Name: Soul Of Africa
Brand: Hal Singer and Gilson, Jef

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ksre3cd

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2008-02-11

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Hal Singer and Gilson, Jef

Genre GB

African

Label GB

after the reissued jef gilson 10" now comes the full length reissue of hal singer and jef gilson's 'soul of africa'. as a child hal singer studied the violin after which he switched to reed instruments. he went on tour with great artists like lloyd hunter, tommy douglas, jay mc shann, roy eldridge, lucky millinder and duke ellington. in 1948 he scored a number 1 record on the us r&amp;b billboard charts with his instrumental track 'cornbread'. after this achievement hal singer was given a new nickname identical to his hit-record: hal 'cornbread' singer. jef gilson was not only a pioneer in independent production, but also an adventurous pianist and composer with a unique approach. he introduced unusual instruments onto his productions such as the balaphone and the farfisa microrgan, but also combined both electric and acoustic basses in order to create a fresh and new sound. in 1965, the texas tenor sax giant hal singer, arrived in paris and found this new jef gilson band a perfect musical blend for his afro centric musical tendencies, which he'd developed after 5 lengthy and successful tours in africa. the result of the collaboration between jef gilson and hal singer was 'soul of africa', a monumental record, one of the catalysts for afro-parisian scene that fascinated so many musicians and music fans in the 70s and 80s. this classic record is now reissued, for the first time on cd ever on kindred spirits free spirits series. the release comes with special bonus tracks from the previously released jef gilson 10".

Soul Of Africa

Music GB