Small Talk at 125th and Lenox

Small Talk at 125th and Lenox
Live album by Gil Scott-Heron
Released 1970
Recorded 1970
125th & Lenox Nightclub
(New York, New York)
Genre Jazz poetry, proto-rap, spoken word
Length 44:01
Label Flying Dutchman/RCA
FD-10143
Producer Bob Thiele
Gil Scott-Heron chronology
Small Talk at 125th and Lenox
(1970)		 Pieces of a Man
(1971)
Alternative cover
2001 reissue cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Billboard (favorable)[2]
Virgin Encyclopedia [3]

A New Black Poet - Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, also known simply as Small Talk at 125th and Lenox,[4] is the debut album of recording artist Gil Scott-Heron, released in 1970 on Flying Dutchman Records.[5] Recording sessions for the album took place live at a New York nightclub located on the corner of 125th Street and Lenox Avenue.[4] By the time of the recordings, Scott-Heron had published a volume of poetry and his first novel, The Vulture.[6] Well-received by music critics who found Scott-Heron's material imaginative,[2][3] Small Talk at 125th and Lenox has been described as "a volcanic upheaval of intellectualism and social critique" by Allmusic editor John Bush.[1]

Contents

Track listing

Original LP

All songs written and composed by Gil Scott-Heron. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Introduction / The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"   3:17
2. "Omen"   1:45
3. "Brother"   2:35
4. "Comment #1"   4:26
5. "Small Talk at 125th & Lenox"   1:20
6. "The Subject Was Faggots"   3:10
7. "Evolution (And Flashback)"   3:20
Side two
No. Title Length
8. "Plastic Pattern People"   2:50
9. "Whitey on the Moon"   2:57
10. "The Vulture"   2:00
11. "Enough"   8:37
12. "Paint It Black"   0:30
13. "Who'll Pay Reparations on My Soul?"   4:20
14. "Everyday"   4:20

Personnel

Notes

  1. ^ a b Bush, John. Review: Small Talk at 125th and Lenox. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-07-31.
  2. ^ a b Columnist. "Review: Small Talk at 125th and Lenox". Billboard: 14: October 2, 1971
  3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin. "Review: Small Talk at 125th and Lenox". Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music: March 1, 2002.
  4. ^ a b c Track listing and credits as per liner notes for Small Talk at 125th and Lenox CD reissue
  5. ^ Small Talk at 125th and Lenox (LP). Discogs. Retrieved on 2009-07-31.
  6. ^ Bordowitz, Hank. "Gil Scott-Heron". American Visions: June 1, 1998.

References

External links

Gil Scott-Heron
Studio albums
Pieces of a Man (1971) · Free Will (1972) · Winter in America (1974) · The First Minute of a New Day (1975) · From South Africa to South Carolina (1975) · Bridges (1977) · Secrets (1978) · 1980 (1979) · Real Eyes (1980) · Reflections (1981) · Moving Target (1982) · Spirits (1994) · I'm New Here (2010)
Other albums
Small Talk at 125th and Lenox (1970) · The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1974) · It's Your World (1976) · The Mind of Gil Scott-Heron (1978) · The Best of Gil Scott-Heron (Arista) (1984) · Tales of Gil Scott-Heron (1990) · Glory: The Gil Scott-Heron Collection (1990) · Minister of Information: Live (1994) · Ghetto Style (1998) · The Gil Scott-Heron Collection: Sampler 1974-1975 (1998) · Evolution (And Flashback): The Very Best of Gil Scott-Heron (1999) · Tour de Force (Live) (2004) · Save the Children (2004) · Anthology: Messages (2005) · We're New Here (2011)
Singles
"Home Is Where the Hatred Is" · "The Bottle" · "Johannesburg" · "B-Movie"" · "Superman" · "Hello Sunday! Hello Road!" · "Storm Music" · "Re-Ron" · "Winter in America" · "Space Shuttle" · "Don't Give Up" · "The Klan"
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