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Taj Mahal: Mule Bone

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On November 1, 1991, “Gramavision” label released “Mule Bone”, the 16th Taj Mahal album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Taj Mahal.

Personnel:

  • Taj Mahal – keyboards, bass, guitar, harmonica, banjo
  • Abdul Wali – guitar
  • Kim Jordan – keyboards, synthesizer, percussion
  • Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuel – bass
  • Marc Singer, Mike Sena – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Jubilee (Opening Theme)
  2. Graveyard Mule (Hambone Rhyme)
  3. Me and the Mule
  4. Song for a Banjo Dance
  5. But I Rode Some
  6. Hey Hey Blues
  7. Shake That Thing
  8. Intermission Blues
  9. Crossing (Lonely Day)
  10. Bound No’th Blues
  11. Finale

Gil Scott-Heron: Spirits

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On March 29, 1994, “TVT Records” label released “Spirits”, the 14th Gil Scott – Heron album. It was recorded in April 1993, and was produced by Gil Scott-Heron, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Malcolm Cecil.

Personnel:

  • Gil Scott-Heron – vocals, piano
  • Ed Brady – guitar
  • Fima Ephron, Robbie Gordon – bass guitar
  • Malcolm Cecil- bass guitar, piano
  • Brian Jackson, Kim Jordan, Vernard Dickson – piano
  • Rodney Youngs – drums
  • Larry McDonald, Tony Duncanson – percussion
  • Leon William, Ron Holloway- saxophone
  • Ibrahim Shakur – flute

Track listing:

All tracks by Gil Scott-Heron.

  1. Message to the Messengers
  2. Spirits
  3. Give Her a Call
  4. Spirits Past
  5. The Other Side (Parts I-III)
  6. Don’t Give Up

 

Gil Scott-Heron: I’m New Here

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On February 8, 2010, “XL Recordings” label released “I’m New Here”, the 13th and final Gil Scott-Heron studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “XL Studio” in London, and was produced by Richard Russell.

Personnel:

  • Gil Scott-Heron– vocals, piano
  • Damon Albarn– keyboards
  • Pat Sullivan – guitar
  • Chris Cunningham– guitar, synthesizer
  • Kim Jordan – piano, backing vocals
  • Tiona Hall – backing vocals
  • Michelle Hutcherson – backing vocals
  • Tyria Stokes – backing vocals
  • Christiana Liberis – strings
  • Mary Jo Stilp – strings
  • Mike Block – strings
  • Una Tone – strings
  • Lawson White – engineer, string arrangements
  • Ichiho Nishiki – engineer
  • Rodaidh McDonald – mixing
  • Phil Lee – artwork
  • Mischa Richter– artwork
  • Richard Russell– cover photo

Track listing:

  1. On Coming from a Broken Home (Part 1) – Gil Scott – Heron
  2. Me and the Devil – Robert Johnson
  3. I’m New Here – Bill Callahan
  4. Tour Soul and Mine – Richard Russell, Gil Scott – Heron
  5. Parents (interlude) – Gill Scot – Heron
  6. I’ll Take care of You – Brook Benton
  7. Being Blessed (interlude) – Gill Scott – Heron
  8. Where Did the Night Go – Gill Scott – Heron
  9. I Was Guided (interlude) – Gill Scott – Heron
  10. New York Is Killing Me – Gill Scott – Heron
  11. Certain Things (interlude) – Gill Scott – Heron
  12. Running – Richard Russell, Gill Scott – Heron
  13. The Crutch – Richard Russell, Gill Scott – Heron
  14. I’ve Been Me (interlude) – Gill Scott – Heron
  15. On Coming from a Broken Home – Gill Scott – Heron