Jean-Luc Ponty Discography: By John Fereira Last modified: Fri Sep 07 12:36:24 PDT 1990 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday Walk 1967 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Violin Summit MPS 821 303-2 (CD) 1967 Personnel Stuff Smith violin Stephane Grappelli violin Svend Asmussen violin Jean-Luc Ponty violin Kenny Drew piano Alex Riel drums Niels-henning Orsted-Peterson bass ---------------------------------------------------------------------- More than Meets the Ear World Pacific Jazz ST-20134 1968 Need help on this one ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Electric Connection World Pacific Jazz ST-20156 1968 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty violin George Duke piano Wilbert Longmire guitar Bund Shank alto Sax Tony Ortega flute ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience - with the George Duke Trio (Thee Experience) Pacific Jazz 9001 (reissue) 1982 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty electric violin George Duke electric Piano John Heard bass Dick Berk drums ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Canteloupe Island Blue Note reissue BN-LA632-H2 1969 Personnel Sides One/Two Jean-Luc Ponty George Duke piano Gene Estes vibes and Percussion Buel Neidlinger bass Arthur D. Tripp drums Ian Underwood tenor sax Wilton Felder bass Ernie Watts alto and tenor sax John Guerin drums Frank Zappa guitar Arranged and conducted by Frank Zappa Personnel Sides Three/Four Jean-Luc Ponty electric violin George Duke electric piano John Heard electric bass Dick Berk drums ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Live at Donte's Blue Note LT-1102 1969 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty electric violin George Duke piano John Heard bass Al Cecchi drums ---------------------------------------------------------------------- King Kong Unknown 1970 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Astrorama Unknown 1970 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JLP + others Unknown 1972 - "Live in Montreux" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean-Luc Ponty Experience BASF MB-21288 1973 - "Open Strings" Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty electric violin Joachim Kuhn piano Philip Catherine guitar Oliver Johnson drums Peter Warren bass ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ponty/Grapelli Inner City IC1005 1973 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty violin and viola Stephane Grappelli violin and viola Maurice Vander piano Philip Catherine guitar Tony Bonfils bass Andre Ceccarelli drums ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Upon the Wings of Music Atlantic SD 18138 1975 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty electric violin, violectra, string synth acoustic violins Patrice Rushen electric piano, acoustic piano, synthesizer organ, clavinet Ralphe Armstrong bass guitar, electric bass Ndugu (Leon Chancler) drums, remo roto toms, percussion Ray Parker Junior electric guitar ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Aurora Atlantic SD 18163 1975 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty electric violin, violectra, acoustic violin autoharp Darryl Stuermer electric and acoustic guitars Patrice Rushen electric piano, acoustic piano, synthesizer Tom Fowler bass Norman Fearrington drums, percussion ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ponty meets Giorgio Gaslini unknown 1976 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Imaginary Voyage Atlantic SD 18195 1976 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty electric and acoustic violins, organ, background synthesizers Daryl Stuermer electric and acoustic guitars Allan Zavod electric keyboards, acoustic piano Tom Fowler electric bass Mark Craney percussion ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Enigmatic Ocean Atlantic SD 19110 1977 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty electric violin, five-string electric violin violectra, bells, grand piano Allan Holdsworth lead electric guitar Daryl Stuermer lead and rythem electric guitar Allan Zavod organ, synthesizer, electric piano, grand piano, clavinet Ralphe Armstrong electric basses, fretless bass Steve Smith drums and percussion ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cosmic Messenger Atlantic SD 19189 1977 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty electric violins, keyboards Ralphe Armstrong electric basss Allan Zavod keyboards Casey Scheuerell drums, percussion Peter Maunu guitars Joaquin Lievano guitars ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Civilized Evil Atlantic SD 16020 1980 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty violin Joaquin Lievano guitar Chris Rhyne keyboards Randy Jackson bass Mark Craney drums ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean-Luc Ponty "Live" Atlantic SD 19229 1978 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty electric violins, keyboards Ralphe Armstrong elecric basses Allan Zavod keyboards Casey Scheuerell drums, percussion Jamie Glaser guitars Joaquin Lievano guitars ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A Taste For Passion Atlantic SD 19253 1979 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty violin, organ, electric violin, grand piano Allan Zavod keyboards Joaquin Lievano electric and acoustic guitar, guitar synthesizer Jamie Glaser electric guitar Ralphe Armstrong electric fretless bass Casey Scheuerell drums, percussion ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mystical Adventures Atlantic SD 19333 1982 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty electric and classical violins, organ, violectra synthesizers, vocorder, voices and effects Jamie Glaser electric and acoustic guitar Randy Jackson bass Rayford Griffin drums, voice Chris Rhyne electric piano, synthesizers, bass synthesizer Paulinho Da Costa percussion ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Individual Choice Atlantic SD 80098-1 1983 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty violin, synthesizers, organ, rhythm computer keyboard bass Randy Jackson bass George Duke mini-moog Rayford Griffin drums, percussion Allan Holdsworth guitar ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Open Mind Atlantic SD 80185-1 1984 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty electric violin, synthesizers, rhythm computer grand piano, violectra Chick Corea synthesizer Casey Scheuerell drums, tabla George Benson guitar Rayford Griffin drums ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fables Atlantic SD 81276-1 1985 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty zeta violin, synclavier, prophet, sequencer electronic percussion, barcus-berry violin Scott Henderson guitar Baron Browne bass Rayford Griffin drums ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Gift of Time Columbia CK 40938 1987 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty violin midi'd to synclavier, effects, violin synclavier, prophet-5, electronic percussion, Rayford Griffin drums Baron Brown bass Pat Thomi guitar ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean-Luc Ponty with Stephane Grapelli 1989 (Compact Jazz Disc) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Storytelling Columbia CK 45252 1989 Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty 5-string violin, synclavier II, violin synthesizer, classical violin, keyboards Jamie Glaser guitar Baron Browne bass Wally Minko piano, keyboards Rayford Griffin drums Grover Washington jr. soprano saxophone Patrice Rushen synthesizers Clara Ponty piano Kurt Wortman percussion ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Here are a few other albums Jean-Luc Ponty has played on: Frank Zappa Hot Rats 1970 Ponty / Zappa King Kong 1970 Elton John Honky Chateau 1972 Mothers of Invention Over-nite Sensation 1973 Frank Zappa Apostrophe 1974 Mahavishnu Orchestra Apocalypse 1974 Mahvishnu Orchestra Visions of the Emerald Beyond 1975 Chick Corea My Spanish Heart 1977 JLP + others La Sorcellerie a Travers Les Ages 1977 Frank Zappa Shut Up 'n' Play Yer Guitar 1981