity to get one other thing straightened out. The tune Eronel, attributed to Monk, is another composition for which I should have gotten credit. When I was at the Onyx Club with Webster, I met a beautiful 17-old lady from Kansas City named Lenore. We were together about a year. The tune I wrote for her was her name spelled backwards. Monk came over to my house one day, saw the music on the piano, played it and liked it, even suggested a chord change (which I rejected). I went to Montreal for a year in 1949, and when I returned, I heard the same exact tune, credited to Monk, on a record he made with Milt Jackson. Monk told me that he just forgot to tell the record company the tune was mine. Incidentally, anyone should be able to tell that Eronel does not sound like a Monk composition.
Monk is, of course, a great genius, and continued on he showed me many of his tunes. Earl Hines and Nat Cole were among the first pianists I really dug. Then Elmo Hope and Bud Powell. My favorites in the last two decades: Hank Jones and Tommy Flanagan—they’re even in my book. In the new breed I like Cedar Walton, Mickey Tucker, John Hicks, for sure Kenny Barron, and Herbie Hancock—when he was playing piano. Electronic music is garbage to me. Everything is too loud to swing and, as Duke said 50 years ago, It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing. Among women pianist, I like Boo Pleasant, Shirley Scott, Terry Pollard. Among the less well-known, Willie Anderson, from Detroit, without peer, and Charles Fox from St. Louis (whatever happened to him?). But don’t let me forget Barry Harris, Walter Davis, Walter Bishop, Bill Evans, Horace Silver, Oscar Denard, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Oscar Peter-son—so many great players, I can’t name them all.
Although I once watched Prez and Coleman Hawkins drink next to each other at a bar (the Spotlite Club, owned by the late Clarke Monroe) for two weeks without speaking, it seems like the musicians were closer in those days. Playing with Prez for those two or three years was one of the best times in my career. And I’ve had many good ones.

