Jean-Luc Ponty
Everone can use a little electric (or electronic) violin in their life, and Jean-Luc Ponty is perhaps the best way to experience it. Brief stints with Mahavishnu Orchestra and Frank Zappa led to Ponty's own brand of jazz fusion, which gave equal time to synthesizers in the '80s. His Atlantic output is of a piece, ebullient music that features the violin atop percolating patterns. In the '90s, world music caught his attention and signalled a change in direction. I can't tell you why some consider Ponty progressive and not Chick Corea, although packaging might have something to do with it.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1964 | JAZZ LONG PLAYING |
| 1967 July | SUNDAY WALK |
| 1968 | MORE THAN MEETS THE EAR |
| 1969 | ELECTRIC CONNECTION |
| 1969 | LIVE IN LOS ANGELES |
| 1969 | LIVE AT DONTE'S |
| 1970 | KING KONG |
| 1972 | LIVE AT MONTREUX (SONATA EROTICA) |
| 1972 | NEW VIOLIN SUMMIT |
| 1973 | OPEN STRINGS |
| 1973 December | JEAN-LUC PONTY & STEPHANE GRAPELLI |
| 1975 February | UPON THE WINGS OF MUSIC |
| 1975 | AURORA |
| 1976 | Renaissance |
| 1976 September | IMAGINARY VOYAGE |
| 1976 November | New Country |
| 1976 | CANTELOUPE ISLAND |
| 1977 September | ENIGMATIC OCEAN |
| 1978 | COSMIC MESSENGER |
| 1978 | Cosmic Messenger |
| 1979 | LIVE |
| 1979 August | A TASTE FOR PASSION |
| 1979 | Beach Girl |
| 1979 | VIOLIN SUMMIT |
| 1980 August | CIVILIZED EVIL |
| 1980 | Demagomania |
| 1982 January | MYSTICAL ADVENTURES |
| 1982 January | As |
| 1983 August | INDIVIDUAL CHOICE |
| 1983 | Far From The Beaten Paths |
| 1984 October | OPEN MIND |
| 1984 | Open Mind |
| 1985 September | FABLES |
| 1985 | Infinite Pursuit |
| 1987 September | THE GIFT OF TIME |
| 1989 August | STORYTELLING |
| 1989 | In The Fast Lane |
| 1991 May | TCHOKOLA |
| 1993 April 23 | PUSS IN BOOTS |
| 1993 August 3 | NO ABSOLUTE TIME |
| 1995 July 15 | THE RITE OF STRINGS |
| 1995 September | JAZZ PORTRAIT |
| 1996 January | LE VOYAGE: THE JEAN-LUC PONTY ANTHOLOGY |
| 1996 July | JEAN-LUC PONTY WITH KURT EDELHAGEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA |
| 1996 December? | LIVE AT CHENE PARK |
| 1997 June 17 | HLP |
| 2000 June 20 | THE VERY BEST OF JEAN-LUC PONTY (a/k/a LES INCONTOURNABLES) |
| 2001 May 8 | THE BEST OF THE PACIFIC JAZZ YEARS |
| 2001 August 21 | LIFE ENIGMA |
| 2002 March 12 | THE BEST OF JEAN-LUC PONTY |
| 2002 July 23 | LIVE AT SEMPER OPERA |
| 2004 August 3 | JEAN-LUC PONTY IN CONCERT |
| 2007 May 8 | THE ACATAMA EXPERIENCE |
| 2007 September 3 | HUMAIR LOUISS PONTY VOLUME 1 |
| 2007 September 3 | HUMAIR LOUISS PONTY VOLUME 2 |
SEE ALSO...
Ponty-a-Plenty [Discography]
FRANK ZAPPA discography
Chick Corea: My Spanish Heart
Elton John: Honky Chateau
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