King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa 1970 - 320Kbps - Jazz, Rock, Fusion # DrBnseeders: 11
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In 1969, the legendary Frank Zappa introduced the rock music world to the stellar electric violin and keyboard work of Jean-Luc Ponty with the collaborative masterwork King Kong: Jean Luc Ponty Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa.
Featuring a handful of Zappa's earlier classics like Idiot Bastard Son, as well as the exceptional orchestral piece Music for Electric Violin and Low Budget Orchestra, King Kong surely has become a progressive rock/jazz masterpiece. Jean-Luc Ponty King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa 1970  CD / 1993 / Blue Note / 320Kbps Tracklist 1. King Kong 2. Idiot Bastard Son 3. Twenty Small Cigars 4. How Would You Like To Have A Head Like That 5. Music For Electric Violin And Low Budget Orchestra 6. America Drinks And Goes Home Personnel: Jean-Luc Ponty – electric violin, baritone violectra Frank Zappa – guitar George Duke – piano, electric piano Ernie Watts – alto and tenor sax Ian Underwood – tenor sax Buell Neidlinger – bass Wilton Felder – Fender bass Gene Estes – vibraphone, percussion John Guerin – drums Art Tripp – drums Donald Christlieb – bassoon Gene Cipriano – oboe, English horn Vincent DeRosa – French horn, descant Arthur Maebe – French horn, tuben Jonathan Meyer – flute Harold Bemko – cello Milton Thomas – viola Made in the wake of Ponty's appearance on Zappa's jazz-rock masterpiece Hot Rats, these 1969 recordings were significant developments in both musicians' careers. In terms of jazz-rock fusion, Zappa was one of the few musicians from the rock side of the equation who captured the complexity - not just the feel - of jazz, and this project was an indicator of his growing credibility as a composer. It's a showcase for Zappa's love of blurring genres and Ponty's versatility in handling everything from lovely, simple melodies to creepy dissonance, standard jazz improvisation to avant-garde, nearly free group passages. In the end, Zappa's personality comes through a little more clearly (his compositional style pretty much ensures it), but King Kong firmly established Ponty as a risk-taker and a strikingly original new voice for jazz violin. Highly recommended. Sharing Widget |