Gil Scott-Heron Pieces Of A Man

(2014/ACE) 11 tracks
His music combines elements of funk, jazz, soul and Latin American music. He founded Spoken Word and is considered one of the most important pioneers of hip-hop and rap music. His lyrics are characterized by political or social content.
Gil Scott-Heron is rightly regarded as one of the most influential musicians in the history of black music over the past 40 years. Bob Thiele (Flying Dutchman) made it possible for him to record his first album in 1970. 1972 followed 'Pieces Of A Man', on which he oriented himself more towards straightforward, soulful song structures on some tracks and which contains his probably most important songs with 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised', 'Lady Day And John Coltrane' as well as 'Home Is Where The Hatred Is'. With backing musicians Bernard Purdie, Hubert Laws and Ron Carter, this album marked a turning point in socially critical, black soul music.