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Gil Scott-Heron
Reflections
Album US 1981 on Arista label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Funk)
Recorded at T.O.N.T.O., Santa Monica, California April-June, 1981 and BIAS Studio, Springfield, Virginia June, 1981 Personnel: (The Amnesia Express and Guests)
Musicians
 | Gil Scott-Heron voc, 1949-2011 JM electric piano, producer, vocals, album by, music by, lyrics by, arranged by, horns, written by, poem: the siege of new orleans, music by, arranged by, horns, written by, poem, song |
 | Mei Tei Sing Smith artwork, collage |
 | Robbie Gordon b, voc, GB bass |
 | Kenny Powell dr, drums |
 | Ed Brady g, guitar |
| Sonia Santos other, hair & makeup |
| Hui Wang other, stylist |
 | Glen Turner p, piano, electric piano, organ, clavinet, harmonica, synthesizer, string, music by |
 | Vernon James sax, bs, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, flutes, music by, arranged by, arrangement |
 | Carl Cornwell , tenor saxophone |
 | Leon Williams ts, ss, tenor saxophone |
 | Kenny Sheffield , trumpet, flugelhorn, arranged by, horns |
 | Ken Lazarus g, voc, JM guitar, guitar, bubble guitar |
 | Larry McDonald perc, *1939 JM percussion, timbales, co-producer, timely production assistance |
 | Ethan Ivy , handclaps, claptomaniacs |
 | Greg Wright b, handclaps, claptomaniacs |
 | Jeff Left , handclaps, claptomaniacs |
| Otis White , handclaps, claptomaniacs |
| Pierre Touge , handclaps, claptomaniacs |
| Terry Later , handclaps, claptomaniacs |
Producers
| Donn Davenport design, art direction |
| Vincent Hughes Frye photography by |
| Malcolm Cecil producer |
| Denis Heron producer, east coast production assistance |
| Terry Later producer, west coast production assistance |
| Clydene Jackson backing vocals |
| Julia Waters backing vocals |
| Maxine Waters backing vocals |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storm Music | Gil Scott-Heron | Gil Scott-Heron | 4:51 |
| 2 | Grandma's Hands | Gil Scott-Heron | Bill Withers | 5:24 |
| 3 | Is That Jazz? | Gil Scott-Heron | Gil Scott-Heron | 3:43 |
| 4 | Morning Thoughts | Gil Scott-Heron | 4:37 | |
| 5 | Inner City Blues (Poem: "The Siege Of New Orleans) | Gil Scott-Heron | James Nyx, Marvin Gaye, Gil Scott-Heron | 5:46 |
| 6 | Gun | Gil Scott-Heron | Gil Scott-Heron | 4:00 |
| 7 | "B" Movie | Gil Scott-Heron | Gil Scott-Heron | 12:10 |
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