Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces Of A Man: AAA 2-Disc EditionGil Scott Heron's "Pieces Of A Man" is one of the most important albums in the history of black American music. Although it didn't set the charts alight, it stands as a masterpiece alongside contemporary works such as Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On", Curtis Mayfield's debut LP, Funkadelic's "Maggot Brain" and Isaac Hayes' "Shaft". All were brilliant in their way, but lyrically Scott Heron was on a different level from almost every other writer. It was

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This pairing gives the ensemble the opportunity to showcase both the breadth of it's repertoire and it's considerable flexibility

Special guests include Eric Schwartz (backup vocals on 'Coup d'Etat') and David Wilcox (backup vocals on the bonus track 'God is IN')

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with many different instruments and sound effects in addition to his harp

with Peter Nordahl as conductor for both recordings

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