Part 17: That song from your dreams, you always forget after waking up
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“Life is a song played only for you,” says the Stranger to the Seeker, as the two walk upwards on their path. A group of animals follow them to the volcano.
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“Have you ever listened to the melody of the universe? Have you seen the cosmic dance of energy and matter? Have you felt the rhythms of time and the vibration of space in your being?
It's in the wind. It's in the rays of our sun. It's in every atom. The wonderful Music of Life. Everything is part of it. Every animal, every plant, all beings sing along to the Music of Life. It's the eternal sound of infinity.
The Music of Life is the song of the big bang unfolding, the expression of the infinite in finite space. If you listen closely, then you will find the Music of Life beating in each of our hearts. You will find it in our breath. In the inhale and the exhale. In attraction and repulsion. In both negative and positive.
Throughout time and space, the cosmic melody keeps playing. It's in the rhythm of the universe. You see it in the duality of reality. In the interconnectedness of the universe. It flows like waves through all dimensions, playing in all layers of reality.
No word can ever fully describe its vastness. It can never be limited by any concepts. It can't fit into the mold of any symbol. It is beyond all that.”
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The fox in their party starts grinning. “You say, no concept can grasp it and yet, you just turned it into a concept by calling it 'Music'. That's just another label.”
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The Stranger smirks as well.
“It's Exactly because I found no better label to describe it, that I chose to call it 'the Music of Life'. What I am trying to convey with this, is the code of reality. It's the fractal pattern of the universe. And when you see it, you find the true beauty in all things. Listen to it closely. Open your ears to the universe, because it wrote a special song just for you.
A beautiful song within the Music of Life. A segment of the All with great significance. This song is called 'The Song of Humanity'. It begins with a mere whisper and ends with a thunder of joy. A song of great drama, of challenge and of transformation. A song of tragedy and victory. A song of hope and liberation. A song for all people of the world. Of any color, of any faith, of any tribe... Standing together in Harmony, united in the great symphony.
One night, when we all come together at the mountain, we will sing our story to the stars and the universe will listen.
It will be a long journey, but if we all make it there, to Axis Mundi, then we can sing this song together. And the promise will finally be fulfilled. The promise 'to meet again'. You remember it on the level of your soul, don't you? Yes, I talk to you directly. Only a limited number of people will ever read this. Do you know how many?”
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The Seeker knows the exact number, but they don't dare to speak it out. They begin to understand. They nod. As the Seekers struggles to speak, the Stranger continues:
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“Yes, it is exactly what you are thinking. So no matter which tradition, belief system or ideology you follow, I hope that you see, that we are all on the same page. Now let me ask you another question:
Did you ever hear an unknown song, when you were sleeping? A beautiful melody, which is not like anything, you ever heard before. And as soon as you wake up, the song fades away and the melody is forgotten. This unknown music yearns to be sung by you. You try to remember that song again when you are awake, but you can't find it, neither on radio, nor on any playlist.
What you are seeking is your own part to the song of Humanity. It's the song of your soul! Your own melody, your contribution to the great song. It's like a piece of a puzzle, that only you posses. And then, when you have found it, you will make the journey to the great mountain, Axis Mundi, where everyone plays their part.”
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“Everyone?” asks the pigeon. “You mean... Even me as well?”
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“All of us,” confirms the Stranger. “Otherwise you wouldn't be here now, listening. Everyone of us is here to find their part within the song.
But don't take that too literally. Don't forget, when I speak of the 'music of Life', I am using metaphors. It's something indescribable. It's the vibration of the physical universe. It's the actions happening. It's the story of each and everyone. When we find our soul song within the song of humanity, we find our story within the book of humanity.”
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The dog looks confused. In his head he starts calculating. “Is this some kind of code?”
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The eagle looks at the Stranger with skepticism. His eye lids become narrow. “How do you know all that? Who are you?”
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The Stranger points at the Ketchup stain on his shoulder. “I am the kinda guy walking around with Ketchup on his outfit.”
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The Seeker sighs, facepalming. “That's why I told you, going to McDonalds is a bad idea...”
