Jean-Luc Ponty Discography
While the world probably could have used another jazz-fusion guitarist, what it really needed was a jazz-fusion violinist, a point that Ponty embodied.
Category: Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty: Sunday Walk (1967)
The novelty of a jazz quartet led by a violinist notwithstanding, this is standard bop played by a competent group of Europeans.
[Review] Jean-Luc Ponty: Electric Connection (1969)
Ponty was flown into the US to record this album with George Duke and Gerald Wilson, but the performances feel dialed in.
[Review] The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience With The George Duke Trio (1969)
Jean-Luc and Duke play an electrified set at the psychedelicized Sunset Strip spot, Thee Experience.
[Review] Frank Zappa: Hot Rats (1969)
A mindblender of jazz, classical and rock music that stands as one of the greatest albums of the twentieth century.
[Review] Jean-Luc Ponty: King Kong (1970)
The low-budget seduction of a classical/jazz violinist and an ad hoc orchestra.
[Review] Elton John: Honky Château (1972)
Elton’s platinum-selling #1 hit, recorded in the (in)famous Chateau d’Herouville.
[Review] The Mothers: Over-Nite Sensation (1973)
The album that kicked off (kind of) a commercial renaissance for Frank Zappa.
[Review] Jean-Luc Ponty: Upon The Wings of Music (1975)
Ponty left Mahavishnu for a view of his own, releasing the first of many excellent jazz fusion albums.
[Review] Jean-Luc Ponty: Imaginary Voyage (1976)
Ponty’s most proggy adventure to date, featuring past/future members of Frank Zappa, Genesis and Jethro Tull.
[Review] Jean-Luc Ponty: Aurora (1976)
More smooth sailing in the sea of fusion with a re-tooled band that now included a couple of Duke/Zappa associates.
[Review] Jean-Luc Ponty: Enigmatic Ocean (1977)
On a scale of 1 to 10, this Ocean’s an eleven.
Jean-Luc Ponty: Cosmic Messenger (1978)
Jean-Luc Ponty continues to plumb his pleasant brand of fusion on Cosmic Messenger, keeping at its core the tight, circular patterns found in…
Jean-Luc Ponty: A Taste For Passion (1979)
Or how I stopped worrying about being a middle-aged werewolf and learned to love the violin. A Taste For Passion is Jean-Luc Ponty’s…