Bird and Diz: Limited Edition 180gm Red Vinyl LP (Centennial Celebration Collection) Braids When I first met them

When I first met them [during exchange workshops]

the album's lyrical themes deal with problems lead vocalist Chester Bennington experienced during his adolescence

The album is about somebody coming of age

The way the South hums alive all night in the summers and into fall

When a musical ensemble chooses to self-title an album mid-career

Bird and Diz: Limited Edition 180gm Red Vinyl LP (Centennial Celebration Collection) Braids When I first met themThis release presents the complete widely celebrated Massey Hall concert, performed in Canada by an all star quintet of bebop founders which would never be reunited again. It appears here in the actual order of performance and without the added bass and echo which darkened the sound quality of some issues. As a bonus, we present a version of "Bass ically Speaking". Although the track was recorded at a New York studio, Mingus originally included it,