Album · 1971

Pieces of a Man
by
Gil Scott-Heron

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Pieces of a Man is the debut studio album by American poet Gil Scott-Heron. It was recorded in April 1971 at RCA Studios in New York City and released later that year by Flying Dutchman Records. The album followed Scott-Heron's debut live album Small Talk at 125th and Lenox (1970) and departed from that album's spoken word performance, instead featuring compositions in a more conventional popular…

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Released
1971
Type
Album
Genres
JazzSoulPoetrySpoken WordJazz-funk
Labels
Flying Dutchman

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