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Date of release: Jul 14 2023
Legendary drummer Kenny Clarke compared Jean-Luc Ponty to Dizzy Gillespie. Fellow violinist Stuff Smith marveled, "He plays violin like Coltrane plays saxophone." Born in 1942, the French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty transported jazz violin playing into the world of modern jazz. On Frank Zappa's urging, Ponty moved to the States in 1970. Over the next years he toured with Zappa, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Chick Corea's "Return to Forever".
In the early 1970s Ponty bought himself a sequencer and synthesizer and carried them around while traveling so he could record new ideas. By 1982 Ponty had a well-deserved reputation as a forerunner in jazz-rock and jazz fusion. In a retrospective interview for this re-release of the 1983 album Individual Choice, JLP said:
"What I was recording in that new sequencer gave me the idea to go for a totally different concept, to use these recordings as rhythmic backgrounds, sometimes without drums or percussion. I planned to record a new album in which I would play all the background parts with my synthesizers and add my violin later on in the studio."
Ponty also invited a couple guests to contribute to the recording. They were no less than George Duke (keys), Allan Holdsworth (guitar), Rayford Griffin (drums) and Randy Jackson (bass). Individual Choice has been re-mastered by 2023 Grammy Nominee Christoph Stickel and includes new liner notes.
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Vinyl release of Jean Luc Ponty - Individual Choice (Vinyl). Released through MPS and available on LP (180g).
(5444589)
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Cat No: 0218243MSW
Barcode: 4029759182436
Packaging: LP (180g)
| SKU | 5444589 |
| Barcode # | 4029759182436 |
| Artist | Jean Luc Ponty |
| Artist/Author | JEAN LUC PONTY |
| Shipping weight | 0.6150kg |
| Format | LP (180g) |
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