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“Anyway,” continues the Stranger to his listeners. “That's not it yet. We need to make peace with nature. That's why we need to visit her.”
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“Wait...,” interrupts the fox. “You are telling me, you haven't even talked to nature yet?”
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The Stranger scratches his head, while laughing nervously.
“Well... that might be the toughest part yet... You know... Nature is not exactly a fan of Humanity... Or to be precise, she is angry... Really angry... But I am sure, that we will somehow manage to convince her... Pretty sure...”
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“We are doomed,” sighs the goat.
The chickens eyes start twitching. He wants to go back.
The squirrel didn't even listen.
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The Stranger sees the restlessness of the crowd and pulls the Seeker towards him.
“Leave it to us. Together, we will find a way.”
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The surprised Seeker is caught off guard.
“Wait... What? What do you mean by 'us'?” they ask confused.
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“Together you and me, will walk the highest path,” continues the Stranger undeterred. “We will get our 'platinum trophy'. For this we will need to make peace. Peace between humans. Peace between humanity and nature. Peace between the individual human and his life. Peace in the mind, peace in the body, peace in the soul. The conflict must end. That's why we'll visit Natures Throne. We'll prove to her that we are serious about this. The world tree lies on the northern path, far beyond the volcano.”
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The fox becomes curious. His ears listen up. “You're telling me, there is something after the volcano?”
“Only after we surpass the volcano, does the journey truly begin,” grins the Stranger.
Some of the animals start mumbling.
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The skeptical eagle, flies from pine tree to pine tree, observing calmly.
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The lonesome bear is walking at a distance, he grunts every now and then to show, that he is still listening.
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The sly fox licks his muzzle, while gazing at the bunny.
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The innocent bunny is picking flowers along the path.
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The talkative squirrel speaks all thoughts loudly and gets easily distracted by nuts and shiny things.
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The critical goat can't stop complaining to everyone, that his legs are hurting.
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The quiet pigeon is observing everything neutrally.
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The insecure dog thinks about, how to befriend the others.
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The arrogant cat treats everyone like a servant and makes some nasty comments.
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The fearful chicken in alien costume regrets following them and thinks about excuses to go back to the bar.
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The confused goldfish has no idea what is happening, for some reason his bag of water defies the laws of gravity as it rolls the hill upwards without being pushed.
“Where am I?” screams the goldfish in terror. “And who are these people?”
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“Do you have any idea what that fish is saying?” asks the Seeker the Stranger.
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“I don't speak Spanish,” says the Stranger.
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Meanwhile the goat drains everyone's energy, by constantly criticizing and complaining about everything:
“My back hurts. There is too much sulfur in the air. It's too warm. Life is pain. I want to leave this place.”
The Goat is an energy vampire. His favorite conversation topics are taxes and insurances.
His catchphrases are:
“Please feel sorry for me! I am always the victim.”
“I am done with this Life!”
and “Earth is a prison planet!”
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The pigeon has a hard time staying awake, as they are listening to the goat with their full attention. Even though it drains them of all their energy, the pigeon doesn't want to seem rude.
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Meanwhile the chicken walks next to the bear. They are both walking with an uncomfortable silence, until the chicken breaks the ice:
“Did you know, that birds are not real?”
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The bear suddenly stops in his tracks. He is speechless.
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“Birds are actually drones, that the government uses to spy on us,” continues the chicken in an alien costume. “Some say that the birds are slowly being replaced, but my stance is, that there never were any birds to begin with...”
“Dude,” interrupts the bear. “You are a fucking chicken.”
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The chicken inspects his wings.
