Pieces of a Man (Remastered) Gil Scott-Heron

• 1 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised 03:06
• 2 Save the Children 04:26
• 3 Lady Day and John Coltrane 03:35
• 4 Home Is Where the Hatred Is 03:20
• 5 When You Are Who You Are 03:21
• 6 I Think I'll Call It Morning 03:30
• 7 Pieces of a Man 04:52
• 8 A Sign of the Ages 04:01
• 9 Or Down You Fall 03:12
• 10 The Needle's Eye 04:49
• 11 The Prisoner 09:25
• 12 Chains 03:24
• 13 Peace 06:07
• 14 A Toast to the People 03:26
• Total Runtime 01:00:34

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

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