Gil Scott-Heron - Free Will

Gil Scott-Heron
Free Will
BGP HIQLP023 - import LP 

Free Will is the second studio album by American poet Gil Scott-Heron, originally  released in August 1972 on Flying Dutchman Records. Recordings sessions for the album took place in March of 1972 New York City, and production was handled by producer Bob Thiele. It is the follow-up to Scott-Heron's critically acclaimed studio debut, Pieces of a Man (1971), and it is the second album to feature him working with keyboardist Brian Jackson. Free Will is also Scott-Heron's final studio album for Flying Dutchman. Free Will featured a format which divides the LP's two sides, musically. The first side is made up of five recordings done by Scott-Heron and the entire band, which once again featured Jackson playing a major role as he did on the previous album. The title track opens up the album with a meditation on personal responsibility. One of Scott-Heron's best known performances, "The Get out of the Ghetto Blues" is a moving ghetto warning and features bluesy instrumentation by pianist Brian Jackson and guitarist David Spinozza. The second side functions more as a live rap session with Brian Jackson on flute and a couple of percussionists. "Ain't No New Thing" emphasizes Scott-Heron's black pride by presenting an argument about the placement of black culture into the American mainstream. This is a UK import pressing. 

     Contains;
Free Will 
The Midle of Your Day 
The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues 
Speed Kills 
Did You Hear What They Said? 
The King Alfred Plan 
No Knock 
Wiggy
Ain't No New Thing 
Billy Green is Dead 
Sex Education: Ghetto Style 
...and then He Wrote Meditations

NEW SEALED re-issue import LP with thick gatefold jacket