PIECES OF A MAN – S. Beckford (2021)
Pieces of a Man was the great poet’s first studio album. Alongside keyboard player Brian Jackson, Gil created what many consider to be a prescient, genre-defining masterpiece. The album featured classic cuts The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Home Is Where the Hatred Is, and Lady Day and John Coltrane. In this detailed focus, Brian Jackson walks us through the studio sessions that featured Ron Carter, Bernard Purdie, and Hubert Laws.