Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson ‎– Midnight Band: The First Minute Of A New Day

Label:

Arista – A 4030

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

Released:

1975

Genre:

Funk / Soul, Jazz

Style:

Soul-Jazz, Fusion, Jazz-Funk

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Offering Bells – Adenola* Congas – Barnett Williams Maracas – Charlie Saunders	3:34
A2	The Liberation Song (Red, Black And Green) Congas – Charlie Saunders Percussion [Genbe Drum] – Barnett Williams Shaker [Shakerai] – Adenola*	6:18
A3	Must Be Something Congas, Shaker [Shakerai] – Barnett Williams, Adenola* Cowbell – Charlie Saunders	5:16
A4	Ain't No Such Thing As Superman Congas – Adenola* Shaker [Shakerai] – Barnett Williams, Charlie Saunders	4:13
A5	Pardon Our Analysis (We Beg Your Pardon) Written-By – B. Jackson, Scott-Heron	8:01
B1	Guerilla Congas – Adenola* Cowbell, Bongos – Charlie Saunders Cowbell, Congas, Shaker [Shakerai], Horn [Antelope Horn] – Barnett Williams	7:49
B2	Winter In America Percussion [Gembe Drum] – Barnett Williams	6:09
B3	Western Sunrise Bells – Brian Jackson Bongos – Barnett Williams Congas – Charlie Saunders Cowbell – Adenola*	5:16
B4	Alluswe	5:04

Credits

Artwork By [Cover Paintings] – Iceman
Bass – Danny Bowens (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B4)
Drums [Traps] – O.D.* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B4)
Electric Piano – Gil Scott-Heron (tracks: B1, B2)
Engineer – Jose Williams
Featuring – Midnight Band, The
Flute – Bilal Sunni Ali* (tracks: A1, B1), Brian Jackson (tracks: B1, B2)
Lyrics By – Bilal Sunni Ali* (tracks: B3), Scott-Heron* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1, B2, B4)
Music By – Bilal Sunni Ali* (tracks: B3), B. Adams* (tracks: A3), B. Jackson* (tracks: A1 to A3, B4), D. Bowens* (tracks: A3), Scott-Heron* (tracks: A4, B1, B2)
Photography [Liner Photos] – Carlton Flood, John Carter, Vik Roberts
Piano – Brian Jackson (tracks: A1 to A4, B3, B4)
Saxophone – Bilal Sunni Ali* (tracks: A2 to A4, B3)
Vocals – Brian Jackson (tracks: A3), Gil Scott-Heron, Victor Brown (tracks: A1 to A3, B3)

Notes

Gatefold sleeve

Recorded summer/'74 at D&B Sound, Silver Springs, Maryland.
"Pardon Our Analysis (We Beg Your Pardon)" recorded live at New York University Dec. 1974
Produced by Perpis-Fall Music, Inc.

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Title, Format	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
The First Minute Of A New Day (LP, Album)	Arista	ARTY 106	UK	1974
Midnight Band: The First Minute Of A New Day (CD, Album, RM)	TVT Records, Rumal-Gia Records	TVT 4350-2	US	1998
Midnight Band: The First Minute Of A New Day (CD, Album, RE)	Soul Brother Records (3)	CD SBCS 39	UK	2010
Midnight Band: The First Minute Of A New Day (LP, Album)	TVT Records	TVT 4350	US	1998
The First Minute Of A New Day (Cass, Album)	Arista	TC-ARTY 106		1975