Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
Biography
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson billed the partnership of poet-singer Gil Scott-Heron and his musical director Brian Jackson. Their albums 'Winter in America' (1974), 'Bridges' (1977) and '1980' (1980) fused jazz, soul and spoken word, with Jackson's keyboards framing classics such as 'The Bottle' and 'Angel Dust'. Jackson's arrangements and co-writing were central to the sound, and the partnership ran from 1971 into the early 1980s.
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Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson Discography
- From South Africa to South Carolina (1975) - Album - rated 4.06/5
- Midnight Band: The First Minute of a New Day (1975) - Album - rated 3.96/5
- Bridges (1977) - Album - rated 4.04/5
- Secrets (1978) - Album - rated 3.69/5
- 1980 (1980) - Album - rated 3.68/5