Small Talk at 125th & Lenox

Infobox Album
Name = Small Talk at 125th & Lenox
Type = live
Longtype =
Artist = Gil Scott-Heron


Released = 1970
Recorded = 1970
125th & Lenox Nightclub
(New York, New York)
Genre = Poetry, proto-rap,
spoken word soul
Length = 44:01
Label = Flying Dutchman/RCA
FD-10143
Producer = Bob Thiele
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://books.google.com/books?id=Wr1lmklsD8QC&pg=PT275&lpg=PT275&dq=jazz+%22hip+hop%22+pieces+of+a+man&source=web&ots=UGOzFeQbGO&sig=9GUx63CBhaDGu8Uvz7-pjOJ3F9Y&hl=en 2003]
*Allmusic rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0xfuxqu5ldfe~T0 2005]
Last album =
This album = "Small Talk at 125th & Lenox"
(1970)
Next album = "Pieces of a Man"
(1971)

"A New Black Poet - Small Talk at 125th and Lenox", commonly referred to as "Small Talk at 125th & Lenox", [cite web |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1931754 |title=Gil Scott-Heron Small Talk at 125th & Lenox - Notes at CDuniverse |publisher=Muze, Inc. |accessdate=2008-07-25] is the debut album of soul poet Gil Scott-Heron, released in 1970 on Flying Dutchman Records.cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0xfuxqu5ldfe~T0 |title=allmusic { Small Talk at 125th & Lenox > Overview } |publisher=All Media Guide, LLC. |accessdate=2008-07-25] Recording sessions for the album took place live at a New York nightclub on the corner of 125th Street and Lenox Avenue. By the time of the recordings, Scott-Heron had published a volume of poetry and his first novel, "The Vulture".cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1546/is_n3_v13/ai_n27536095 |title=Gil Scott-Heron: American Visions - Find Articles at BNET |publisher=CNET Networks, Inc. |accessdate=2008-07-10]

Track listing

"All tracks written and composed by Gil Scott-Heron."

ide one

# "Introduction" – 0:31
# "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" – 3:23
# "Omen" – 1:45
# "Brother" – 2:35
# "Comment #1" – 4:26
# "Small Talk at 125th & Lenox" – 1:20
# "The Subject Was Faggots" – 3:10
# "Evolution (And Flashback)" – 3:20

ide two

# "Plastic Pattern People" – 2:50
# "Whitey on the Moon" – 1:57
# "The Vulture" – 2:00
# "Enough" – 8:37
# "Paint It Black" – 0:30
# "Who'll Pay Reparations On My Soul?" – 4:20
# "Everyday" – 4:20

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Personnel

Musicians

*Gil Scott-Heron – guitar, piano, vocals
*David Barnes – percussion, vocals
*Charlie Saunders, Eddie Knowles – congas

Additional personnel

*Bob Thiele – producer
*Charles Stewart – cover art

References

*cite book| title = Small Talk at 125th & Lenox album liner notes by Gil Scott-Heron and Nat Hentoff | publisher = BMG Victor Inc.

Notes