“Oh these? Where I am from everyone wears red feathers as protective armor. However earth-seeds, such as you wouldn't know about that. It's like an Andromeda thing, ye know.”
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Meanwhile the dog is seeking enlightenment.
“I almost had it,” barks the dog. “I always see it in the corner of my eye... Enlightenment, that is... But I can never grasp it.”
“I have already found enlightenment a long time ago,” purrs the cat. “Let's do an AMA. You can Ask Me Anything.”
Suddenly the dog is distracted by some smell, turns his head and sees something moving at the corner of his eye.
“There it is! Enlightenment!” barks the dog euphoric, while hunting his own tail.
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Quietly following behind the group is a male scorpion called Lachlan. He is the last of his kind. He remains hidden. His gaze is fixed on the Seeker.
“This is him... Finally, after all this time, I found him. The one, who shot the explosive arrow. I will now avenge you, Chloe.”
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The conversations stop one after the other, as all ears listen to the Strangers whistling. A song that sounds familiar to all of them. The Stranger creates harmonious sounds with his mouth. Like an ancient language, long forgotten, buried deep in the sand.
The pigeon joins in. Whistling with a sweet voice. The squirrel claps in rhythm. The fox joins in, snapping. The chicken, the bear and the dog move their heads. The pigeon and eagle dance in the air. The cat, squirrel and bunny dance on ground. Even the Goat taps with his hoofs and nods.
The song becomes more powerful. It's getting stronger and stronger. All start to hum along.
The squirrel manifests a drum set. In her wild drumming she tells a story of joy and freedom. Her optimism and joyful attitude, warms even the coldest of hearts. She tells a story about finding joy even in the darkest nights.
The goat manifests a violin. His play tells of sadness. But hidden deep within his melody, there is an inner kindness that no one ever sees. His music tells a story about a goat whose fleece will turn into gold.
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The cat manifests a piano. Each key, she presses with special care. Always striving for perfection. She sings a song that starts with loneliness and ends in happiness. Her song is about following her heart even in the storm.
The fox manifests a saxophone. His song tells a story of coolness and smoothness, walking with boldness through life. Playing pranks and overcoming challenges. His song speaks about laughing at the cosmic joke.
The eagle manifests a bass guitar. He plays with confidence. He sings a song of justice, of integrity and honor. His song is authentic, he doesn't care what people like him. His song speaks about following your dreams.
The bear manifests an acoustic guitar. A tune of calm and peace with a softness you wouldn't expect from such a giant bear. His music tells a story about standing up for himself.
The dog starts beat boxing. Creating sounds with his snout, like a DJ at a rooftop party. He is the one guy, everyone wants to be friends with. His song is about finding himself.
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The pigeon starts to sing. A wonderful song of kindness and purity, a song of compassion directly from the heavens. Their song tells a story of the silent one, who begins to talk.
The bunny is playing with the triangle. A simple, but beautiful play with sounds, like church bells. Her soul sings of an appreciation for all the beautiful things in the world. She faces the world with unwavering curiosity and wonder. Her song is one of Healing and transforming.
The chicken is shredding with his electric guitar. He is going full heavy metal. A very fast rhythm. His head starts banging. He takes a deep inhale and then screams like a metal core lead singer. His soul song speaks of finding inner strength and hidden bravery.
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When it was the goldfish's turn, he starts to rap in Spanish. Rapping about his story of hardship and challenge, of stubbornness and endurance. His song is about never giving up faith in yourself.
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Even the scorpion who observes everything from a distance, feels compelled to clap along to the music. But he resists the urge.
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All voices, sounds and instruments mixed together into One single, harmonious symphony. Everyone was playing their part. The symphony got louder and louder. The song mutates, it gets even more complex and beautiful.
All of their hearts were open for a moment. There was a unity of consciousness. A synchronization with source. All were One in this harmonious symphony.
At the very moment, as the song comes to it's crescendo, all participants had a sudden vision. A sudden flash. One single image, which was different for every one of them.
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All breathed out in unison. As the song was over, everything was quiet for a moment. All have seen, what is possible to achieve through Togetherness. They were overcome with emotions. There it was again, this joy, they thought, they had lost. This hidden light revealed itself. Some cried tears of joy, others were hiding their faces.
All LEVEL UP
+ 10.000 EXP
SEEKER LVL 12!
+ 10 Max Vibes (50 Total)
+ 11 Companions
+ 5 Love
