Free Will is the second studio album by the American poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron, released in August 1972 on Flying Dutchman Records.
The album was produced by Bob Thiele, with the recording sessions taking place on March 2 and 3, 1972, at RCA Studios in New York City.
[10] It is the follow-up to Scott-Heron's critically acclaimed studio debut, Pieces of a Man (1971), and it is the second album to feature him working with keyboardist Brian Jackson.
The first side is made up of five recordings done by Scott-Heron and the entire band, which once again featured Brian Jackson playing a major role as he did on the previous album, Pieces of a Man.
[3] The second side functions more as a live rap session with Brian Jackson on flute and a couple of percussionists.