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• I'm New Here
• Home
• I've Been Me (interlude)
• Running
• My Cloud
• Certain Things (interlude)
• The Crutch
• Ur Soul and Mine
• Parents (interlude)
• Piano Player
• NY Is Killing Me
• Jazz (interlude)
• I'll Take Care of U

• On Coming From a Broken Home, Part 1
• Me and the Devil
• I'm New Here
• Your Soul and Mine
• Parents (interlude)
• I'll Take Care of You
• Being Blessed (interlude)
• Where Did the Night Go
• I Was Guided (interlude)
• New York Is Killing Me
• Certain Things (interlude)
• Running
• The Crutch
• I've Been Me (interlude)
• On Coming From a Broken Home, Part 2

• The Revolution Will not be Televised (early version)
• Is That Jazz?
• Grandma's Hands
• Lady Day And John Coltrane
• Pieces Of A Man
• Or Down You Fall
• Get Out of the Ghetto Blues
• When You Are Who You Are
• Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
• Storm Music
• Free Will
• The Vulture
• I Think I'll Call it Morning
• The Needle's Eye
• A Sign of the Ages
• Save the Children

• The Bottle
• The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
• Lady Day & John Coltrane
• Washington, D.C.
• The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues
• Storm Music
• No Exit
• Free Will
• Pieces of a Man
• Home Is Where the Hatred Is
• Did You Hear What They Said?
• Back Home
• B Movie
• Blue Collar
• H2Ogate Blues

• Storm Music
• Grandma's Hands
• Is That Jazz?
• Morning Thoughts
• Inner City Blues
• Gun
• "B" Movie

• The Bottle
• Johannesburg
• Winter in America
• The Liberation (Red, Black & Green)
• It's Your World
• Home is Where the Hatred Is (Live)
• Racetrack in France
• Hello Sunday Hello Road
• We Almost Lost Detroit
• Delta Man (Where I'm Coming From)
• Angel Dust
• Show Bizness
• Madison Avenue
• Shut 'um Down
• Alien (Hold on to Your Dreams)

• Is That Jazz?
• Gun
• Save the Children
• The Bottle
• Winter in America
• Blue Collar

• It's Your World
• Possum Slim
• New York City
• 17th Street
• Tomorrow's Trane
• Must Be Something
• Home Is Where the Hatred Is
• Bicentennial Blues
• The Bottle
• Sharing

• H20 Gate Blues
• We Beg Your Pardon (Pardon Our Analysis)
• The New Deal
• Jose Campos Torres
• The Ghetto Call (Dot Dot Dit Dot Dit Dot Dot Dash)
• Bicentennial Blues
• Space Shuttle

• Paint It Black
• Evolution (And Flashback)
• Free Will
• Whitey on the Moon
• The Vulture
• Small Talk at 125th and Lenox
• Billy Green Is Dead
• Ain't No New Thing
• The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues
• The King Alfred Plan
• No Knock
• Enough
• Who'll Pay Reparations on My Soul
• Home Is Where the Hatred Is
• The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

• Johannesburg
• A Toast to the People
• The Summer of '42
• Beginnings (The First Minute of a New Day)
• South Carolina (Barnwell)
• Essex
• Fell Together
• A Lovely Day
• Johannesburg (live)
• South Carolina (Barnwell) (live)
• Save the Children (live)
• Let Me See Your I.D.

• Offering
• The Liberation Song (Red, Black and Green)
• Must Be Something
• Ain't No Such Thing as Superman
• Pardon Our Analysis (We Beg Your Pardon)
• Guerilla
• Winter in America
• Western Sunrise
• Alluswe
• A Talk: Bluesology / Black History / Jaws / The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
• Winter in America (Solo version)

• The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
• Or Down You Fall
• The Needle's Eye
• I Think I'll Call It Morning
• When You Are Who You Are
• Save the Children
• Did You Hear What They Said?
• Free Will
• Speed Kills
• Middle of Your Day
• Pieces of a Man
• A Sign of the Times
• The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues
• Lady Day & John Coltrane
• Home Is Where the Hatred Is
• No Knock
• The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Early version)
• Sex Education: Ghetto Style
• Small Talk at 125th & Lenox
• King Alfred Plan
• Billy Green Is Dead

• Introduction / The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
• Omen
• Brother
• Comment #1
• Small Talk at 125th & Lenox
• The Subject Was Faggots
• Evolution (And Flashback)
• Plastic Pattern People
• Whitey on the Moon
• The Vulture
• Enough
• Paint It Black
• Who'll Pay Reparations on My Soul?
• Everyday

