"Listen Up!..I've heard it said..and I also read that music hath charm to soothe the savage beast..but it seems to me the so-called music of today agitates the savage beast..to say the least..now what I'd like to know where did the music go..what happend to Moon & June..to harmony and melody..to singers who sing on key..and eighteen cats playin' together musically..well, let me hip you to the fact..good music is where it's at..and it feels right at home..as sit always has..in JAZZ..case in point..CHARLIE PARKER...Man, you ain't never heard anybody play like him..Jim!..he was the "Bird"..soaring with grace along his own musical flight path..withstanding the wrath of those who didn't dig his playing..but I'm saying Diz and Monk had eyes..'cause they realized "Bird" was a phenom..an icon..a cat who actually in reality..rejected the accepted language of Jazz..it wasn't for the barrooms or for dancers only..it was a music to be listened to..and he knew it would be difficult to do..but he blew!..and with cats like Monk..Diz..Max and Miles hangin' on.."Bird" came on strong..they all watched him soar..looking for more musical challenges..the demons and fears were always around..trying to keep him down..but "Bird" played in spite of adversity..and always painted a musical masterpiece. "Bird" died at age 34..and just how much more music did he have left in him..nobody knows..so to close..I'd like to reiterate..and set the record straight.."Bird Lives, Man"..(later for Elvis).."Bird Lives"

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