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Malagasy / Gilson
Malagasy
Souffle Continu
- Cat No.: FFL066
- 2026-04-28
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!
Track List

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)