The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Context
Poem by Gil Scott-Heron whose first lyrics date from 1969. The definitive version was recorded in April 1971 with drums, double bass, and flute, after a first version released in 1970 on Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, accompanied by congas. B-side of Scott-Heron's first single, it also appears on Pieces of a Man and was added to the National Recording Registry in 2005.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Acid jazz, jazz-rap, nu jazz. Among the origins and influences of Acid jazz, jazz-rap, nu jazz: Soul jazz, boogaloo, Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk, Dutch jazz.