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Electric Connection
''Electric Connection'' is one of four American recordings Jean-Luc Ponty made in 1969. In 1969 was it was released on vinyl by Pacific Jazz Records, World Pacific Jazz and reissued in 1993 on CD by One Way Records. Track listing Side one # "Summit Soul" (Jean-Luc Ponty) – 4:55 # "Hypomode del Sol" (Jean-Luc Ponty) – 6:27 # "Scarborough Fair (ballad), Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon) – 3:02 # "The Name of the Game" (Dave Grusin) – 5:27 Side two # "The Loner" (Ronnie Mathews, Cedar Walton) – 4:29 # "Waltz for Clara" (Jean-Luc Ponty) – 5:09 # "Forget" (Don Sebesky) – 4:25 # "Eighty-One" (Ron Carter) – 6:35 Personnel * Jean-Luc Ponty – violin * George Duke – piano * Wilbert Longmire – guitar * Bob West – bass * Paul Humphrey – drums * Tony Ortega – flute * Bud Shank – alto saxophone * Richard Aplan – baritone saxophone * William Peterson, Tony Rusch, Larry McGuire, Paul Hubinon – trumpet * Frank Strong – trombone * Thurman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty (born 29 September 1942) is a French jazz violinist and composer. Early life Ponty was born into a family of classical musicians in Avranches, France. His father taught violin, his mother taught piano. At sixteen, he was admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, graduating two years later with the institution's highest honor, Premier Prix (first prize). He was hired by the Concerts Lamoureux in which he played for three years. While still a member of the orchestra in Paris, Ponty picked up a side job playing clarinet (which his father had taught him) for a college jazz band, that regularly performed at local parties. It proved life-changing. A growing interest in Miles Davis and John Coltrane compelled him to take up tenor saxophone. One night after an orchestra concert, and still wearing his tuxedo, Ponty found himself at a local club with only his violin. Within four years, he was widely accepted as the leading figure in "jazz fid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
