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Jean‐Luc Ponty
Since 1942
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Jean-Luc Ponty (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃lyk pɔ̃ti]; born 29 September 1942) is a French jazz and jazz fusion violinist and composer. He is considered a pioneer of jazz-rock, particularly for his use of the electric violin starting in the 1970s. He rose to prominence for his collaborations with popular musical artists Frank Zappa and Elton John. In addition to his solo work, he has performed with symphony orchestras in France, the United States, Canada, and Japan.
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Jean-Luc Ponty, né le 29 septembre 1942, à Avranches, est un violoniste et compositeur de jazz français.
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Discography
Albums
- 1964 Jazz Long Playing
- 1967 Sunday Walk
- 1968 More Than Meets the Ear
- 1968 Œil Vision
- 1969 Electric Connection
- 1969 King Kong
- 1970 Astrorama
- 1974 Ponty & Grappelli
- 1975 Upon the Wings of Music
- 1976 Aurora
- 1976 Imaginary Voyage
- 1977 Enigmatic Ocean
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- 1977 La Sorcellerie A Travers Les Ages / Gravenstein
- 1978 Cosmic Messenger
- 1979 A Taste for Passion
- 1980 Civilized Evil
- 1982 Mystical Adventures
- 1983 Individual Choice
- 1984 Open Mind
- 1985 Fables
- 1987 The Gift of Time
- 1989 Selected Stories From Storytelling And The Gift Of Time
- 1989 Storytelling
- 1991 Tchokola
- 1993 No Absolute Time
- 1995 The Rite of Strings
- 2001 Life Enigma
- 2007 The Atacama Experience
- 2015 D-Stringz
Singles
- 2021 In the Fast Lane
