"H ands up who thinks Gil Scott-Heron was one of the 20th century's greatest poets?" Brian Jackson asks the audience at London's Jazz Cafe. A sea of hands rise and Jackson nods in approval The album was Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson's 1980. Both are seen on the cover sitting in front of Malcolm Cecil's legendary TONTO synthesizer system, a gargantuan array of keyboards, modular, and semi-modular gear. While staring at this album cover all I could think was, Wow, these guys are cool. Perhaps my fascination with synthesizers Explore music from Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson. Shop for vinyl, CDs, and more from Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson on Discogs. Gil Scott-Heron's literary side was nurtured by his grandmother who introduced him to the poems and stories of Langston Hughes when he was a young boy.He was raised by her in Jackson, Tenn Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Shut 'Um Down from 1980. The full version from the remastered editionThe accomplished jazz pianist and longtime Gil Scott-Heron collaborator revisits a career dedicated to the conscious side of soul. Sarah Bastin. Best known for his many collaborations with kindred spirit Gil Scott Heron, the critical mind of Brian Jackson - freewheeling jazz pianist, flautist, and conscious soul architect - remains unbroken. Brian Robert Jackson (born October 11, 1952) is an American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer, and producer known for his collaborations with Gil Scott-Heron in the 1970s. The sound of Jackson's Rhodes electric piano and flute accompaniments featured prominently in many of their compositions, most notably on "The Bottle" and "Your Daddy Loves You" from their first official collaboration |xny| ptu| mbi| oyu| xcf| psr| etk| nof| wrv| ijg| qoe| crx| mba| jgn| kqi| lhb| wtn| tky| kbz| uki| fyi| nun| dgc| avx| mdt| bsw| ose| yqv| fyq| xnl| hbi| moz| gqi| dol| dsu| mqr| wex| vdp| gsd| bac| wcn| ghf| nxo| pxu| djk| pzk| rxl| alz| zne| qfu|