Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - It's Your World
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Free Music Review: Spectacular
Hit: 5 Stars
Gil Scott Heron's studio albums range from good to excellent. His soul-funk-jazz brand of proto-rap was quite edgey in the early 70s, and his use of monsters like Bernard Purdie and Ron Carter gave this music an amazing, rythmic contour--listening to jazz musicans play rock is always a unique experiance, becauce their grasp of rhythm and harmonics is so much more wide ranging than pure rock or funk session cats.
Good as Pieces Of A Man, for instance, is, the live It's Our World is where this music really catches fire. He has shifted the emphasis from soul and jazz to a slick, round funk, and speeds up the tempos of these tunes considerably. if the studio work is a little brittle, it is now crunchy. It is like eating a gooey Cracker Jack as opposed to a piece of popcorn.
The back up vocals also turn his poetry into a much richer musical brew. He sounds like a singer here, not a poet singing his work.
Take "Home Is Where The Hatred Is." It is twice as fast as in the studio. Ron Carter has been replaced by a more flexible, aggressive funk bassist, and the band takes long solos. Wbere in the studio this piece sounds like a well-crafted jazz-funk prototype, here, it is reflexive, lived in, as if the written score has now become a wonderfully fluid musical languge, flowing without forethought. These guys must have played and played and played this stuff, until performing it became instinct.
This process is a hell of a lot more fun to hear than it is to read about, so comparing the live and studio material is as fufilling to the ears as it is instructive.
Now, true, some of Heron's asides sound painfully dated-"stick man, give me some rhytmm on tambalies.......' but even this gives you a feel for the 70s street mileu Heron was trying to create.
Whatever. Its Your World contains the best take on Heron's early work, and on its own merits, this is one live album that you have to own, even if you know the studio catalouge in and out.
Free Music Review: An Incredible Listening Experience ! ! !
Hit: 5 Stars
In his hey day Gil Scott Heron was not merely an entertainer, he was a social institution and attending his shows were a gathering that transcended merely going to a club... as if his street poetry and political diatribes weren't enough, he had some of the funkiest and Jazziest rhythm sections on the planet... (often fronting them wearing a jean jacket, blue jeans, an unkept beared and afro and sitting at that old Fender Rhodes.) - - During his show, it was almost like attending some kind of mystical state of the union... he'd hip you to the world (as you definitely wouldn't hear it on the 6:00 news) yet at the same time, he made it clear that you were attending a party... and at the helm was his midnight band.This CD, in my opinion, represents Gil at his peek. The only greater chance you'll ever get to catch his band in action at such full form is his concert video "Black Wax" (highly recommended) - - The tunes on this album are very '70s... mixing the funky fusiony Jazz of that time with great rhythms, great story telling, and some deep messages. It is the type of listen that is best heard with the lights turned out, plenty of room to tap your feet and move your body, and your imagination at its peek... and never does the CD experience any lulls... by the time it is finished, you will feel emotionally exhausted, also as if you've been on a long journey.
Recorded during the Bicentenial at a club and a few in studio (though you wouldn't know it unless you read the liner notes), the line up features Brian Jackson, Danny Bowens, Victor Brown, Bilal Sunni-Ali, Barnett Williams, Tony Duncanson, Reggie Brisbane and Delbert Taylor. Nice CD booklet with lyrics !
Free Music Review: It's About Time
Hit: 5 Stars
There were two Gil Scott Heron treasures missing from my collection of CD's. "It's Your World" and "Bridges." Now if TVT can release "Bridges", my collection would be complete. I was lucky enough to have found "Reflections" and "Moving Target" when I visited London six years ago. "It's Your World " is a great combination of live and studio recordings that are a pure delite to listen too. No one writes lyrics like Gil Scott Heron. "New York City" and "Possem Slim" are polished jewels. I have heard about 6 different live versions of "The Bottle," but this one is my favorite. If your body has any rhythm in it, the percussions in this song will find it. I hope that we hear new recordings from Gil in the near future. The music industry needs high quality artists like him. This brother helped to shape my appreciation for artist like Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Charlie Parker. I discovered Jazz through Gil Scott Heron - and for that, I am truly grateful. It is great to hear this music again. Please release "Bridges" next!!!!!!Free Music Review: Finally on Cd!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
Finally, Gil Scott-Heron's live album "It's Your World", is available on CD. I've gotten tired of listening to the LP version. The quality of albums which we love don't last forever. We no longer have to worry about the snap crackle and pop produced by vinyl albums. We can cherish this albums quality always on CD. This album was available on CD for a short time through BMG music as far as I know. When ever I tried to order a copy, it was always on backorder. Hopefully, it will be here forever through TVT Music. This is probably one of my favorite albums of all time. Gil Scott-heron, Brian Jackson, and the Midnight Band display pure musical talent here. You have to listen for yourself to believe. I wish I had some other work in mind to compare this album with, but it's hard to compare things when they are in a class of their own. This album is truly in a class all by itself. There's no particular song which I like best on this CD. I recommend this CD to ears of all ages. This is one CD I will always have in my collection. Peace to all.
Free Music Review: A Treasue
Hit: 5 Stars
wow, how can you describe the output of Gil and Brian in a few words??? Of all the releases, this one is the strongest and timeless in my opinion, as well as several others by Gil and Brian. This is solid soul/funk/jazz/rock!!! This one features new studio tunes as well as a few live renditions of classic material including a 12 minute version of Home is where the hatred is. A lot of these two artist's work feature social and political statements of the time, this album only features a few songs as commentaries but the music just smokes, man, can they play!!!! Make sure you check this one out!!! Then try to find Bridges, another timeless album!!! Enjoy
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