MALAGASY & GILSON At Newport-Paris (Archive Quality
Ethnic Jazz 1973 French-only private press 9-track vinyl LP on Jef
Gilson's own Palm label, recorded in a St-Germain-des-Prés nightclub
with musicians from Antananarivo. In the late sixties, Jef's musical
explorations led him to the ex-French colony of Madagascar, the island
just off the south eastern coast of Africa. Re-released by Jazzman
Records in recent years, the album documents an incredible ethno-jazz
sound as & when it was released, with instruments including the valiha
[a Madagascan harp on bambo], the ondioline and exotic percussion
mixed with modal jazz! Recently acquired from a private dealer in Paris,
here we have a stunning archive copy from the vaults, complete with
original four-page 'Palm Journal' press release in French. The front
laminated picture sleeve is Near Mint with merely the lightest evidence
of natural age wear and the vinyl remains in near 'as new' condition -
Recommended! PALM5)
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