NEW ABILITY UNLOCKED: WAVE OF LIGHT
NEW ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: THE GATHERING OF THE ARCHETYPES
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The mysterious stranger clears his throat:
“Perhaps now that I finally have your attention... Shall we talk about 'the tribe of Humanity'?”
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TO BE CONTINUED
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Continuing a post series for aggregate discussion about all flavors of bass music happening around NYC and beyond. The intent is to get the ball rolling in generating more buzz and awareness around bass music events, promoters, etc., so feel free to post about anything BASS (Trap, Dubstep, Experimental Bass, Drum N Bass, Bass House, UKG, Jungle all of it!) -- what music you're listening or looking forward to, what events are coming up, or any festival stories you want to share 🔮. If you're interested in joining a community dedicated to NYC bass music, check out the Discord linked below.
IT IS GETTING NICE OUT AND WE LOVE TO SEE IT. Summer season is announced so we're back with another edition of bassheads digest. As the summer is getting packed out, may return in the middle of July to post an update with any local shows that get announced for August. Let me know in the comments what shows you're excited for.
Looking to do more content to put on and give a voice to local scene shows & groups, so let me know if there's anything you'd like to see (interviews, free ticket drops, media content, etc.) Hope to see you at some shows 🧙‍♂️.
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Upcoming Events: 5/24 Fri - BASS BOAT: Layz @ Pier 15 Hornblower Cruises [Dubstep] 5/24 Fri - RP Boo, Kush Jones, DJ Sour @ Rash [Jungle/Footwork] 5/24 Fri - Big Business Corporate Hostile Takeover @ Trans-pecos [DnB / Hardcore] 5/25 Sat - EAZYBAKED, Kursa, parkbreezy @ SILO Brooklyn [Downtempo / Experimental Bass] 5/25 Sat - 🌟Synchro Events: beastboi @ Market Hotel [Dubstep] 5/25 Sat - Existential Dance Music: San Holo @ The Summer Club [Trap/Brostep] 5/25 Sat - Hamdi @ Elsewhere [Bass/Dub] 5/27 Mon - Swami Sound @ Public Records [UKG] 5/30 Thu - Jayline, Hydee, Lovelace, DJ Nope @ Brooklyn Monarch [Jungle/DNB] 5/31 Fri - 🌟City Soul Drum N Bass: Remniqe, DJ EH, DJ Nope, Blcklst & More @ Wonderville [DnB] 5/31 Fri - Somatek: Story Time @ The Meadows [Bass / Trap] 5/31 Fri - Good Times Ahead (GTA) @ Elsewhere Rooftop [Bass/Trap] 5/31 Fri - 🌟Heads Know: Hu Dat, Nanoos, Jialing @ SILO Brooklyn [Club] 5/31 Fri - Rane, Pyro, Gramgreene, Kohdubz, Momoney @ The Broadway [Riddim] 6/1 Sat - YOOKiE @ SILO Brooklyn [TRASH] 6/1 Sat - TWIST: Sir Spyro, Eva Loveless, Don-Ri b2b DivPro @ TBA - Bedstuy [DnB / Grime] 6/1 Sat - Liquid Drum & Bass: Big Bud, Furney, A sides & more @ Music Hall of Williamsburg [DnB] 6/2 Sun - 🌟Big Drum & Bass Party: Enei B2B Kasra @ Robertas [DnB] 6/6 Thu - Player Dave, Introspekt, True Vine @ Elsewhere Rooftop [Future Bass / UKG] 6/6 Thu - Midnight Tyrannosaurus @ Deluxx Fluxx NYC [Dubstep] 6/7 Fri - OSSX, DJ Sour @ Rash [Club / Breaks] 6/7 Fri - 🌟Unravel: Victory Corp, BLCKLST, Samisosa, Gigi Rio @ Honeys [UKG] 6/8 Sat - william crooks, Timi O, Ehiorobo, Icarus Moth @ Elsewhere Z1 [Future Bass?] 6/8 Sat - 🌟Sermon Presents: Halogenix, Madam X, Bukez Finezt @ More @ Chocolate Factory [Bass] 6/14 Sat - BIIANCO, Mary Droppinz, Kandylion @ House of Yes [Bass House] 6/15 Sat - SNAILS @ Webster Hall [Vomitstep] 6/15 Sat - 🌟City Soul Presents: Reid Speed, Evol Intent, Dali, Bagger Vance @ The Meadows [DnB] 6/15 Sat - Wavedash @ Elsewhere Z1 [Brostep] 6/15 Sat - Opiuo, ThoughT Process, Freddy Todd @ House of Yes [Downtempo Bass / Glitch] 6/15 Sat - 🌟Inaktiv, Joust, SHMURDA, Steak @ The Broadway BK [Riddim] 6/16 Sun - 19th Annual Drum and Bass BBQ: Dave Schichman, DJ Strive & More @ Cedar Creek Park [DnB] 6/22 Sat - Habstrakt @ Musica NYC [Bass House] 6/28 Fri - Aweminus, syzy @ The Meadows [Dubstep] 7/4 Thu - Yung Singh @ Elsewhere Rooftop July 4th [Garage] 7/4 Thu - Synchro & Radiate Presents: Manifest [EDM] 7/6 Sat - REZZ, INZO, Grabbitz & More @ Brooklyn Mirage [Bass] 7/6 Sat - MPH, Homeroom, Gigi Rio @ Elsewhere Brooklyn [UKG / Bass House] 7/7 Sun - 🌟Big Drum & Bass Party: Turno, Dieselboy, Dave Schichman [DnB] 7/12 Fri - Lunar Lounge & House Hats: The Sponges, Aazure, RNE, Brant Wolff [Bass House] 7/13 Sat - Skeler, ESCPE, BACKWHEN, Djedi @ H0l0 [Bass / Phonk] 7/19 Fri - Black Book On The Pier: Chris Lake, Green Velvet & More [Bass House] 7/19 Fri - 🌟Az Presents: Sanzu, Chango, SLYCKZ & More [Riddim] 7/20 Sat - Black Book On The Pier: Chris Lake, Green Velvet & More [Bass House] 7/26 Fri - Zeds Dead Presents Altered States Sunset Cruise @ Circle Line Cruises 7/27 Sat - Slushii @ Webster Hall [Future Bass] 8/2 Fri - Hedex @ Webster Hall [DnB] 8/16 Fri - Borgore @ Musica NYC [Dubstep] 8/16 Fri - Notion @ Elsewhere Rooftop [Bass House] 8/17 Sat - TroyBoi, Mr. Carmack, Pluko, Jon Casey @ Brooklyn Mirage [Trap] 8/24 Sat - Yetep @ The Meadows [Melodic Dubstep]
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Bass / DnB event hosting groups in NYC (search on Instagram): Sermon_nation, Driven_am, Dubdaynyc, Subsound_ny, Myrtleavesound, Synchroevents, riddimnyc, heartbeatsnyc, SmackNYC, Heartbeats, Somatek.nyc, Stankface.nyc
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★ Skeleton Knife Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $442.05

