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It has been a long, fascinating odyssey for Jean-Luc Ponty, who started out as a straight jazz violinist only to become a pioneer of the electric violin in jazz-rock in the '70s and an inspired manipulator of sequencers and synthesizers in the '80s. At first merely amplifying his violin in order to be heard, he switched over to electric violin and augmented it with devices that were associated with electric guitarists and keyboardists, like Echoplex machines, distortion boxes, phase shifters, and wah-wah pedals. Classically trained, with an unquenchable ability to swing when he wants to, and consumed by a passion for tight structures and repeating ostinatos, Ponty has been able to handle styles as diverse as swing, bop, free and modal jazz, jazz-rock, world music and even country, mixing them up at will. Starting in 1977, he also pioneered the use of a five-string electric violin with a low C string. Undoubtedly, he rivals Stephane Grappelli for the title of the most prominent and influential European jazz violinist.
Ponty's father — the director of the school of music in Avranches and a violin teacher as well — got Jean-Luc started on violin at the age of five, and his mother tutored him on piano. He left school at 13 in order to practice six hours a day in the hope of becoming a concert violinist. At 15, he was accepted into the Paris Conservatoire, ultimately winning the premier prix at age 17. He played with the Concerts Lamoureux Orchestra for three years, during which time, thanks to the influence of Grappelli and Stuff Smith, he became interested in jazz. Oddly enough, Ponty began playing jazz first on the clarinet and tenor sax, waiting until 1962 to apply it to the violin. After a hitch in the French Army (1962-64), Ponty went completely over to the jazz camp, leading quartets and trios in Europe, recording with Grappelli, Smith and Svrend Asmussen on Violin Summit, and visiting the U.S. for the first time in 1967 at a Monterey Jazz Festival workshop. Enriching himself with diverse American experiences in 1969, Ponty recorded with Frank Zappa, joined the George Duke Trio, and upon his return to France, formed the free-jazz Jean-Luc Ponty Experience (1970-72) before settling in the U.S. and rejoining Zappa's Mothers of Invention. He toured and recorded with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in 1974-75 and then set out on his own, compiling a long series of solo albums on Atlantic that pulled away from the more volcanic aspects of fusion toward a more lyrical, European, yet still exciting extension of Mahavishnu's idioms.

In 1983, after his records began to sound increasingly formulaic, Ponty switched gears and recharged his creative batteries on the synthesizer. Starting with the Individual Choice album, he began constructing attractive revolving patterns of electronic sounds with the help of sequencers, producing backdrops for his violin that were elegantly indebted to Europop influences. He took this direction with him when he signed with Columbia in 1987, but on 1991's Tchokola album, Ponty was on the move again, throwing out the sequencers and recording with West African musicians who provided him with new ostinato patterns to play with.

thanks, cu
waldfee

heya rasko,

wie abgefahren..... tausend Dank!!

cu
waldfee

hi waldfee

diese scheibe von ihm, kann ich dir herzend empfehlen:

King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa



tracklist:

1. King Kong (Zappa) - 4:54
2. Idiot Bastard Son (Zappa) - 4:00
3. Twenty Small Cigars (Zappa) - 5:35
4. How Would You Like to Have a Head Like... (Ponty/Zappa) - 7:14
5. Music for Electric Violin and Low Budget... (Zappa) - 19:20
6. America Drinks and Goes Home (Zappa) - 2:39

cu jps

Albumtitel COSMIC MESSENGER

Interpret JEAN-LUC PONTY

Stilrichtung JAZZ INSTRUMENT

Label RHINO RECORDS

Erscheinungsdatum 07/1987







Dies Scheibchen könnte ich beisteuern. Aber erst nach Ostern.

@ Rasko und Jazzaphunkstar, ich melde mich


Gruß Hotho

heya,

dieses ist auch sehr nett

Stephane Grappelli/Jean-Luc Ponty



AMG sagt:

This is the final recorded meeting of violinists Stephane Grappelli and Jean-Luc Ponty, following their 1966 concert documented on the LP Violin Summit. Ponty is, in fact, the de facto leader of the date, as all five compositions are his. "Bowing-Bowing" swings much harder than the version heard on Ponty's CD Upon The Wings of Music, due to the inspiration provided by adding a second violinist and having a much stronger rhythm section, including pianist Maurice Vander, guitarist Philip Catherine, bassist Tony Bonfils and drummer Andre Ceccarelli. "Golden Green" is an uptempo cooker on this release, although Grappelli preferred playing it as a ballad when featuring it during his own concerts following this 1973 session. "Memorial Jam for Stuff Smith," written in memory of another participant in Violin Summit, is the highlight of the CD. The rockish Violin Summit No. 2" was originally written for the 1971 concert featuring Ponty with violinists Michal Urbaniak, Nipso Brantner and the late Sugar Cane Harris; this much shorter studio version is equally successful. "Valerie" is the only uneventful track of their meeting. Although this session has appeared on many different labels as an LP, this CD version adds three tracks from Grappelli's 1972 date for Vanguard, Satin Doll. While these additional songs are enjoyable, Grappelli fans will want to look for the original 2 LP set in addition to this excellent CD rather than just acquire a sampling of that session.

tracklist:

1. Bowing-Bowing performed by Grappelli / Jean-Luc Ponty - 6:28
2. The Girl from Ipanema performed by Grappelli / Jean-Luc Ponty - 5:07
3. Golden Green performed by Grappelli / Jean-Luc Ponty - 4:42
4. Memorial Jam for Stuff Smith performed by Grappelli / Jean-Luc Ponty - 6:54
5. The Lady Is a Tramp performed by Grappelli / Jean-Luc Ponty - 4:42
6. Violin Summit, No. 2 performed by Grappelli / Jean-Luc Ponty - 9:56
7. Valérie performed by Grappelli / Jean-Luc Ponty - 7:00
8. Satin Doll performed by Grappelli / Jean-Luc Ponty - 6:48


have a :slsk: day
waldfee