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Gil Scott-Heron
The Mind Of Gil Scott-Heron
Album US 1978 on Arista label
Jazz and Spoken Word (Spoken Word, Poetry, Monolog)
Contains a 24-page color booklet with all lyrics and b/w photos of 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. This poem was composed in October, i977, and is not to be confused (because of the title) with previous New Deals as set forth by FDR, DDE, JFK or LBJ. It is the conclusion of an era of stagnation presided over by the Mill House and the Out House. B1: This poem was originally composed in the Spring of 1978, after the death of Brother Jose Campos Torres at the hands of police in Houston, Texas, 1t was a realization of the fact that the activism was decreased in many places. The continuing outrage and mistreatment of members of minority communities was scarcely followed suit. In Houston, Philadelphia, and half a hundred other locations in the U.S., minority communities have not gained the respect of certain facts of this government. B2: Recorded in concert February, 1978, at Loeb Student Center/NYU This poem was originally composed in March, 1975, and organized around the letter "C" as in Conspiracy. B3: Recorded in concert at Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts, July, 1976, record in celebration of this country's 200fh anniversary.
Musicians
 | Gil Scott-Heron voc, 1949-2011 JM vocals, narrator, producer, written by, album by |
 | Danny Bowens b, US bass |
 | Bob Adams dr, drums |
 | Brian Jackson voc, p, *1952 US piano |
 | Malcolm Cecil syn, b, *1937 GB synthesizer, bass |
Composers
| Gil Scott-Heron |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H2O Gate Blues | Gil Scott-Heron | 7:59 | |
| 2 | We Beg Your Pardon | Gil Scott-Heron | 7:52 | |
| 3 | The New Deal | Gil Scott-Heron | 3:10 | |
| 4 | Jose Campos Torres | Gil Scott-Heron | 2:36 | |
| 5 | The Ghetto Code (Dot Dot Dit Dot Dit Dot Dot Dash) | Gil Scott-Heron | 12:56 | |
| 6 | Bicentennial Blues | Gil Scott-Heron | 8:39 |
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