Artist
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron is a soul artist from Chicago, Illinois, US. 32 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Soul · Chicago, Illinois, US · Best soul albums
- 32
- Releases
- 1970–2023
- Active years
Artist
Gil Scott-Heron is a soul artist from Chicago, Illinois, US. 32 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Soul · Chicago, Illinois, US · Best soul albums
Most popular
Pieces of a Man
1971
Reflections
1981
Real Eyes
1980
Spirits
1994
Nothing New
2014
Moving Target
1982
Free Will
1972
Small Talk at 125th and Lenox
1970
The First Minute of a New Day
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Gotta Play
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Legend In His Own Mind (Live, Bremen, 1983)
2023
Save the Children
2020
I’m New Here (10th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
2020
We're New Again - A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven
2020
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2016
Johannesburg
2015
The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters (Sampler)
2012
The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters
2012
Storm Music "The Best Of"
2010
Midnight Band: The First Minute of a New Day
1998
1980
1980
Secrets
1978
The Mind of Gil Scott Heron
1978
Bridges
1977
From South Africa to South Carolina
1975
Winter in America
1974
Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron 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. Besides influencing contemporary musicians, Scott-Heron remained active until his death, and in 2010 released his first new album in 16 years, entitled I'm New Here. A memoir he had been working on for years up to the time of his death, The Last Holiday, was also published, posthumously in January 2012. His recording work received much critical acclaim, especially one of his best-known compositions "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". His poetic style has influenced …
