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12 years, 4 months ago at Jan 1 10:14
This is one awesome album from the violin master. It was my 2nd exposure to Jean-Luc and I've been hooked on this guy ever since. I still need to hear more of his older material but I really like what he's done to keep with current times. It's still jazz but on some tracks, like Signals from Planet Earth, he has added some soft drum and bass drums. It fits so well with this fast violin playing and... read more
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Like other jazz fusion heroes from the 1970s who haven't succumbed to smooth jazz, Jean-Luc Ponty incorporates elements from the acid jazz and drum 'n' bass scenes in Europe. With his first studio album in seven years, there's evidence that the French violinist may have been hitting the Paris nightclubs during his time away from the studio, specifically on the tracks "Signals from the Planet Earth" and "The Infinite Human Caravan." Only the opening track harks back to Ponty's self-absorbed period in the '80s, when his computer work overshadowed his violin playing. On the other two tracks, we get just his inst
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Manufacturer: Koch Records
Release date: 24 April 2007
EAN: 0099923413226 UPC: 099923413226
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Release date: 24 April 2007
EAN: 0099923413226 UPC: 099923413226