Hal Singer & Jef Gilson – Soul Of Africa 2018 RE SSJ02 Import Soul Jazz Classic
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Hal Singer & Jef Gilson – Soul Of Africa 2018 RE SSJ02 Netherland Import Soul jazz Classic
Mega rare great jazz recording of the legendary US saxophonist Hal Singer and French pianist Jef Gilson from 1974, originaly released on the French Le Chant Du Monde Label. The birth act of the Afro-/Jazz-Parisian scene that fascinated so many musicians and music fans throughout the 70s and 80s.Fantasic modal soul jazz masterpiece, a pure beauty from start to end..
Jean-François Quiévreux (25 July 1926 – 5 February 2012), better known as Jef Gilson, was a French clarinetist, pianist, arranger, vocalist, composer and big band leader. Harold Joseph Singer (October 8, 1919 – August 18, 2020),[1] also known as Hal"Cornbread" Singer, was an American R&B and jazz bandleader and saxophonist From the late 1930s Singer began performing in local bands, including Ernie Fields', before joining Jay McShann's orchestra in 1943 and then moving to New York. After working in other bands, he joined Oran "Hot Lips" Page's band in 1947 and began working as a session musician with King Records. In 1965, after touring Europe with Earl Hines' group, Singer remained in France, settling near Paris. He continued to record and also toured extensively around Europe and Africa, performing with the Duke Ellington Orchestra and Charlie Watts.
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