{"product_id":"gil-scott-heron-free-will-lp-m","title":"Gil Scott Heron - FREE WILL (LP) M","description":"\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: Gil Scott-Heron (vocals, spoken vocals); Horace Ott (conductor); Brian Jackson (vocals, flute, acoustic \u0026amp; electric pianos, bells); Hubert Laws (piccolo, flute); David Spinozza (guitar); Gerry Jemmott (bass); Bernard \"Pretty\" Purdie (drums); Eddie Knowles, Charlie Saunders (congas, bongos,\n\u003cbr\u003ecowbell, agogo).\n\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Bob Thiele.\n\u003cbr\u003eReissue producer: Ben Young.\n\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at RCA Studios, New York, New York on March 2-3, 1972. Originally released on Flying Dutchman (10153). Includes original liner notes by Gil Scott-Heron and reissue liner notes by Robin D. G. Kelley.\n\u003cbr\u003eDigitally remastered by Michael O. Drexler.\n\u003cbr\u003eThis is part of Bluebird's First Editions series.\n\u003cbr\u003eGil Scott-Heron's third album is split down the middle, the first side being a purely musical experience with a full band (including flutist Hubert Laws and drummer Pretty Purdie), the second functioning more as a live rap session with collaborator Brian Jackson on flute and a few friends on percussion. For side one, although he's overly tentative on the ballad \"The Middle of Your Day,\" Scott-Heron excels on the title track and the third song, \"The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues,\" one of his best, best-known performances. The second side is more of an impromptu performance, with Scott-Heron often explaining his tracks by way of introduction (\"No Knock\" referred to a new police policy whereby knocking was no longer required before entering a house, \"And Then He Wrote Meditations\" being Scott-Heron's tribute to John Coltrane). His first exploration of pure music-making, Free Will functions as one of Scott-Heron's most visceral performance, displaying a maturing artist who still draws on the raw feeling of his youth. The Bluebird reissue from 2001 includes eight alternate takes, best being an alternate of the title track. ~ John Bush\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: R\u0026amp;B\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gil Scott Heron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44073855025235,"sku":"1P5EPA-WY1I-GK","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/3561\/0451\/files\/gil-scott-heron-free-will_1643v.jpg?v=1771880348","url":"https:\/\/lovepeoplerecords.com\/products\/gil-scott-heron-free-will-lp-m","provider":"Love People Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}