Gil Scott-Heron
Berkeley, CA
16 January 78

Early Show
  1. Intro
  2. Gil's Opening Speech
  3. "The Spirit of the Drum" - (Rap & Chant over Drums)
  4. Hello Sunday, Hello Road
  5. 95-South (All of the Places We've Been)
  6. Racetrack in France
  7. We Almost Lost Detroit
  8. Home is Where the Hatred Is//
  9. Band Introductions
10. Song of the Wind (aka Blow Wind Blow)
Late Show
11. Band Introductions > The Bottle
12. Johannesburg//

The Midnight Band
Gil Scott-Heron (Vocals, Guitar, and Piano)
Brian Jackson (Keyboards, Flute)
Alan Barnes (Saxophone, Synthesizer)
Delbert Tailor (Piano, Trumpet, Congas, Flugelhorn, Vocals)
Barnett Williams (Congas, Percussion)
Sigi Dillard (Bass)
Reggi Brisbane (Drums)
 

The source for this recording is either a SBD or FM Broadcast. Sound quality isn't bad, but there are some volume fluctuations present in the left channel from time to time. One other thing to mention is that Gil goes through the Band Introductions on Track 9, and then again on Track 11. It appears that tracks 1-10 are from one show, and tracks 11 and 12 are from another. It's quite possible that these 2 tracks are from the late show, or another performance entirely (the quality and mix on both of these performances sounds identical, so I'm assuming these are from the late show.

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