''The Rite of Strings'' is a collaborative album by virtuosi
Al Di Meola,
Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. He is the first ja ...
and
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 admitt ...
, recorded after their world tour in 1995. The album was recorded at
Studio 56,
Hollywood.
The trio reunited for a performance at the French jazz festival called "
Jazz in Marciac" in 2007.
Material from the album was performed on tour by
Trio! in 2005, also featuring Clarke and Ponty, with
Béla Fleck
Béla Anton Leoš Fleck (born July 10, 1958) is an American banjo player. An acclaimed virtuoso, he is an innovative and technically proficient pioneer and ambassador of the banjo, bringing the instrument from its bluegrass roots to jazz, classi ...
on banjo instead of Di Meola on guitar.
Track listing
#"Indigo" (Al Di Meola) – 7:15
#"Renaissance" (Jean-Luc Ponty) – 4:33
#"Song to John" (Stanley Clarke,
Chick Corea) – 6:00
#*''Dedicated to the memory of
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
Born and raise ...
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#"Chilean Pipe Song" (Di Meola) – 6:12
#"Topanga" (Clarke) – 5:50
#"Morocco" (Di Meola) – 5:45
#"Change of Life" (Ponty) – 5:30
#"La Cancion De Sofia" (Clarke) – 8:30
#"Memory Canyon" (Ponty) – 6:00
Personnel
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Al Di Meola – guitar
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Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. He is the first ja ...
– double bass
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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 admitt ...
– violin
Chart performance
References
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1995 collaborative albums
Al Di Meola albums
Jean-Luc Ponty albums
Stanley Clarke albums
Albums produced by Stanley Clarke