Gil Scott-Heron & The Midnight Band – Live at Berkeley '78

Gil Scott-Heron was an American jazz poet, singer, musician and author, known for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson fused jazz, blues and soul with lyrics relative to social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles. He referred to himself as a bluesologist his own term for a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues. His poem The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, delivered over a jazz-soul beat, is considered a major influence on hip hop music.

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 Introductions
10. Song of the Wind (Aka Blow Wind Blow)
11. Band Introductions, the Bottle
12. Johannesburg

Label: Culture Factory USA

Catalog: 784117

Genre: Soul/R & B