12 January 2013

GILSON - MALAGASY (LUMEN, PALM RECORDS, 1972) AND GILSON - MALAGASY AT NEWPORT-PARIS (PALM RECORDS, 1973)




-23 °C + wind chill for the walk to work today.

This time of year, I wish I was in Madagascar






Alain Rahoerson, drums
Alain Razafinohatra, alto saxophone
Arnaud Razafy, bass clarinet, guitar
Georges Rahoerson, tenor saxophone
Jean-Charles Capon, bass
Jean-Claude Pourtier, drums, percussion, organ
Jef Gilson, piano, electric piano, xylophone, percussion
Joel Rakotomamonjy, tenor saxophone
Jojo, percussion
Pierre Moret, percussion
Roland De Comarmond, flute, baritone saxophone
Sam, bass
Serge Rahoerson, drums, tenor saxophone

A1. A Tana    5:20

A2. Avaradoha     6:25

A3. Available on The Best Of Jef Gilson Jazzman compilation

A4. Sodina    6:35

B1. Available on The Best Of Jef Gilson Jazzman compilation

B2. Malagasy     7:10


Lumen - LD 33 908, Palm Records - PALM 1

Recorded 1969-71

Vinyl Rip






Jef Gilson, Fender-Rhodes piano, ondioline
Frank Raholison, drums
Del Rabenja, tenor saxophone, valiha (http://dutchinmadagascar.blogspot.ca/2012/04/ha-jazz.html)
Sylvain Marc, percussion, guitar, Fender bass
Gerard Rakotoarivony, Fender bass
Ange "Zizi" Japhet, percussion, Fender bass




A1. Newport Bounce  5:46

A2. Salegy Jef     6:11

A3. Solo Frank     6:03

A4. Buddah's Vision  6:00

B1. Veloma Lava 5:42

B2. Valiha Del  3:50

B3. Requiem Pour Django  7:28

B4. Dizzy 48  5:20

B5. "1973"  1:58


Palm Records - PALM 5

Recorded 14 March 1973

Vinyl Rip

12 comments:

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  2. 36 degrees in the Shade here , and the smoke from nearby bush fires is constant ....Ontario Beckons!!.. thanks for the rare Gilson!!

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  3. most obliged for Mr Gilson ! (r.i.p.) man, -26 C ?.. are you running some musical experiment in Antarctica ? [;-D GReetings from (mostly) sunny GR !..

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  4. A little more of Gilson's history. Thanks.

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  5. There seem to be tracks missing from Palm 1? thanks for sharing a couple of amazing lp's!!

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  6. Appreciated, stay in front of a fire!

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  7. The two missing tracks from Palm 1 are available on a fine double LP or CD compilation: The Best of Jef Gilson on Jazzman. Highly recommended.

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  8. Thanks. Malagasy are very musical people, lots of talented musicians but little opportunities. Jef Gilson did a great services in bringing these talents to a wider audience.

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  9. Thank you for the last three posts - really interesting music.

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  10. Now re-released on box set and CD on Jazzman label

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  11. And now reissued on LP and CD by SouffleContinu: https://www.soufflecontinurecords.com/products

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