Name: Sunday Walk
Brand: Jean-Luc Ponty

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Catalogue number

0217137MSW

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-03-18

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Supplier US

Orchard

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Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

4029759171379

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Jean-Luc Ponty

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

Jean-Luc Ponty is a French jazz musician, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Born on September 29, 1942 in Avranches, France, he is renowned for his exceptional skills on the violin and keyboards. With a career spanning several decades, Ponty has established himself as one of the most influential figures in the jazz fusion genre.

Throughout his musical journey, Jean-Luc Ponty has collaborated with esteemed artists such as *Return To Forever*, *Mahavishnu Orchestra*, *Allan Holdsworth*, *Billy Cobham*, and many others. His unique blend of classical training and innovative improvisation sets him apart from other musicians in the industry.

Ponty's compositions are characterized by their intricate melodies and harmonies that effortlessly merge elements of jazz, rock, and world music. His mastery over both acoustic and electric instruments allows him to create captivating soundscapes that captivate audiences worldwide.

Legendary drummer Kenny Clarke compared Jean-Luc Ponty to Dizzy Gillespie. Fellow violinist Stuff Smith marveled, “He plays violin like Coltrane plays saxophone.” 

Born in 1942, the French violinist transported jazz violin playing into the world of modern jazz. On Frank Zappa’s urging, Ponty moved to the States in 1970. Over the next years he toured with Zappa, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Chick Corea’s “Return to Forever”. 

On the 1967 Sunday Walk the band saunters through two blues, a waltz, and a standard before reaching Suite for Claudia which begins at a blistering pace with Ponty’s saxophone-like “brilliance and fire” playing. It then settles into a medium swing groove with Wolfgang Dauner’s infectious piano play followed by a smoldering Ponty. Daniel Humair’s crisp drum solo segues into a heart-felt waltz. After all, this was written for Ponty’s wife. Ponty is here with a group of Europe’s finest at their youthful best. 

The way they play, it’s all a walk in the park.

Sunday Walk

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