For today, I wanted to share with you “Ain’t No Sunshine“, a splendid cover of Bill Withers‘ timeless hit, reinterpreted here in a beautiful & ultra groovy Island Soul Jazz way by the Dominican Diva Ophélia Olivaccé-Marie, taken from her only live album recorded in 1981 in Paris at the Theatre de la Renaissance concert hall.
One of my favorite version of this classic, hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !
Following this previous article, I wanted to share with you for today “غيفارا غزة” (“Ghfyara Ghaza“, pun for “Che Guevara from Gaza” in tribute to Gaza’s resistance fighters in Palestine), a melancholic bewitching Middle-Eastern Soul Jazz track with Brazilian influences a la Arthur Verocai & beautiful flute parts, taken from the first album of the Lebanese band “Ferkat Al Ard” (فرقة الأرض) leaded by the guitar player Issam Hajali (عصام الحاج علي) and composed with :
This album, arranged by the legendary Lebanese composer, musician & producer Ziad Rahbani (زياد الرحباني) & produced by the Lebanese-Armenian producer Khatchik Mardirian (co-founder with Ziad Rahbani of the mythical 70s Lebanese record label “Zida“) is considered by many as one of the hardest to find holygrail Lebanese vinyl record album ever out.
This album as been reissued in 2022 by the German record label Habibi Funk but without this track, so now it’s available widely.
Ferkat Al Ard – Ghfyara Ghaza / فرقة الأرض – غيفارا غزة (Lebanon, 1979, Zida)
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For today, I wanted to share with you “Syka“, an amazing uptempo catchy Island Soul Jazz Synth instrumental track with crazy synth, piano, horns parts, taken from the sole album privately recorded & released in 1980 by the composer & musician “José Manclière” (former drummer of the band “Les Kombass“), along with the finest musicians from the French West Indies :
For today, I wanted to share with you “The Creator Has A Master Plan“, the timeless ultimate cult Free Jazz classic composed by the American jazz tenor saxophonist Farrell “Pharoah” Sanders in 1969, reinterpreted here by the French pianist, composer & arranger Jean-François Quiévreux – better known as “Jef Gilson” – in an awesome way, along with some of the finest Madagascan musicians banded together for this unique occasion under the name “Malagasy” :
Alto Saxophone : Alain Razafinohatra ;
Baritone Saxophone : Roland De Comarmond ;
Bass Clarinet : Arnaud Razafy ;
Bass : Jean-Charles Capon, Samuel “Sam” Ramiara ;
Drums : Alain Rahoerson, Jean-Claude Pourtier, Pierre Moret ;
Piano, Xylophone : Jef Gilson ;
Soprano Saxophone : Georges Rahoerson ;
Tenor Saxophone : Joel Rakotomamonjy, Serge Rahoerson ;
This one of its kind album was recorded in three sessions between Madagascar & France :
– A side : March-April 1969 at “Albert Camus” cultural center, Tananarive ;
– B side : October 1969 at “Albert Camus” cultural center, Tananarive & November 1971 in Paris ;
One of my favorite record of the genre, a true gem, really hard to find nowadays – Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !
Jef Gilson & Malagasy – The Creator Has A Master Plan (Madagascar, 1972, Palm/Lumen)
