Over recent years, Jazzman have delved deep in into the life and work of the late French jazz pioneer Jef Gilson.
As well as spending his time composing, recording, producing, arranging and performing, part of Gilson's life involved the study and exploration of music, and in the late 1960s his curiosity led him to the ex-French colony of Madagascar resulting in the release of three exceptional albums of Malagasy jazz.
Here, across four CDs are three of these albums, as well as two further albums of previously unreleased Malagasy material, which showcase the contribution that Gilson and Malagasy have made to world jazz.