Gil Scott-Heron, Brian. Please enter a valid US zip code. Winter in America is a studio album by American recording artist Gil Scott-Heron and musician.

• ' Released: 1974 Winter in America is a by American vocalist and keyboardist. Grateful Dead Blues For Allah Rare on this page. It was recorded in September to October 1973 at D&B Sound Studio in and released in May 1974. Scott-Heron and Jackson produced the album in a stripped-down fashion, relying on traditional African and R&B sounds, while Jackson's piano-based arrangements were rooted in and.

The subject matter on Winter in America deals with the African-American community and inner city in the 1970s. The album serves as Scott-Heron and Jackson's debut release for Strata-East, following a dispute with their former label and departure. It proved to be their sole release for the independent jazz label. Upon its release, Winter in America featured limited distribution in the United States and quickly became rare in print.

However, with promotional help from its only single ', it obtained considerably larger commercial success than Scott-Heron's and Jackson's previous work. The album debuted at number six on 's chart and ultimately sold over 300,000 copies in the United States. While it was critically overlooked upon its release, Winter in America earned retrospective acclaim from several writers and music critics as Scott-Heron's and Jackson's together.

Along with its critical recognition, it has been noted by several critics for its influence on derivative music forms such as and, as many artists of the genres have been influenced by Scott-Heron's and Jackson's lyrical and musical approach on the album. On March 10, 1998, Winter in America was reissued on compact disc for the first time in the United States through Scott-Heron's Rumal-Gia Records.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Background [ ] After leaving his former label, Gil Scott-Heron signed with the jazz-based label in early 1973, accompanied by jazz keyboardist and songwriter Brian Jackson, with whom he had worked with on his previous studio albums, (1971) and (1972). While some sources allege this may have been over financial or creative differences, Scott-Heron maintained the switch was due to producer 's unwillingness to give Jackson co-billing. By the time of their move to Strata-East, Scott-Heron and Jackson had achieved underground notice among and listeners, particularly for the political and social nature of their music's themes, as well as Scott-Heron's emphasis on culture and social plight in his compositions. Their musical of jazz, blues, soul and styles helped them earn some notice among less-mainstream black music listeners at the time. Social circumstances and musical events preceded Scott-Heron's and Jackson's signing with Strata-East. After the decline of popularity in traditional jazz forms during the and, and sentiment by many black Americans emerged. Soul Heaven Presents Blaze Rar Download there. During 1970 to 1974, the organization had been neutralized and came into vogue.