Andi ChorleyLe Massacre Du Printemps by Gilson, released on Futura Records in 1971.
Zen Surfing Archer wrote on his blog:
"In 1971, the day after the death of Igor Stravinsky, Jef Gilson and his Unit (Pierre Moret and Jean-Claude Pourtier) made this curious homage to classical music. It is jazz, contemporary and electroacoustic music that the trio interrogate through a wild ‘noise’ session evoking as much John Cage as Pierre Henry, John Coltrane as the Percussions de Strasbourg, the Art Ensemble of Chicago as the Tacet by Jean Guérin.
Le Massacre du Printemps, (the Massacre of Spring) is a strange kind of homage to Igor Stravinsky, who had just died when, in 1971, Jef Gilson recorded this not-to-be-missed album of French experimental jazz. “Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end” the Russian composer was quoted as saying and here is Gilson offering us… six!
https://zensurfingarcher.blogspot.com/2022/02/jef-gilson-1971-le-massacre-du-printemps.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05tGGzN89Cw&list=RD05tGGzN89Cw&start_radio=1
