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Winter In America (CD)

By: Brian Jackson (Artist) and Gil Scott-Heron (Artist)

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DISC 1 for Winter In America (CD) Album By Brian Jackson (Artist) and Gil...
1   Peace Go With You, Brother (As-Salaam-Alaikum)
2   Rivers Of My Fathers
3   Very Precious Time, A
4   Back Home
5   Bottle, The
6   Song For Bobby Smith
7   Your Daddy Loves You
8   H20gate Blues
9   Peace Go With You, Brother (Wa-Alaikum-Salaam)
10   Winter In America - (live)
11   Song For Bobby Smith, A - (live)
12   Your Daddy Loves You - (live)
13   The Bottle / Guan Guanco - (live)
 

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Review

Uncut (3/03, p.120) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The album is inward and thoughtful, an extended mood piece which haunts and intrigues..."
Uncut (p.115) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Majestic and haunting."
Vibe (3/98, p.150) - "...a music statement as revolutionary as his incisive, witty commentary....this collection is an absolute must for both collectors and new Gil Scott-Heron fans."
Mojo (Publisher) (5/01, p.125) - "...Scott-Heron's distinctive street poetry is not perhaps the easiest of listens, but still resonates fiercely today..."

Title Note

Personnel: Gil Scott-Heron (vocals, electric piano); Brian Jackson (vocals, acoustic & electric pianos); Danny Bowens (electric bass); Bob Adams (drums).

Recorded at D&B Sounds, Silver Springs, Maryland on September 4 & 5 and October 15, 1973; live at the Wax Museum, Washington DC; Live at Blues Alley, Washington DC in 1981. Includes liner notes by Gil Scott-Heron.

Digitally remastered by Malcolm Cecil.

One of Gil Scott-Heron's finest 1970s albums, WINTER IN AMERICA finds the ever-provocative vocalist/poet playing off the surprisingly gentle piano arrangements of Brian Jackson. Whereas other records (particularly SMALL TALK AT 125th AND LENOX) focus more on Scott-Heron's spoken-word missives, WINTER highlights the influential African-American performer's abilities as a singer, particularly on the soulful "Back Home" and the smooth, lyrically pointed title track, which superficially evokes a contemporaneous Barry White tune.

While the first part of WINTER IN AMERICA consists of studio sessions, the final four numbers feature Scott-Heron playing live in Washington, D.C., with the concert recordings easily on a par with the more polished earlier tracks, as exemplified by his stirring medley of "The Bottle," a funky cautionary tale, and the percussive, chanted "Guan Guanco." Second only to PIECES OF A MAN as an intriguing mix of melody and rhetoric, WINTER IN AMERICA is required listening for anyone interested in Scott-Heron.

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