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Winter In America (Digipak) (Import) (CD)

By: Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson

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DISC 1 for Winter In America (Digipak) (Import) (CD) Album By Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackso...
1   Peace Go With You Brother  
2   Rivers Of My Fathers  
3   Very Precious Time  
4   Back Home  
5   Bottle  
6   Song For Bobby Smith  
7   Your Daddy Loves You  
8   H2Ogate Blues  
9   Peace Go With You Brother  
 

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Review

Mojo (5/01, p.125) - "...Scott-Heron's distinctive street poetry is not perhaps the easiest of listens, but still resonates fiercely today..."
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."

Product 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.

Album Description

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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