Re: Gil Scott-Heron

people (enjoy@hypercon.com)
Wed, 06 Aug 1997 10:33:39 -0500


i'm sure the albums are cool, but if you get the opportunity to check
him live, do so. not as fiery as once before, but still sets its
straight,
no hype. i saw him perform in houston, tx about 2 years ago...
he reaches for truth...(as Keats said, that is beauty)

peace

At 11:10 AM 8/5/97 +0100, you wrote:
>Not to mention Winter in America featuring "The bottle" what else needs
>to be said. Theres also Gil and the Amnesia Express if only I could
>remember the name of the album. I know that it's a green album and came
>out in 90/91. It used to be a great favourite when i used to DJ on
>pirate radio in the UK. It's a mainly live album "somewhere in ..." Gil
>couldn't remember where. It features the Bottle, three miles down,
>Washington DC and Gun. I agree though his best albums were probably
with
>Brian Jackson.
>
>C-Ya,
>Winston.
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>From: Jon Jung
>To: 'acid-jazz'; nw18@dial.pipex.com
>Subject: RE: Gil Scott-Heron
>Date: Monday, 04 August, 1997 21:04
>
>Well, there's the classic live/studio double album "It's Your World".
A
>definite must but not available on CD (except import). My current fave
>is
>"Real Eyes", again not on disc.
>
>On CD, there is only slim pickins: his first (forget then name but it's
>street
>names "On 110th and Lennox" or something. This one is spoken
>word/poetry
>material with rhythms. Deep. "Pieces of a Man", the classic with "The
>Revolution...". "Free Will", half/half spoken word and musical
numbers.
>All
>on Flying Dutchman/RCA. There are also two "best of" collections on CD
>as well
>and, of course, his latest one which was referred to in another post.
>
>Some others on album that I can remember off the top of my head: "Stand
>By Me"
>(this one is actually Bernard Purdie's album but Gil makes an
appearance
>on a
>cut and this album is very hard to find, too), "Secrets", "First
Minutes
>of a
>New Day" (I think this is the title), "Moving Target", "From South
>Carolina to
>South Africa" (I think this is the title, sorry my memory is not too
>good).
>
>I'll check my collection tonight and see what else I have...
>
> --Jon
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>Recommendations on Gil CD/LP's most welcome. Chris
>
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>> From: Jon Jung <jjung@mail.summer.hawaii.edu>
>> To: 'acid-jazz' <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>; nw18@dial.pipex.com
>> Subject: RE: Gil Scott-Heron
>> Date: 04 August 1997 11:52
>>
>> Definitely, I have most of his '70s records when he, like so many
>others,
>put
>> out his best material...I can make reccommendations if you like.
>>
>> --Jon
>>
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>> The question is - is this man funky? I think so having just bought
>his
>> two-CD "Best of" compilation Glory. Has he any other fans out there?
>If
>> so, let's talk Gil now! Chris
>>
>
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