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PONTY Jean-Luc
(viol)

Personal Data:

Born: 29.09.1942 (Arranches, France)

Appearances:

1969 The George Duke Trio
1969 Frank Zappa (LP "Hot Rats")
cca 3/73-9/73 Frank Zappa
cca 5/74-5/75 Mahavishnu Orchestra
1977 Chick Corea (LP "My Spanish Heart")
cca 2005-cca 11/05 !Trio!
cca 5/11 Return To Forever
2019 Jon Anderson (LP "1000 Hands")

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Oeil Vision
& Jean Chautemps & Jef Gilson
1965 Modern Science
2.Sunday Walk
(in Germany)
1967 M.P.S.
3.Eternal Equinox1968
4.More Than Meets The Ear1968 Liberty
5.Experience1969 Pacific Jazz
6.Electric Connection1970 Pacific Jazz
7.Astrorama1970 Far East
8.King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa
produced by: Frank Zappa
9/1970 Pacific Jazz
9.Open Strings1972 M.P.S.
10.Live In Montreux
(live)
1972 Inner City
11.Jean Luc Ponty Meets Giorgio Gaslini
(live)
1973
12.Jean Luc Ponty And Stephane Grappelli
& Stephane Grappelli
(in Germany)
1973 America
13.Meets Giorgio Gaslini1974 Associati
14.On The Wings Of Music
produced by: Jean-Luc Ponty
22.08.1975Atlantic
15.Canteloupe Island1976
16.Aurora27.02.1976Atlantic
17.Imaginary Voyage12.11.1976Atlantic 67
18.Enigmatic Ocean16.09.1977Atlantic 35
19.Cosmic Messenger8/1978 Atlantic 36
20.Sonata Erotica1979
21.Live
(live)
5/1979 Atlantic 68
22.A Taste For Passion10/1979 Atlantic 54
23.Civillized Evil10/1980 Atlantic 73
24.Mystical Adventures2/1982 Atlantic 44
25.Individual Choice8/1983 Atlantic 85
26.Open Mind11/1984 Atlantic 171
27.Fables10/1985 Atlantic 166
28.Enigmatic Ocean8/1987 Atlantic
29.The Gift Of Time11/1987 Columbia
30.Storytelling1989 Columbia
31.Tchokola1991
32.No Absolute Time1993
33.The Rite Of Strings
& Stanley Clarke & Al Di Meola
8/1995 I.R.S.
34.The Very Best Of Jean-Luc Ponty20.06.2000Rhino
35.With Kurt20.03.2001Cleopatra
36.Best of the Pacific Jazz Years08.05.2001Blue Note
37.Life Enigma21.08.2001JLP Productions
38.Best Of Jean-Luc Ponty15.03.2002Sony
39.Live At Semper Opera
(live)
23.07.2002JIP Productions
40.Live
(live)
21.01.2003Wounded Bird
41.Jean-Luc Ponty in Concert
(live)
03.08.2004Jlp Productions
42.Acatama Experience22.05.2007Koch
43.Spanish Portrait
& Giorgio Azzolini & Eraldo Volonte & McCoy Tyner
11.02.2008Deja Vu
44.Jazz in Paris: Jazz Long Playing22.06.2010Uni Jazz
45.Waving Memories: Live in Chicago 1975
(live)
16.10.2015Hi Hat
46.D-Stringz
& Stanley Clarke & Biréli Lagrene
06.11.2015Verve
47.Blue Train
& Stanley Clarke & Biréli Lagrene
06.11.2015Universal

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.New Country / Renaissance08.10.1976Atlantic
2.Beach Girl / Sunset Drive25.01.1980Atlantic
3.Demagogomania / Happy Robots19.12.1980Atlantic
4.As2/1982 Atlantic 108

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1975608.02.197546
19753209.08.197528Albumsalbum review
19753530.08.197540interview
19761403.04.197634Jazz Albumsalbum review
19791414.04.197940Caught In The Actgig review
19804520.12.198015Singlessingle review
1981424.01.198119Albumsalbum review
1996717.02.199644Info Freako
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1975008.11.197538On The Towngig review
1975020.12.197523Jazz
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19951220.06.19956Galerie
19952010.10.199527Recenzealbum review
20008 117Recenze - Jazz Caféalbum review