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★ Ursus Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $178.18

★ Ursus Knife Ultraviolet (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $155.13

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★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $2142.02

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★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.51

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★ Falchion Knife Urban Masked (Well-Worn), B/O: $112.81

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★ Falchion Knife Forest DDPAT (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.82

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★ Survival Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03

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★ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $246.55

★ Gut Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $240.77

★ Gut Knife, B/O: $210.49

★ Gut Knife Lore (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.22

★ Gut Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $151.51

★ Gut Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.94

★ Gut Knife Rust Coat (Well-Worn), B/O: $118.99

★ Gut Knife Boreal Forest (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.80

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★ Shadow Daggers Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $105.20

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Hello all, I know quite a few members of this group either are struggling with their experience, have hesitation in beginning theirs or just are curious about what they can expect and not expect from trt, so I wanted to share mine. Hopefully it helps bring a pragmatic mindset to all that are interested in reading this.
My background: 42 yr old male. I have adhd, some anxiety, am prone to social alcoholism and binge drinking, and am also prone to depression, though it has never been more than very transient. My hobbies are drumming and also I have been lifting weights for almost 20 years but did not start taking it seriously until a couple of years ago. But just from the weightlifting as a hobby, I would watch videos and read up a lot on anatomy, physiology and nutrition and so was very familiar with trt before even considering it. I noticed around my late thirties that my sexual drive was significantly lower and I just didn’t have as much passion for things as I used to. I went to my primary dr at 40 yrs and asked for a blood test to check my levels. He denied me, stating he didn’t like the test, as it’s not a very accurate one. I switched Drs for various reasons and asked my new one about a year later for a test. He also dismissed it, albeit for different reasons, stating that it was a form of long covid. I had Covid in January of 2021 and again in January of this year, for reference.
Last year I went on a fat loss diet that spanned 24 weeks. I went from 225 to 175. I had significant diet fatigue at the end. I was really not feeling social, felt tired all the time, still no sex drive and in fact it almost felt non existent. I would please myself once a week just to make sure I “still had it in me” lol. I returned back to maintenance calories and felt more and more myself after a couple months, but still noticed things weren’t the way they used to be from a few years back. So I went to a men’s clinic and of course they were happy to take my money and test me. My levels were at 213. She put me on 160 mg split into two 80 mg pins a week and had me take 1 pill of clomid 24-48 hours prior to injection. I know a lot of you find the clomid redundant. For the first six weeks I noticed:

• Increased sex drive, first and foremost. A lot more boners.
  
• more assertiveness; less hesitation during any dialogue with anyone
  
• less anxiety, more confidence with my decisions and more comfortability with outcomes out of my control
  
• increased strength, increased muscle mass, increased recovery
  

I was already gaining some weight back from the diet but within the last 5 months I have gone from 175-205. I am still quite lean, I’d say around 17-18%.
I also was single until January when I started dating, again. This definitely adds to the dynamic of variables when adjusting your hormones. It was a little bit of an adjustment to start dating again while starting trt. In some ways things were better than ever and still are. I didn’t hesitate to go for that kiss, or compliment them, and I asserted myself in a more masculine behavior. But I did notice a more amplified feeling when I really liked them. And if it didn’t work out I’d have a more amplified feeling of disappointment or depression or whatever for a couple of days, which I feel logically was from the trt. I noticed that my sexual ability was great up until the 6/7 week marker when it just kind of stopped working. I talked to my dr at the clinic about this. She suggested more bloodwork at that 6 week mark. My test was 1140 but my estrogen was also high so we tried lowering the test injections for 160 to 120 split into two 60 mg pins. Things felt better for a couple weeks but it all returned again (sexual ability, amplified feelings during what I perceived as negative experiences). They put me on 1 mg of anastrazole per week. We got blood work done a few weeks later. Test levels were around 1000 and estrogen was very low. So her and I agreed to keep the estrogen blocker at the same and titrate the test back up to 160. This was about a month ago.
I now feel great. My sex drive is consistently up, and I’m not feeling overly emotional about things. Ultimately, I’m more confident, stronger, more muscular, less concerned with outcomes out of my control. Ok with my decisions when they aren’t the preference or when they are tough decisions.
I am almost lifting the same numbers that I did in my late twenties minus all of the aches and injuries (still have to be careful). When I have a busy week or weekend I just seem to be fine and not really think about being too tired. That doesn’t mean I’m above feeling fatigue, I just notice it’s not on my mind. I have passion again to be playing drums and feeling social, though oddly I am fine with not being social, so it kind of just remained the same, as far as frequency and desire to socialize or meet a girl for a date. I stay leaner and can get away with a little divulging here and there when it comes to drinks or sweets or unhealthy food. My caloric intake is the highest it’s been and I’m able to stay lean.
I have gotten my comprehensive blood done through the clinic and also my primary Dr. My cholesterol is the lowest it’s ever been. I wonder if that’s from the fat loss diet? My hematocrit is high but not dangerous. We are keeping our eye on it in case I need to donate blood. My BUN is high but these tests are done in the morning so that could be just temporary early day mild dehydration. I do notice sometimes after an intense workout the area I worked out will tense up, not necessarily a cramp but probably from not taking in the water amounts I should be (1-1.5 gallons a day) or perhaps the excessive pump. My b12 is very low, though. And my primary is NOT happy that I am on trt lol. But whatever. I plan on taking test for the rest of my active life.
Hope this helps! And I will answer any and every question if elaboration is needed. I wanted to really get personal in the event that someone else can relate in any way. Thanks for those who took the time to read my post!

