Gil Scott-Heron: Black Wax

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Summary: GIL SCOTT HERON at his PEEK !
Review: With so many of Gils albums out of print or hard to find state side, and his current band only being a shadow of the tight and soulful ensemble I remember as recently as the late 80s, its great that this video was shot for posterity, because its definitely a soulful third world funky politically conscoius Jazz soul injection. Gil takes it to the Streets of DC and tours a wax museum while giving a lecture on US history (including a recitation of WHITEY ON THE MOON.) Between these vignettes Gil is LIVE and LIVING. His band features a heavy rhythm and horn section - - hes sitting behind the old Fender Rhodes, and Im sure the bartender is quite busy. From songs like GUN to WINTER IN AMERICA, if youre VCR isnt hooked up to a great sound system, get it... because this is stuff too slick to waste to the world of mono.... the rhythm and solos and happening and this is the Gil you probably most remember from songs like THE BOTTLE and JOHANNESBURG. - - ANGEL DUST, featuring Robert Gordon and REEL TO REEL worth the price of admission alone. I hope the soundtrack to this eventually gets released as a CD ! ! !