Gil Scott-Heron

Originally released in 1994, this was Scott-Heron's first album in twelve years. In the liner notes, he discusses the new, jazzier tone of the record, and the attempts to define his sound:

''What do you call reggae, blues, African vibration, jazz, salsa, chants and poetry?... Seriously trying to define it, I've said it's Black music. Or Black American music. Because Black Americans are now a tremendously diverse essence of all the places we've come from and the music and rhythms we brought with us.''

• 01 Message To The Messengers
• 02 Spirits
• 03 Give Her A Call
• 04 Lady's Song
• 05 Spirits Past
• 06 The Other Side (part 1)
• 07 The Other Side (part 2)
• 08 The Other Side (part 3)
• 09 Work For Peace
• 10 Don't Give Up