Alembic Guitars Club

Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: funkyjazzjunky on August 26, 2018, 04:21:33 PM

Title: Gil Scott Heron Band
Post by: funkyjazzjunky on August 26, 2018, 04:21:33 PM

Anyone familiar with the bassist playing a Series for Gil Scott Heron?

VMG

Title: Re: Gil Scott Heron Band
Post by: David Houck on August 26, 2018, 04:42:36 PM

Some sleuthing finds that Danny Bowens was Gil Scott Heron's bass player from 1972 to 1978; and the video is from 1976, Old Grey Whistle Test show.

Title: Re: Gil Scott Heron Band
Post by: David Houck on August 26, 2018, 05:01:43 PM

There's a nice Alembic shot in this video from 1975; Winter In America (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmuJbGW4sYI).

Title: Re: Gil Scott Heron Band
Post by: musashi on August 26, 2018, 11:50:29 PM

Yes.  The latter video features the Great Robbie Gordon....

Title: Re: Gil Scott Heron Band
Post by: David Houck on August 27, 2018, 06:10:41 AM

Ah!  Thanks!  I couldn't find any good pictures of Bowens, so I wasn't sure it was him.

Title: Re: Gil Scott Heron Band
Post by: adriaan on August 27, 2018, 10:05:54 AM

There is a Showcase thread dedicated to The Secretary of Entertainment (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8118.0), and another one http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8137.0

Title: Re: Gil Scott Heron Band
Post by: edwin on August 27, 2018, 09:15:39 PM

Two of my heroes who played for another hero. Seeing GSH back in the day was an amazing experience. Danny's still out there playing and Robert Gordon is as well (amazing, his Allmusic bio was written by Eugene Chadbourne. A juxtaposition I never would have imagined!).

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/robbie-gordon-mn0000830265/credits