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When this CD came out, it was violinist Jean-Luc Ponty's strongest in several years.
Most of the originals have dense ensembles full of rhythmic patterns set by the keyboards for Ponty to play over.
With the exception of "Chopin Prelude No.
20" (a violin improvisation in which the violinist is backed by just Clara Ponty's sober chordal piano), this date falls into the funky fusion area.
The enthusiastic high energy playing, colorful solos (Ponty is in splendid form) and catchy melodies make this a very worthwhile session; Grover Washington (on soprano) and keyboardist Patrice Rushen make guest appearances.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Fast LaneJean-Luc Ponty | Jean-Luc Ponty | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Tender MemoriesJean-Luc Ponty | Jean-Luc Ponty | Play | 05:20 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 3 | Pastoral HarmonyJean-Luc Ponty | Jean-Luc Ponty | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | The StorytellerJean-Luc Ponty | Jean-Luc Ponty | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | The Amazon ForestJean-Luc Ponty | Jean-Luc Ponty | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | After the StormJean-Luc Ponty | Jean-Luc Ponty | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | A Journey's EndJean-Luc Ponty | Jean-Luc Ponty | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | Spring Episode | Jean Luc Ponty | Play | 05:52 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 9 | Chopin Prelude No. 20 (With Violin Improvisation) | Jean Luc Ponty | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| 40 mins | 92 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 237 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Anthony | Engineer |
| 2 | Baron Browne | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 3 | Frédéric Chopin | Composer |
| 4 | David Coleman | Art Direction |
| 5 | John Cutcliffe | Production Coordination |
| 6 | Nancy Donald | Art Direction |
| 7 | Kevin Fisher | Studio Assistant |
| 8 | Lawrence Fried | Studio Assistant |
| 9 | Jamie Glaser | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 10 | Ray Griffin | Drums, Percussion |
| 11 | Rayford Griffin | Guest Artist |
| 12 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 13 | Peter Kelsey | Overdub Engineer |
| 14 | Brian Malouf | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 15 | Wally Minko | Guest Artist, Keyboards, Piano |
| 16 | Jeff Poe | Assistant Engineer, Assistant Tracking Engineer |
| 17 | Clara Ponty | Piano |
| 18 | Jean-Luc Ponty | Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Orchestration, Performer, Primary Artist, Producer, Synclavier, Synthesizer, Violin |
| 19 | Patrice Rushen | Guest Artist, Soloist, Synthesizer |
| 20 | Adam Silverman | Studio Assistant |
| 21 | Grover Washington, Jr. | Guest Artist, Sax (Soprano), Synthesizer |
| 22 | Kurt Wortman | Percussion |
| 23 | Erik Zobler | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |