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Gil Scott-Heron's third album is split down the middle, the first side being a purely musical experience with a full band (including flutist Hubert Laws and drummer Pretty Purdie), the second functioning more as a live rap session with collaborator Brian Jackson on flute and a few friends on percussion. For side one, although he's overly tentative on the ballad "The Middle of Your Day," Scott-Heron excels on the title track and the third song, "The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues," one of his best, best-known performances. The second side is more of an impromptu performance, with Scott-Heron often explaining his tracks by way of introduction ("No Knock" referred to a new police policy whereby knocking was no longer required before entering a house, "And Then He Wrote Meditations" being Scott-Heron's tribute to John Coltrane). His first exploration of pure music-making, Free Will functions as one of Scott-Heron's most visceral performance, displaying a maturing artist who still draws on the raw feeling of his youth. The Bluebird reissue from 2001 includes eight alternate takes, best being an alternate of the title track.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Brian Jackson, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Bienstock Publishing Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1972 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Brian Jackson, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Bienstock Publishing Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1972 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Brian Jackson, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Bienstock Publishing Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1972 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Brian Jackson, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Bienstock Publishing Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1972 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Bienstock Publishing Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1972 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Bienstock Publishing Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1972 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Brouhaha Music, MusicPublisher - Bienstock Publishing Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1972 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Cayman Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1972 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Brouhaha Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1972 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Brouhaha Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1972 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Brouhaha Music, MusicPublisher - Bienstock Publishing Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1972 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Cayman Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1972 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Brian Jackson, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Bienstock Publishing Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 2012 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Brian Jackson, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Bienstock Publishing Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 2012 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Brian Jackson, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Bienstock Publishing Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 2012 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Brian Jackson, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Bienstock Publishing Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 2012 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Bienstock Publishing Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 2012 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Bienstock Publishing Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 2012 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Brouhaha Music, MusicPublisher - Bienstock Publishing Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 2012 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Cayman Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 2012 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Brouhaha Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 2012 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Brouhaha Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 2012 Flying Dutchman Records
Gil Scott-Heron, Composer, MainArtist - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Cayman Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 2012 Flying Dutchman Records
Album review
Gil Scott-Heron's third album is split down the middle, the first side being a purely musical experience with a full band (including flutist Hubert Laws and drummer Pretty Purdie), the second functioning more as a live rap session with collaborator Brian Jackson on flute and a few friends on percussion. For side one, although he's overly tentative on the ballad "The Middle of Your Day," Scott-Heron excels on the title track and the third song, "The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues," one of his best, best-known performances. The second side is more of an impromptu performance, with Scott-Heron often explaining his tracks by way of introduction ("No Knock" referred to a new police policy whereby knocking was no longer required before entering a house, "And Then He Wrote Meditations" being Scott-Heron's tribute to John Coltrane). His first exploration of pure music-making, Free Will functions as one of Scott-Heron's most visceral performance, displaying a maturing artist who still draws on the raw feeling of his youth. The Bluebird reissue from 2001 includes eight alternate takes, best being an alternate of the title track.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:42
- Main artists: Gil Scott-Heron
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ACE RECORDS
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 2014 Ace Records
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