Pieces of a Man is the first studio album by American vocalist Gil Scott-Heron. It was recorded in April 1971 at RCA Studios in New York City and released later that year by Flying Dutchman Records. The album followed Heron's debut live album Small Talk at 125th and Lenox (1970) and departed from that album's spoken word performance, instead featuring compositions in a more conventional popular song structure.
Vocals, Narrator, Producer, Written-By – Gil Scott-Heron. A1: Recorded October 1973 at DB Sound Studios, Silver Springs, Maryland The H2O Gate Blues poem was originally composed in March 1973, and presented for the first time in concert at the Berkley Jazz Festival in April of that year. A2: Recorded December, 1974, in concert at Loeb Student Center, Campus of New York Univercity. This poem was composed shortly after former President Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon. A3:Recorded at Tonto Studios, Santa Monica, California, in the Spring of 1978.
Subtitled 'A collection of poetry and music' 1: Recorded October 1973 at DB Sound Studios, Silver Spring, Maryland 2: Recorded December 1974 in concert at Loeb Student Center Campus of New York University 3: Recorded at Tonto Studios, Santa Monica, California in the Spring of 1978 4: Originally composed in the Spring of 1978, this recording unknown 5: Recorded in concert February 1978. at Loeb Student Center Campus of New York University 6: Recorded in concert at Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts July 1976 7: Recorded in 1990 in Cologne, Germany and London, England
This compilation of primarily spoken word poetry is a showcase for Scott-Heron's mastery of rhythm and showmanship. However, too many of the poems are dated political rants that, while occasionally biting and amusing, don't hold up to the passage of time.
The Mind of Gil Scott-Heron (1978 Original Version) Tracklist. 1. H2Ogate Blues by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson Lyrics. 2. We Beg Your Pardon (Pardon Our Analysis) by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson Lyrics. 3. The New Deal Lyrics. 4. Jose Campos Torres Lyrics.
Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1, 1949 in Chicago, died May 27, 2011 in New York City) was an American poet and musician, known primarily for his late 1960s and early 1970s work as a spoken word performer, associated with African American militant activists.
Artists Gil Scott-Heron The Mind of Gil Scott Heron. The Mind of Gil Scott Heron Gil Scott-Heron. The Mind of Gil Scott Heron. This album has an average beat per minute of BPM (slowest/fastest tempos:, BPM). Tracklist The Mind of Gil Scott Heron.
Free Will (Gil Scott-Heron album). Free Will is the second studio album by American recording artist Gil Scott-Heron, released in August 1972 on Flying Dutchman Records. Recordings sessions for the album took place on March 2 and 3, 1972 at RCA Studios in New York City, and production was handled by producer Bob Thiele.