Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Midnight Band: The First Minute Of A New Day (1998)

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Title: Midnight Band: The First Minute Of A New Day
Year Of Release: 1975 / 1998
Label: Rumal-Gia Records / TVT Classics – TVT 4350-2 / CD, Remastered
Genre: Soul-Jazz, Fusion, Jazz-Funk
Quality: 320 / FLAC (tracks+.cue,log)
Total Time: 57:55
Total Size: 157 / 376 Mb
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Tracklist:

01. Offering (03:35)
02. The Liberation Song (Red, Black And Green) (06:16)
03. Must Be Something (05:15)
04. Ain't No Such Thing As Superman (04:11)
05. Pardon Our Analysis (We Beg Your Pardon) (08:03)
06. Guerilla (07:49)
07. Winter In America (06:08)
08. Western Sunrise (05:12)
09. Alluswe (05:00)

Bonus Tracks: Poems And Monologue By Gil Scott-Heron 1998 Remastered Edition

10. Bluesology / Black History / Jaws / The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
11. Winter In America (Solo Version) (06:26)

This follow-up to the righteous and soulful Winter in America LP continues with the solid, decidedly left-of-center jazz-R&B that made him a cult figure throughout the '70s. This output, with the opening meditation of "Offering" and the right-on "Ain't No Such Thing as Superman," solidifies Heron's place in the pantheon of jazz poets. Dig the recited (possibly improvised) live take of "Pardon Our Analysis," a follow-up to his seminal "H2O Blues." And some reissues feature four unreleased tracks, including a live medley of "The Bottle/Guan Guanco."