Brian Jackson
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.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Pieces Of A Man
1971
Live
2014
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
1974
Blak And Blu
2012
Winter In America
1974
From South Africa To South Carolina
1975
Something Special
1981
The First Minute Of A New Day
1975
It's Your World
1976
1980
1980
Secrets
1978
Space Jungle Luv
1976
Nothing New
2014
Spirits
1994
Rush Street
1991
Will Downing
1988
The Best Of
1984
Bridges
1977
Jazz Is Dead 8
2021
Anthology. Messages
2005
African Rhythms 1970-1982
2001
African Rhythms
1975
Free Will
1972
Above The Laws
2024
Credited work
638 releases · 106 albums · active 1971–2026
- Performance · 2,099
- Production · 280
- Other credits · 238
- Engineering · 3
Studios: D & B Sound · T.O.N.T.O. · Electric Lady Studios · Mediasound
Frequent collaborators
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Various
- Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
- Will Downing
- Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson
- Oneness Of Juju
- Gwen Guthrie
- Gary Clark Jr.