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Artist: Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson
Title: From South Africa to South Carolina
Date: 1976
Label: Arista Records AL 4044
Cover Art: Iceman
Photography: Peter Hujar
Sculptue By: James King
Design: Bob Heimall
Line Up:
Gil Scott-Heron: vocals, electric piano
Brian Jackson: keyboards, flute, Moog synthesizer
The Midnight Band:
Bob Adams: drums
Danny Bowens: bass guitar
Victor Brown: vocals, bells, tambourine
Adenola: congas
Charlie Saunders: congas, chinese drum
Bilal Sunni Ali: harmonica, flute saxophone
Barnett Williams: percussion (congas, shakerai, gembre drums
Track Listing
Side 1
Johannesburg
A Toast to the People
The Summer of '42
Beginnings (The First Minute of a New Day)
Side 2
South Carolina (Barnwell)
Essex Pt.1
Fell Together
A Lovely Day
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Notes: An established writer and poet Scott-Heron is hailed as an early influencer of Rap and other genres of music from the streets and the people. Along with his collaborator Brian Jackson and The Midnight Band this record got some chart notice and subsequent airplay. Mixing rock and R&B stylings with the poetry and political leanings of previous releases the music was a blend of the serious and the somber and the yearnings of times gone by, but always has an eye on the future. The cover art doesn't try to tone down the politics and puts it's heart right up front. An interesting snapshot in time. |
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