Gil Scott-Heron with Brian Jackson and the Midnight Band
Village Gate, New York, NY
1976-xx-xx

WRVR FM Reel to Reel Master

One of my first, when I was young and emotional:

If you have ever lived in, or around a big city anywhere in the world, or if you have ever been in one long enough to catch it's flavor, you need this music.

This music speaks the city, with latin-tinged jazz fusion, street-corner down-home musicians playing the local riffs with bongos and drums. In this case, the neighborhood kid made it big, but not big enough that everybody has heard of him.

It is a low-down dirty shame that you probably haven't heard of Gil-Scott Heron. But, you need to hear him, just the same. And, after your jaw drops and shatters in a million pieces on the floor, you might ask yourself: What the f__K happened to this kind of feeling?

In this case, the city is New York, but don't let that fool or bother you. The fact that it is New York means that this particular kind of music is the real thing, not some plastic wannabe or club act. It is genuine, gritty, soul conscious, and completely real.

You might just want to take a deep breath after listening to this, and give thanks for something. Maybe that it's now 2008 instead of 2005 when this first appeared, and that you are still breathing.

Off the soapbox!!

Enjoy this great, great show!

D.

Setlist:
1. Intro Jam
2. 17th Street
3. Must Be Something We Can Do
4. It's Your World
5. Home Is Where The Hatred Is
6. Johannesburg

Enjoy!

A DoinkerTape


Possible line-up:
Gil Scott-Heron : vocals, piano, percussion
Brian Jackson : piano, flute
Bilal Sunni Ali : Tenor Sax, Flute
Delbert Taylor : Trumpet
Dr. Barnett Williams : Congas, Percussion
Tony Duncanson : Congas, Bongos, Timbales
Reggie Brisbane : Trap Drums, Percussion
Danny Bowens : Electric Bass, Vocals
Victor Brown : Vocals

http://gilscottheron.net/

Four different sets of artwork included!

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First uploaded to DIME by Doinker in November 2005.
This reseed by propylaen in March 2014.

Enjoy!

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