Jef Gilson
Enfin!
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French pianist Jef Gilson came up in the ‘60s and played in a straight-ahead hard bop style and also made forays into Afro-jazz and free jazz, including a noteworthy version of Pharoah Sanders’ “The Creator Has a Master Plan.” He featured the young violinist Jean Luc Ponty on some early recordings, and also appeared on Magma drummer Christian Vander’s Vander et les Trois Jeffs.
The pianist led numerous ensembles ranging from trios to creative big bands during his career, including the Jef Gilson Nonet, Jef Gilson et Malagasy, and the Jef Gilson Orchestra. Enfin! is a French modal jazz classic featuring some of the best musicians at the time : Portal, Pontu, Tholot, JC Petit, F. Jeanneau, Vitet, Texier, Chautemps. A must have!
Release notes
Side A recorded 1963, Feb 2, except A5 recorded 1962, Dec 23. Side B recorded 1962, Dec 23, except B4 recorded 1963, Jan 13. A5 and B5 are 2 different versions of the generic of a movie called "Dans les roues de Paris". Limited Edition 500 copies
| A1 | Le Grand Bidou | 7:27 | |
| A2 | Fable Of Gutenberg | 5:12 | |
| A3 | Three Four One | 3:53 | |
| A4 | Curious | 4:25 | |
| A5 | Indicatif : L'Autoroute 1 | 0:57 | |
| B1 | Anamorphose | 4:47 | |
| B2 | Blue-Bizz | 7:01 | |
| B3 | Windy Blues | 5:44 | |
| B4 | Bitonalité | 3:13 | |
| B5 | Indicatif : L'Autoroute 2 | 0:56 |
- M. Portal
- Alto Saxophone (A1 to A3)
- W. Boucaya
- Baritone Saxophone (A1, A2)
- H. Texier
- Bass (A1 to A4, B2 to B4)
- P. Sim
- Bass (B1)
- C. Lenissois
- Bass Clarinet (A4, B1 to B4), Conductor (A1 to A3)
- J. Thollot
- Drums (A2)
- S. Vilar
- Drums (A1, A3, A4, B1 to B4)
- Claude Ermelin
- Engineer
- Jean-Michel Pou-Dubois
- Engineer
- J. Martin
- Horn (A1 to A4, B1 to B4)
- Jef Gilson
- Organ, Piano (A2, B1 to B4)
- J.-C. Petit
- Piano (A1, A3, A4)
- F. Jeanneau
- Soprano Saxophone (A1 to A4, B2 to B4)
- J.L. Chautemps
- Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone (A1 to A4, B1, B2 to B4)
- Jacques Tallourd
- Trombone (A1 to A3)
- J.-P. Burtin
- Trombone (A1 to A3)
- M. Jospin
- Trombone (A4)
- F. Gérard
- Trumpet (A1 to A3)
- G. Gay
- Trumpet (A1 to A3)
- R. Léger
- Trumpet (A1 to A3)
- B. Vitet
- Trumpet, Bugle (A1 to A4)
- J.-L. Ponty
- Violin (A4, B1 to B4)