• Message to the Messengers
• Spirits
• Giver Her a Call
• Lady's Song
• Spirits Past
• The Other Side, Part I
• The Other Side, Part II
• The Other Side, Part III
• Work for Peace
• Don't Give Up

• Late Last Night
• Shah Mot (The Shah Is Dead/Checkmate)
• Push Comes to Shove
• Corners
• 1980
• Shut Um Down
• Willing
• Alien (Hold on to Your Dream)

• Hello Sunday! Hello Road!
• Song of the Wind
• Racetrack in France
• Vildgolia (Deaf, Dumb and Blind)
• Under the Hammer
• We Almost Lost Detroit
• Tuskeegee #626
• Delta Man (Where I'm Comin' From)
• 95 South (All of the Places We've Been)

• Fast Lane
• Washington, D.C.
• No Exit
• Blue Collar
• Explanations
• Ready or Not
• Black History / The World

• The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
• Save the Children
• Lady Day & John Coltrane
• Home Is Where the Hatred Is
• When You Are Who You Are
• I Think I'll Call It Morning
• Pieces of a Man
• A Sign of the Ages
• Or Down You Fall
• The Needle's Eye
• The Prisoner

• Johannesburg
• The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
• Blue Collar
• New York City
• Hello Sunday! Hello Road!
• We Almost Lost Detroit
• Angel Dust
• The Bottle
• Winter in America
• Delta Man (Where I'm Coming From)
• South Carolina (Barnwell)
• Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
• Show Bizness

• The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
• Sex Education: Ghetto Style
• The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues
• No Knock
• Lady Day and John Coltrane
• Pieces of a Man
• Home Is Where the Hatred Is
• Brother
• Save the Children
• Whitey on the Moon
• Did You Hear What They Said?
• When You Are Who You Are
• I Think I'll Call It Morning
• A Sign of the Ages
• Or Down You Fall
• The Needle's Eye
• The Prisoner

• The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
• The Bottle
• Winter in America
• Johannesburg
• Ain't No Such Thing as Superman
• Re-Ron
• Shut 'Um Down
• Angel Dust
• "B" Movie

• The Train From Washington
• Not Needed
• Waiting for the Axe to Fall
• Combinations
• A Legend in His Own Mind
• You Could Be My Brother
• The Klan
• Your Daddy Loves You (For Gia Louise)

• Angel Dust
• Madison Avenue
• Cane
• Third World Revolution
• Better Days Ahead
• Three Miles Down
• Angola Louisiana
• Show Bizness
• A Prayer for Everybody / To Be Free

• Free Will
• The Middle of Your Day
• The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues
• Speed Kills
• Did You Hear What They Said
• The King Alfred Plan
• No Knock
• Wiggy
• Ain't No New Thing
• Billy Green Is Dead
• Sex Education: Ghetto Style
• And Then He Wrote 'Meditations'
• Free Will (alternate take)
• Speed Kills (alternate take)
• The King Alfred Plan (alternate take)
• No Knock (alternate take)
• Wiggy (alternate take)
• Ain't No New Thing (alternate take)
• Billy Green Is Dead (alternate take)
• Free Will (alternate take 2)

• Intro
• Brian Jackson/Feat. Roy Ayers / Gotta Play
• Kama Sutra
• Interlude#1 - My Idea
• Moody Too
• Feelin' U (Radio Edit)
• Free 4 Fall
• Interlude #2 - Old School Conversation
• Brian Jackson/Feat. Gil Scott-Heron / Parallel Lean
• Yada Yada
• Brian Jackson/Feat. Roy Ayres / Outstanding
• Deelusions
• Mum's Interlude
• Fresca Girl
• Feelin' U (Long Version)

• Peace Go With You, Brother
• Rivers of My Fathers
• A Very Precious Time
• Back Home
• The Bottle
• Song for Bobby Smith
• Your Daddy Loves You
• H2Ogate Blues
• Peace Go With You, Brother
• Winter in America (live)
• Song for Bobby Smith (alternate take)
• Your Daddy Loves You (live)
• The Bottle/Guan Guanco (live)

• Offering
• The Liberation Song (Red, Black & Green)
• Must Be Something
• Ain't No Such Thing as Superman
• Pardon Our Analysis (We Beg Your Pardon)
• Guerilla
• Winter in America
• Western Sunrise
• Alluswe
• A Talk: Bluesology / Black History / Baws / The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (live, Wax Museum, Washington, DC, USA)
• Winter in America (solo version)

Born: 1949-04-01

Died: 2011-05-27

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