Gil Scott-Heron & His Midnight Band - Live 1978 - CD

poet, novelist and musician Gil Scott-Heron’s career ran from 1970 to 2010. He left us with a dozen studio LPs that are thought provoking, soulful, jazz inflected and at times seriously funky. A passionate voice with a keen eye for politics and social justice his work was never less than interesting and always compelling in a live setting. This performance comes from his golden period as he was making a string of classic albums for Arista records with his writing partner Brian Jackson and honing his skills as a blues/jazz/funk performer. Includes the classic tracks Home Is Where The Hatred Is, Johannesburg and The Bottle. The concert was performed in Berkeley, January 16th, 1978, and broadcast on KALX-FM radio.

1. Intro
2. Gil’s opening speech
3. The Spirit of the Drum
4. Hello Sunday, Hello Road
5. 95-South (all of the places we’ve been)
6. Racetrack In France
7. We Almost Lost Detroit
8. Home Is Where the Hatred Is
9. Band intro
10. Song of the Wind (aka Blow Wind Blow)
11. Band intro … The Bottle
12. Johannesburg