| The First Minute of a New Day | ||||
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| Studio album by Gil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson and the Midnight Band | ||||
| Released | January 1975 | |||
| Recorded | June–July 1974 | |||
| Studio | D&B Sound in Silver Spring, Maryland | |||
| Genre | Jazz, R&B, progressive soul[1] | |||
| Length | 47:52 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Gil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson | |||
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The First Minute of a New Day is an album by American vocalist Gil Scott-Heron, keyboardist Brian Jackson, and the Midnight Band—an eight-piece musical ensemble. It was released in January 1975 on Arista Records.[2] Recording sessions for the album took place in the summer of 1974 at D&B Sound in Silver Spring, Maryland.[3] It was the follow-up to Scott-Heron's and Jackson's critically acclaimed collaboration effort Winter in America. The First Minute of a New Day was the first album to feature "Winter in America", the title track of Scott-Heron's previous album which was not featured on its original LP release.[4] The album was reissued on compact disc by Scott-Heron's label Rumal-Gia Records in 1998.[5]
- ^ Backus, Rob (1976). Fire Music: A Political History of Jazz (2nd ed.). Vanguard Books. ISBN 091770200X.
- ^ Columnist (February 8, 1975). "The New Record Company". Billboard: 61. Retrieved on 2011-04-10.
- ^ "Discogs.com - Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Midnight Band: The First Minute Of A New Day (1998 Reissue)". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ "Winter in America liner notes". Inwinter. Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ "Catching Up with Gil - Music - Houston Press". Village Voice Media. Retrieved 2008-07-25.