Open Strings Jean Luc Ponty

• 1 Flipping, Pt. 1 04:37
• 2 Flipping, Pt. 2 10:37
• 3 Flipping, Pt. 3 05:30
• 4 Open Strings 14:48
• 5 Sad Ballad 04:10
• Total Runtime 39:42

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Gifted with astounding technique, Frenchman Jean-Luc Ponty single-handedly brought the violin into the modern jazz era. Critic Joachim Berendt wrote, “Since Ponty, the jazz violin has been a different instrument.” Open Strings presents Ponty at his pre-fusion best. Recorded in 1971 after working together for over a year together, this quintet of world-renowned musicians play on the creative edge. Pianist Joachim Kühn is something of a German legend, and American bassist Peter Warren has played with just about everyone from Dionne Warwick to Don Cherry. Flipping Parts I, II and III are a triptych of connected pieces with ever-changing tempos, moods and modes, as the musicians exchange places and combinations. The interplay ranges from melodic to aleatory explorations. Open Strings has the musicians playing off each other – there’s a lot of risk-taking here, and Kühn’s technical mastery, sense of humor, and sheer inventiveness is mind-boggling. Sad Ballad builds in intensity before subsiding into a melancholy melody juxtaposing chaos and simplicity. Fascinating and exciting music on the edge.

Jean-Luc Ponty, violin
Joachim Kühn, keyboards
Philip Catherine, guitar
Peter Warren, bass
Oliver Johnson, drums

Recorded in December 1971 at MPS-Studio, Villingen, Germany
Engineered by Rolf Donner, Willi Fruth
Produced by Jean-Luc Ponty, Joachim E. Berendt

Digitally remastered

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