I was reading this morning that when the saxophone player in The Afrika 70 left the band, Fela decided that instead of finding a replacement, he would learn the instrument himself.
So the opening section of Gentleman was recorded only a few months after he picked up the instrument.
Gentleman was re released last year through Knitting Factory with the 25 minutes long Confusion, also recorded circa '73-'74 which is also one of his finest tunes.
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