Gil Scott-Heron

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Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and '80s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. His own term for himself was "bluesologist", which he defined as "a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues." His music, most notably on Pieces of a Man and Winter in America in the early 1970s, influenced and helped engender later African-American music genres such as hip hop and neo soul.

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Discography

Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1970 Small Talk at 125th and Lenox Gil Scott-Heron 2
1971 Pieces of a Man Gil Scott-Heron 2
1972 Free Will Gil Scott-Heron 3
1974 Winter in America Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson 4
1975 From South Africa to South Carolina Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson 3
1977 Bridges Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson 2
1978 Secrets Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson 1
1978 The Mind of Gil Scott Heron Gil Scott-Heron 2
1980 1980 Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson 3
1980 Real Eyes Gil Scott-Heron 1
1981 Reflections Gil Scott-Heron 3
1982 Moving Target Gil Scott-Heron 3
1994 Spirits Gil Scott-Heron 1
1998 Midnight Band: The First Minute of a New Day Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson 1
2010 I'm New Here Gil Scott-Heron 5 3
2011 We're New Here Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx 3
Gotta Play Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson 1
The First Minute of a New Day Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1974 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Compilation Gil Scott-Heron 3
1984 The Best Of Gil Scott-Heron Compilation Gil Scott-Heron 1
1990 Glory: The Gil Scott-Heron Collection Compilation Gil Scott-Heron 1
1998 Ghetto Style Compilation Gil Scott-Heron 1
1999 Evolution (And Flashback) Compilation Gil Scott-Heron 1
2005 Anthology: Messages Compilation Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson 1
2006 The Best of Gil Scott Heron Compilation Gil Scott-Heron 1
2009 Storm Music: The best of Compilation Gil Scott-Heron 1
2011 Original Album Classics Compilation Gil Scott-Heron 1

Album + Live

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
2001 It's Your World Live Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson 1
2004 Save the Children: Live in Concert Live Gil Scott-Heron 4 1

Single

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1984 Re-Ron Gil Scott-Heron 1
2010 NY Is Killing Me Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx 2
2011 I'll Take Care of U Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx 1

Other + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
2012 The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters Compilation Gil Scott-Heron 1

Live

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1990 Tales of Gil Scott-Heron Live Gil Scott-Heron 1

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