Pieces of a Man (Remastered) Gil Scott-Heron
Album info
Album-Release:
2014
HRA-Release:
28.01.2022
Album including Album cover
- 1The Revolution Will Not Be Televised03:06
- 2Save the Children04:26
- 3Lady Day and John Coltrane03:35
- 4Home Is Where the Hatred Is03:20
- 5When You Are Who You Are03:21
- 6I Think I'll Call It Morning03:30
- 7Pieces of a Man04:52
- 8A Sign of the Ages04:01
- 9Or Down You Fall03:12
- 10The Needle's Eye04:49
- 11The Prisoner09:25
- 12Chains03:24
- 13Peace06:07
- 14A Toast to the People03:26
Info for Pieces of a Man (Remastered)
"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 Scott-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.
"Pieces of a Man" marked the first of several collaborations by Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, who played piano throughout the record. It is one of Scott-Heron's most critically acclaimed albums and one of the Flying Dutchman label's best-selling LP's. Earning modest success after its release, Pieces of a Man has received retrospective praise from critics. Music critics have suggested that Heron's combination of R&B, soul, jazz-funk, and proto-rap influenced the development of electronic dance music and hip hop.
Gil Scott-Heron, guitar, piano, vocals
Hubert Laws, flute, saxophone
Brian Jackson, piano
Burt Jones, electric guitar
Ron Carter, bass
Bernard Purdie, drums
Johnny Pate, conductor
Digitally remastered
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