Laid down live at KALX‑FM radio at the University of California, Berkeley, Gil Scott-Heron’s January 1978 engagement with his Midnight Band has long circulated as a well-worn bootleg among enthusiasts. Clocking in at around seventy minutes, the recording captures Heron at his artistic zenith in the ’70s, working in vital tandem with Brian Jackson. As broadcasts go, it remains a vivid testament to his singular command of stage, band, and political pulse.
Category: Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron :: Message To The Messengers
Been way deep into this one over the past few months, Gil Scott-Heron’s Spirits . Released in 1994 it was Gil’s penultimate LP (he would not release another album until 2011’s […]
Originals: The Story Of Gil Scott-Heron — Full Documentary
Gil Scott-Heron died three years ago this month . His 1994 LP, Spirits , has been on repeat of late, prompting a recent YouTube dig unearthing the following BBC documentary from 2004, which is streaming in […]
Gil Scott-Heron :: Communicator (April 1, 1949 — May 27, 2011)
Gil Scott-Heron’s death was announced on Twitter. And that feels strange, this announcement. It happening in something that consolidates social construction into a linear sheet of micro-thoughts. Cleaning up the fringes, the […]
Gil Scott-Heron :: Live @ The Bottom Line 1977
Essential Gil Scott-Heron recording from 1977 captured at the now defunct Bottom Line club in New York City. If you’re looking for an intro to the man, there is no better place to start. […]
Gil Scott-Heron :: I’m New Here
When someone mentions there’s a new Gil Scott-Heron album coming out, you sit up and take notice. On February 9th, XL Records will release I’m New Here, Scott-Heron’s first new album in […]
