Giacomo Gates- The Revolution Will Be Jazz: The Songs of Gil Scott-Heron (CD)
Giacomo Gates is an extraordinary vocal stylist. He's often credited as a contemporary Eddie Jefferson, but remains a true innovator, not an imitator. For his Savant debut, Gates has chosen a stimulating selection of songs by the influential and controversial Gil Scott-Heron. Scott-Heron made music that reflected the turbulence and increasing pessimism of the early 70s. This material is tailor-made for Gates, who without question is the best-suited performer to deliver the satirical and insightful lyrics of a true American original, Gil Scott-Heron.
Tracklist:
- Show Bizness
- This Is a Prayer for Everybody to Be Free
- Lady Day and John Coltrane
- Legend in His Own Mind
- Madison Avenue
- Gun
- Winter in America
- Is That Jazz
- New York City 1
- It's Your World
Giacomo Gates is an extraordinary vocal stylist. He's often credited as a contemporary Eddie Jefferson, but remains a true innovator, not an imitator. For his Savant debut, Gates has chosen a stimulating selection of songs by the influential and controversial Gil Scott-Heron. Scott-Heron made music that reflected the turbulence and increasing pessimism of the early 70s. This material is tailor-made for Gates, who without question is the best-suited performer to deliver the satirical and insightful lyrics of a true American original, Gil Scott-Heron.
Tracklist:
- Show Bizness
- This Is a Prayer for Everybody to Be Free
- Lady Day and John Coltrane
- Legend in His Own Mind
- Madison Avenue
- Gun
- Winter in America
- Is That Jazz
- New York City 1
- It's Your World