Jean-Luc Ponty - Jazz Long Playing (1964) [Reissue 2000]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 247 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 97 MB | Covers - 50 MB
Genre: Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (548 150-2)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 247 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 97 MB | Covers - 50 MB
Genre: Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (548 150-2)
These 1964 sessions marked jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty's recording debut as a leader. In spite of his choice of instrument, he was mainly influenced by bop musicians (especially saxophonists and trumpeters) rather than fellow Frenchmen, swing violinist Stéphane Grappelli. At this stage in his career, he chose mostly compositions by European musicians of his generation, along with tunes American jazz compositions that had stood the test of time. His angular playing in Martial Solal's "Une Nui Au Violon" contrasts with his later venture into jazz fusion, while his dash through Charlie Parker's "Au Privave" is almost immediately halted to first showcase drummer Daniel Humair then flautist Michel Portal before he takes center-stage with a blazing solo…