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I wanted to catalogue all the P-MODEL songs that Hirasawa has remade post the dissolution of P-MODEL. So, after 2000.
There have been many songs performed but which ones have been rearranged, or remixed, or remade? I'm trying to catalogue all songs but the songs in the 2000s baffle me because of lack of good sources.
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1. Solid Air 2005
2. FULU HE HE HE 2005
3. Cyborg (Phonon 2550 ver.)
4. MONSTER A GO GO 2008
5. Art Blind (Kangenshugi)
6. Missile (Kangenshugi)
7. Solid Air (Kangenshugi)
8. Chevron (Kangenshugi)
9. Leak (Kangenshugi)
10. Goes on Ghost (Kangenshugi)
11. WIRESELF (Kangenshugi)
12. DUSToid (Kangenshugi)
13. ASHURA CLOCK (Kangenshugi)
14. Another Day (Kangenshugi)
15. Solid Air (Phonon 2553 ver.)
16. Cyborg (Phonon 2555 ver.)
17. Cyborg (9th Mandala ver.)
18. Oh Mama! (回=回 ver.)
19. 2D OR NOT 2D (回=回 ver.)
20. Zebra (回=回 ver.)
21. Disgusting Telephone (回=回 ver.)
22. Recovery Ship (回=回 ver.)
23. FULU HE HE HE 2019
24. Jungle Bed 1.5
25. Oyasumi Dog (Ethical Trek 2K20 03 ver.)
26. Looping Opposition (Ethical Trek 2K20 03 ver.)
27. Logical Airforce (2 4 Mandala ver.) *
28. Holland Element 2021
29. BIIIG EYE (Hybrid Phonon 2566 ver.)
30. Oyasumi Dog (Hybrid Phonon 2566 ver.) ^
31. Welcome to The House of Chrono-Synclastic Infundibulum (Hybrid Phonon 2566 ver.)
32. Zombi (Hybrid Phonon 2566 ver.)
33. MONSTER A GO GO (Hybrid Phonon 2566 ver.)
34. 1778 - 1985 (Hybrid Phonon 2566 ver.)
35. The Great Brain (Hybrid Phonon 2566 ver.)

^\ faster beat, drums, different interlude) ^\ new vocal sample different from Ethical Trek 2K20 03 ver.)
Of these 3, 16, 18, 19, 27, 29, 30, 31 are not available to purchase and have never been officially as individual songs or as albums. The chance that 3 and 16 ever see the light of a release is nil. But 18, 19, 27, 29, 31 may see a release. (As athosique suggested via a Way of Live 3) 30 is probably never going to be released.
So far I've counted 35 rearrangements / remixes / remakes.
Are there any more? For example a lot more has been performed, like Waste Cabaret, Black in White, Rocket Shoot II and Speed Tube (and more) Having listened to all, none seem like rearrangements. (Speed Tube performed in Ethical Trek 2K20 03 I have not heard)
Is there any information about the 2008 concert for which MONSTER A GO GO was rearranged?
If you have any information, please share.