June 2012 SFJAZZ Hotplate Mix

This month's SFJAZZ Hotplate features local songstress Scheherazade Stone breathing new life into the words of Gil Scott-Heron TONIGHT at Amnesia (853 Valencia Street). The evening will also include the Front Burner multi-media session on the fascinating life and times of the legendary musician and poet, led by SFJAZZ Education Director Rebeca Mauleón during intermission.

This hour long Hotplate mix features a number of classic gems taken from Gil Scott-Heron's many solo led recordings, as well as some choice cuts he co-wrote and produced with multi-instrumentalist and long time music counterpart Brian Jackson. With the ability to blend jazz, funk, and soulful grooves together with socially conscious poetry and politically driven vocals, it's easy to see why many (including myself) consider Gil Scott-Heron one of the most influential and important singer/songwriters to have come out of America in the second half of the last century.

June 2012 SFJAZZ Hotplate Mix


Playlist
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01. Gil Scott-Heron - "Intro/ Blue Collar" - 1982
02. Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - "The Bottle" - 1974
03. Gil Scott-Heron - "Lady Day and John Coltrane" - 1971
04. Gil Scott-Heron - "No Knock" - 1972
05. Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - "Hello Sunday! Hello Road!" - 1977
06. Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - "It's Your World (Live)" - 1976
07. Gil Scott-Heron - "Whitey on the Moon" - 1970
08. Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - "Under The Hammer" - 1977
09. Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - "Johannesburg" - 1975
10. Gil Scott-Heron - "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" - 1970
11. Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - "Willing" - 1980
12. Gil Scott-Heron - "Fast Lane" - 1982
13. Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - "Home is Where The Hatred Is (Live)" - 1976

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