Person · American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer
Brian Jackson
Albums
30
Members
1
Active
1950–present
Origin
United States
Biography
Brian Robert Jackson (born October 11, 1952) is an American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer, and producer known for his collaborations with Gil Scott-Heron in the 1970s. The sound of Jackson's Rhodes electric piano and flute accompaniments featured prominently in many of their compositions, most notably on "The Bottle" and "Your Daddy Loves You" from their first official collaboration Winter in America.
Discography
The Bottle
Winter in America
From South Africa to South Carolina
The First Minute of a New Day
It's Your World
The Bottle
Bridges
Hello Sunday! Hello Road! / Song Of The Wind
Racetrack In France
Secrets
1980
The Bottle
The Golden Dance-Floor Hits Vol. 11
The Bottle / Janice
Gotta Play
Gotta Play
Anthology: Messages
The Bottle / Johannesburg
It's Your World
Evolutionary Minded: Furthering the Legacy of Gil Scott‐Heron
Village Gate New York 1976
Angola Louisiana / Concrete Jungle
Jazz Is Dead 8
JID008
Little Orphan Boy (Two Soul Fusion Remixes)
This Is Brian Jackson
Mami Wata (Joaquin Joe Claussell Sacred Rhythm and Cosmic Arts Remixes)
Is That Jazz?
Now More Than Ever
Now More Than Ever
Credits
All rolesProducer 27Instrument 19Writer 11Liner Notes 5Lyricist 3Vocal 2Photography 1Design 1Composer 1
This Is Brian Jackson
Carry Me Home: A Reggae Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson
Nothing New
Village Gate New York 1976
Evolutionary Minded: Furthering the Legacy of Gil Scott‐Heron
Blak and Blu
The Best of Gil Scott Heron
Anthology: Messages
African Rhythms: Oneness of Juju 1970-1982
Celebration: The Best of Kool & the Gang (1979–1987)
Spirits
Rush Street
Live in Concert
Will Downing
Sunfire
Something Special
1980
Shut 'Um Down / Baltimore
Angel Dust
Secrets
Show Bizness / Better Days Ahead
Bridges
It's Your World
African Rhythms
From South Africa to South Carolina
Johannesburg
The First Minute of a New Day
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Winter in America
Free Will
Pieces of a Man
At Home
Bush Brothers & Space Rangers
Come Together As One
Dearest Darlin'
Désolé
Dig!
Evolution (And Flashback): The Very Best Of Gil Scott-Heron
Eye & I
Free
Ghetto Style
Glory (The Gil Scott-Heron Collection)
Gotta Play
Hello Sunday! Hello Road! / Song Of The Wind
Hot Times
I'll Be There For You
In My Dreams
Is That Jazz?
It's Your World
Jazz Is Dead 10 (Remixes)
Jazz Is Dead 8
Johannesburg / Waiting For The Axe To Fall
Legend In His Own Mind
Little Orphan Boy (Two Soul Fusion Remixes)
Live In Berkeley 1978
Mami Wata (Joaquin Joe Claussell Sacred Rhythm and Cosmic Arts Remixes)
Offering (The Music Of Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson)
Racetrack In France
Say It Isn't So
Sending Out An S.O.S.