Small Talk at 125th and Lenox

A New Black Poet - Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, also known simply as Small Talk at 125th and Lenox,[4] is the debut album of recording artist Gil Scott-Heron, released in 1970 on Flying Dutchman Records.[5] Recording sessions for the album were originally said to have taken place live at a New York nightclub located on the corner of 125th Street and Lenox Avenue,[4] but liner notes included in the 2012 box set The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters, Scott-Heron himself insists that a small audience was brought to 'the studio' and seated on 'folding chairs'.[6] By the time of the recordings, Scott-Heron had published a volume of poetry and his first novel, The Vulture.[7] Well received by music critics who found Scott-Heron's material imaginative,[2][3] Small Talk at 125th and Lenox has been described as "a volcanic upheaval of intellectualism and social critique" by Allmusic editor John Bush.[1]

Small Talk at 125th and Lenox
Live album by
Gil Scott-Heron
ReleasedFebruary 1970
Recorded1970
Venue125th & Lenox Nightclub
(New York, New York)
GenreJazz poetry, proto-rap, spoken word
Length44:01
LabelFlying Dutchman/RCA
FD-10143
ProducerBob Thiele
Gil Scott-Heron chronology
Small Talk at 125th and Lenox
(1970)		 Pieces of a Man
(1971)
Alternative cover
2001 reissue cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Billboard(favorable)[2]
Virgin Encyclopedia[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gil Scott-Heron.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Introduction/The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"3:17
2."Omen"1:45
3."Brother"2:35
4."Comment #1"4:26
5."Small Talk at 125th & Lenox"1:20
6."The Subject Was Faggots"3:10
7."Evolution (And Flashback)"3:20
Side two
No.TitleLength
8."Plastic Pattern People"2:50
9."Whitey on the Moon"1:57
10."The Vulture"2:00
11."Enough"8:37
12."Paint It Black"0:30
13."Who'll Pay Reparations on My Soul?"4:20
14."Everyday"4:20
  • Track 13 runs 5:14 on CD reissue.[4]

Personnel
  • David Barnes – percussion, vocals
  • Charlie Saunders, Eddie Knowles – congas
  • Gil Scott-Heron – guitar, piano, vocals
Technical
  • Charles Stewart – cover art
  • Bob Thiele – producer

Legacy

Leon Bridges performed a new rendition of "Whitey on the Moon" in the 2018 Damien Chazelle film First Man, which was also included on the film's soundtrack album.[8]

Notes
  1. Bush, John. Review: Small Talk at 125th and Lenox. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-07-31.
  2. Columnist. "Review: Small Talk at 125th and Lenox". Billboard: 14: October 2, 1971
  3. Larkin, Colin. "Review: Small Talk at 125th and Lenox". Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music: March 1, 2002.
  4. Track listing and credits as per liner notes for Small Talk at 125th and Lenox CD reissue
  5. Small Talk at 125th and Lenox (LP). Discogs. Retrieved on 2009-07-31.
  6. Gill Scott Heron The Revolution begins-The Flying Dutchman Masters 3 cd including booklet with notes by Dean Rudland, Ace Records 2012
  7. Bordowitz, Hank. "Gil Scott-Heron". American Visions: June 1, 1998.
  8. NPR "First Man Considers Glory, Grief And A Famous Walk On The Moon" by Linda Holmes, October 11, 2018 (retrieved October 12, 2018)

References
  • Gil Scott-Heron, Nat Hentoff. Small Talk at 125th and Lenox. reissue liner notes. BMG Victor Inc.
  • Colin Larkin (2002). Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Edition 4. Virgin Books. ISBN 1-85227-923-0.
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