{"product_id":"free-will-1","title":"Free Will","description":"Personnel: Gil Scott-Heron (vocals, spoken vocals); Horace Ott (conductor); Brian Jackson (vocals, flute, acoustic \u0026amp; electric pianos, bells); Hubert Laws (piccolo, flute); David Spinozza (guitar); Gerry Jemmott (bass); Bernard \"Pretty\" Purdie (drums); Eddie Knowles, Charlie Saunders (congas, bongos,\u003cbr\u003ecowbell, agogo).\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Bob Thiele.\u003cbr\u003eReissue producer: Ben Young.\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at RCA Studios, New York, New York on March 2-3, 1972. Originally released on Flying Dutchman (10153). Includes original liner notes by Gil Scott-Heron and reissue liner notes by Robin D. G. Kelley.\u003cbr\u003eDigitally remastered by Michael O. Drexler.\u003cbr\u003eThis is part of Bluebird's First Editions series.\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: Bob Simpson .\u003cbr\u003eLiner Note Authors: Dean Rudland; Gil Scott-Heron; Brian Jackson.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: 03\/02\/1972\/03\/03\/1972.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Ray Ross .\u003cbr\u003eGil Scott-Heron's third album is split down the middle, the first side being a purely musical experience with a full band (including flutist Hubert Laws and drummer Pretty Purdie), the second functioning more as a live rap session with collaborator Brian Jackson on flute and a few friends on percussion. For side one, although he's overly tentative on the ballad \"The Middle of Your Day,\" Scott-Heron excels on the title track and the third song, \"The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues,\" one of his best, best-known performances. The second side is more of an impromptu performance, with Scott-Heron often explaining his tracks by way of introduction (\"No Knock\" referred to a new police policy whereby knocking was no longer required before entering a house, \"And Then He Wrote Meditations\" being Scott-Heron's tribute to John Coltrane). His first exploration of pure music-making, Free Will functions as one of Scott-Heron's most visceral performance, displaying a maturing artist who still draws on the raw feeling of his youth. The Bluebird reissue from 2001 includes eight alternate takes, best being an alternate of the title track. ~ John Bush","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47665547936031,"sku":"029667528122","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/4a3b204f30a971c60ada14744fff226a_a3338f72-4ad8-42a5-abcf-015468a6ca9a.jpg?v=1777821841","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/free-will-1","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}