Gil Scott-Heron
Cité de la Musique - 08/09/2010Following his moving come-back in Paris last May for a splendid evening at the New Morning (extensive review here), Gil was back in Paris for a second time in 2010 (and in the last 10 years actually).
I'll make it quick as the 1h30mn-long show was quite similar to the New Morning one (tracklisting below) but maybe less intimate as the Cité de la Musique is a much larger venue. If I found Gil tired physically (he has been touring a lot for these last few months) he nevertheless offered us another beautiful moment of soulful spirituality.
My favorite parts of the show probably were his humoristic and powerful version of Three Miles Down and Tony Duncanson's 7- or 8-mn long astonishing congas solo on The Bottle.
Tracklisting : Blue Collar - Winter In America - We Almost Lost Detroit/Work For Peace Medley - Three Miles Down - I'll take care of you - The Other Side (Parts I, II & III) - The Bottle - Better Days AheadAs I concluded my latest post on this immense artist : if there were more Gil's, the world would surely be a better place!
Below a small video of "Winter In America" with his legendary folktale intro:
J'ai longuement relaté sur le blog le come-back à la fois splendide et émouvant de Gil à Paris en Mai dernier au New Morning.
Le concert de la Cité de la Musique fut similaire en terme de tracklisting (voir ci-dessus) et si ce fut un autre grand moment de groove spirituel, la taille de la salle et la relative fatigue de Gil, qui a beaucoup tourné récemment, ont rendu cette soirée moins magique que celle de Mai.
Le solo de congas de 10mn de Tony Duncanson sur "The Bottle" ou la version merveilleuse de "Three Miles Down" resteront néanmoins dans ma mémoire!
