Jean-Luc Ponty

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Scott Sheagren, May 24, 2018.

  1. Scott Sheagren

    Scott Sheagren I’m a Metal,Rock,Jazz Fusion,Gaga type of guy. Thread Starter

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    i bought 2 classic 5 album sets on cd.man great sounding cds and amazing albums.Awesome Jazz Fusion.i love him and great back up band he has on each album.had some on vinyl but not all of the ones i got.anyone have a personal favorite album by him?
     
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  2. John Fell

    John Fell Forum Survivor

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    I like Enigmatic Ocean quite a bit because Allan Holdsworth appears on it. In addition, it has Steve Smith on the drums.
     
  3. DaveinMA

    DaveinMA Some guy

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    If I had to pick one, it'd either be Enigmatic Ocean or Cosmic Messenger.
     
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  4. Vangro

    Vangro Forum Resident

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    John Luke Pointy
     
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  5. ponkine

    ponkine Senior Member

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    Never heard of him

    But I do love JEAN LUC PONTY
    :p
     
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  6. applebonkerz

    applebonkerz Senior Member

    I just like Beach Girl, so my favorite album would be A Taste for Passion, although there are some other decent tracks on that album too.
     
  7. mcchocchoc

    mcchocchoc Forum Resident

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    I really enjoy "The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with The George Duke Trio Recorded In Hollywood at Thee Experience" album.
    Also King Kong JLP Plays The Music of Frank Zappa.

    This one is also a favorite > >

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  8. Beatnik_Daddyo'73

    Beatnik_Daddyo'73 Music Addiction Personified

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    ...not really a violin guy, but dig me some Pointy John. Especially his time with Zappa. :cool::thumbsup:
     
  9. The Lone Cadaver

    The Lone Cadaver Bass & Keys Cadaver

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  10. drobo

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    I have a lot of Jean Luc’s albums. One of the most unique and pleasing album to me is Tchokola. I probably listen to that one the most.
     
  11. KDubATX

    KDubATX A Darby Man Never Says When

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    Lately I have been playing the Mahavishnu albums he is on a lot plus the Live at Montreux material of the big John McLaughlin set that he plays on from '74.
     
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  12. DaveinMA

    DaveinMA Some guy

    At the Ponty/Clarke/Fleck show that I saw, they mentioned that they would be putting out a live DVD from the tour.
    13 years, still waiting.
     
  13. Vaughan

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    My absolute favorite is Civilized Evil. Those 5-disc sets are great, since it was difficult to find on CD for a while.

    Essentials you're missing are:

    Open mind
    Fables
    Storytelling
    Tcohola
     
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  14. DPM

    DPM Senior Member

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    Cosmic Messenger, Mystical Adventures and Enigmatic Ocean are top Ponty for me. Why none of the audiophile labels have licensed any of Jean-Luc's music for release on SACD and/or vinyl is a mystery to me.
     
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  15. simon-wagstaff

    simon-wagstaff Forum Resident

    The tour with Return to Forever is mighty fine as well.
     
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  16. The Bishop

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    My absolute favourite Ponty solo, is on The Idiot Bastard Son, From King Kong.

    It is just perfect.

    As good a solo as I have heard on any instrument.
     
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  17. Comet01

    Comet01 Forum Resident

    A tremendous amount of good music released by Ponty.
    I have his entire catalog (and love most of it).

    My favorites:
    Imaginary Voyage (1976)
    Engmatic Ocean (1977) (one of my all-time top 5 albums by any artist)
    Cosmic Messenger (1978)

    Allan Holdsworth's playing on Enigmatic Ocean is stellar. His contributions to Individual Choice and Atacama Experience are also memorable.
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  18. Terrapin Station

    Terrapin Station Master Guns

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  19. Chemguy

    Chemguy Forum Resident

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    That’s mine!
     
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  20. mcchocchoc

    mcchocchoc Forum Resident

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    Nice. It's a great album. I love playing guitar along with the track Bowing Bowing.

     
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  21. BrentB

    BrentB Urban Angler

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    Have a bunch of his and like them all. My 2 favorites are King Kong and Fables.
     
  22. musicarus

    musicarus Forum Resident

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    Always great sidemen, too. Especially the guitarists. Besides Holdsworth were Jamie Glaser, Joaquin Lievano, Daryl Steurmer, and the awesome Scott Henderson on Fables.
     
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  23. Elliottmarx

    Elliottmarx Always in the mood for Burt Bacharach

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    Cosmic Messenger is just such an excellent sounding album - to me, it is very French sounding. I would think that Air, and Daft Punk were influenced by this recording.
     
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  24. RockNRod

    RockNRod Forum Resident

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    What's cd.man?
     
  25. StarThrower62

    StarThrower62 Forum Resident

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    Mystical Adventures
    Individual Choice

    ...among the the earlier albums already mentioned.
     
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