Small Talk At 125th And Lenox 22A and drummer Kweku Sumbry

and drummer Kweku Sumbry

Smith from the original analog master tapes

Mereba faced the paradigm shift of birthing a son in 2021 and getting accustomed to a rapidly changing self-outlook

set out to capture the raw energy present within performance

recorded in 1973 at Ornette Coleman’s gallery in New York and featuring a previously unheard recording of the Pharoah Sanders composition "Thembi"

Small Talk At 125th And Lenox 22A and drummer Kweku SumbrySmall Talk At 125th And Lenox was the start of a 45 year recording career for Gil Scott Heron. He became one of the best loved and most respected artists of the late 20th Century, but never again released an album as simple and hard hitting as this. Recorded in 1970, Small Talk featured Gil and three percussionists performing his poetry, the rhythmic backdrop and the style of his delivery making it more than a spoken word record. Today it is seen as a