[Back in Stock] A masterpiece among masterpieces of French avant-garde jazz, African jazz, and the JEF GILSON catalog! An astonishing ensemble unfolding in polyrhythms. From 1974. Highly recommended!
An incredible reissue from Holland's KINDRED SPIRITS! "Soul Of Africa," the collaborative album between HAL SINGER and keyboard runner JEF GILSON, who also played his own homemade organ, the MICRORGAN. Modal jazz in a vein that connects to SAHIB SHIHAB-related works. This isn't just surface-level "oh, there's Afro-flavored vocals and percussion so ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)it feels African" — this is playing rooted in polyrhythm, one of the essential elements of African music. A handful of hardcore folks, including the BOREDOMS and PARA crowd, have boldly taken on polyrhythm, and this stands as one of the great achievements of polyrhythmic performance. EYE gave it high praise too. The way each performance densely harmonizes atop those irregular rhythms is nothing short of miraculous! Highly recommended, no question! (Original Japanese text by Saito)
Track List
1. Chant Inca
2. Mother Africa
3. High Life
4. Libertarian
5. Garvey"s Strut
6. Le Grand Bidou - Gilson, Jef Septet & Lloyd Miller
7. Fable Of Gutenburg - Gilson, Jef Septet & Lloyd Miller
JEF GILSON & MALAGASY, French jazz pioneers whose work has influenced cutting-edge artists like FOUR TET. Three MALAGASY-related masterpieces from PALM, the label founded after JEF GILSON's travels to Madagascar, are being reissued. Freaky, near-miraculous playing unfolds throughout. Full of surprises. A historic classic!
MALAGASY / GILSON's masterpiece Malagasy—built mainly around material JEF GILSON and company recorded across three trips to Madagascar between 1968 and 1970, plus a 1971 Paris session—finally gets a standalone reissue. Includes "Chant Inca," GILSON's signature piece that he recorded several times, and a cover of Pharoah Sanders' "The Creator Has A ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)Master-Plan." "In May 1972, Madagascar became the stage for a youth uprising. Serge Rahoerson's 'Avaradoha,' the album's second track, became the anthem of the revolution in the streets." Originally issued by a small church, then reissued the following year on PALM—a genuine classic. (Original Japanese text by Saito)
フランスの先鋭ジャズのハイライト、JEF GILSONとSAHIB SHIHAB。ヨーロピアン・ジャズ最高峰の二人によるフリー、前衛、アフリカン、アプローチ。72年の「La Marche Dans Le Désert」。SOUFFLE CONTINU RECORDSから再発。迷ったら絶対買っといた方がいいと思います。
JEF GILSONでいうとマダガスカルから戻り、制作した「Le Massacre Du Printemps」の翌年「Malagasy」と同年、SAHIB SHIHABだと「Sentiments」と同年、CLARKE-ROLANDのBIG BANDとのツアーもスタートした年のリリース。JEF GILSONは、エレクトロニックピアノ、シンセをメインにSAHIB SHIHABはプラグインしたサックス。Jean-Claude Pourtier、Jean Claude PourtierたちUNITとの録音。即興的アフリカン、ポリリズム・トライバル。到達点。名盤。 (サイトウ)
Shining a light into the deepest recesses of French music history, Souffle Continu continues to unearth rare Jef Gilson-related material from the Palm label. This one, recorded in 1972, is a collaboration with free saxophonist Philippe Maté.
A double-name session between Philippe Maté — a young talent who made his mark through his work in BYG's Acting Trio, as a studio sideman at Saravah, on Brigitte Fontaine's classics and in collaboration with Daniel Vallancien — and Jef Gilson, the legend of cutting-edge French jazz, then busy with Malagasy. The session brings together musicians fro...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)m Gilson's orbit, including bassist Didier Levallet, drummer Jean-Claude Pourtier, keyboardist Pierre Moret and alto saxophonist Michel Portal. It seems to be built on the foundation of "Oeil Vision" with Jean-Luc Ponty. A masterpiece brimming with tension. A wonderful listening experience. Highly recommended. (Original Japanese text by Saito)
グレイト!以前再発リリースのあったHAL SINGERとの共作におけるアフロ?土着的要素に加え、本ベスト盤ではマダガスカル現地ミュージシャンとの録音曲(D-1)あり、渋味としゃかりきのワルツ?モーダルジャズ?ヨーロピアンジャズを巧みに聞かせてくれます。PHAROAH SANDERS""The Creator Has a Masterplan""のカバーももちろん素晴らしいのですが、いわゆるスピリチュアルジャズという括りで括ることすら抵抗があるほどジャズ然とした佇まいを持つ、素っ晴らしいベスト盤に仕上がっています。文句なし! (住友)
An incredible reissue from Holland's KINDRED SPIRITS! "Soul Of Africa," the collaborative album between HAL SINGER and keyboard runner JEF GILSON, who also played his own homemade organ, the MICRORGAN. Modal jazz in a vein that connects to SAHIB SHIHAB-related works. This isn't just surface-level "oh, there's Afro-flavored vocals and percussion so ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)it feels African" — this is playing rooted in polyrhythm, one of the essential elements of African music. A handful of hardcore folks, including the BOREDOMS and PARA crowd, have boldly taken on polyrhythm, and this stands as one of the great achievements of polyrhythmic performance. EYE gave it high praise too. The way each performance densely harmonizes atop those irregular rhythms is nothing short of miraculous! Highly recommended, no question! (Original Japanese text by Saito)