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Every eight years, it seems, Jean-Luc Ponty picks himself up, gives himself a good shake, and switches direction. In 1967, he made his first life-changing visit to the U.S.; 1975 found him going solo permanently as a jazz/rock icon; 1983 marked a switch to sequencer music; and in 1991, Ponty discovered African music. Taking advantage of the huge interest in African music in France, Ponty recorded his electric violin over the churning, hypnotic grooves of a coterie of visiting West African musicians in Paris, and the results, on Tchokola, are delicious. In one sense, not that much has changed, for while Ponty has thrown out the sequencers and electronic gizmos, his music remains grounded in repeated ostinato patterns -- those provided by the Africans. Ponty dabbles in all kinds of grooves -- the Nigerian juju, Cameroon's makossa (there is an especially swinging example of that on "Mouna Bowa"), the Afro-French Caribbean zouk, the sabar from Senegal, West Africa's mandingo, and a few others. On top of these, Ponty imposes his own distinctive melodic ideas on acoustic or electric violin, gingerly negotiating his way over the bumps of the tricky rhythms. At times, one feels that even this endlessly pliable virtuoso is not quite comfortable with these exotic idioms, but the music is so infectious that it usually sweeps him -- and us -- right along.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Esther Dobong'Na-Essiene, Vocal - Guy NSangue, Bass - Abdou Mboup, Vocal - Abdou Mboup, Percussion - Abdou Mboup, Vocal Arranger - Jean-Luc Ponty, Performer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Violin - Jean-Luc Ponty, Producer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Keyboards - Jean-Luc Ponty, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Peter Kelsey, Recording Engineer - Kemo Kouyate, Harp - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Brice Wassy, Co-Producer - Brice Wassy, Percussion - Brice Wassy, Drums - Myriam Betty, Vocal - A. MBoup, Composer - A. MBoup, Lyricist - Angélique Kidjo, Vocal - Y. NDjock, Composer - Y. NDjock, Lyricist - JL Ponty, Composer - JL Ponty, Lyricist - Yves NDjock, Guitar
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Esther Dobong'Na-Essiene, Vocal - Guy NSangue, Bass - Abdou Mboup, Percussion - M. Betty, Composer - M. Betty, Lyricist - Jean-Luc Ponty, Performer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Violin - Jean-Luc Ponty, Producer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Keyboards - Jean-Luc Ponty, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Peter Kelsey, Recording Engineer - G. NSangue, Composer - G. NSangue, Lyricist - Kemo Kouyate, Harp - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Brice Wassy, Co-Producer - Brice Wassy, Percussion - Brice Wassy, Drums - Myriam Betty, Vocal - Myriam Betty, Vocal Arranger - W. Nfor, Composer - W. Nfor, Lyricist - Angélique Kidjo, Vocal - B. Wassy, Composer - B. Wassy, Lyricist - Willy Nfor, Vocal - Willy Nfor, Vocal Arranger - Yves NDjock, Guitar
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Abdou Mboup, Percussion - Moustapha Cisse, Percussion - B. Wouassi, Composer - B. Wouassi, Lyricist - Kemo Kouyate, Harp - Jean-Luc Ponty, Producer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Performer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Violin - Guy NSangue, Bass - Yves NDjock, Guitar - Bruce Wassy, Percussion - Bruce Wassy, Drums
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Abdou Mboup, Percussion - Moustapha Cisse, Guitar - G. NSangue, Composer - G. NSangue, Lyricist - Kemo Kouyate, Harp - Jean-Luc Ponty, Producer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Composer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Lyricist - Jean-Luc Ponty, Performer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Violin - Guy NSangue, Bass - Bruce Wassy, Percussion - Bruce Wassy, Drums
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Esther Dobong'Na-Essiene, Vocal - Guy NSangue, Bass - Abdou Mboup, Percussion - Martin Atangana, Guitar - Jean-Luc Ponty, Performer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Violin - Jean-Luc Ponty, Producer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Keyboards - Jean-Luc Ponty, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Peter Kelsey, Recording Engineer - Kemo Kouyate, Harp - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Brice Wassy, Co-Producer - Brice Wassy, Percussion - Brice Wassy, Drums - Myriam Betty, Vocal - Angélique Kidjo, Vocal - B. Wassy, Composer - B. Wassy, Lyricist - JL Ponty, Composer - JL Ponty, Lyricist
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Esther Dobong'Na-Essiene, Vocal - Guy NSangue, Bass - M. Kante, Composer - M. Kante, Lyricist - Abdou Mboup, Percussion - Jean-Luc Ponty, Performer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Violin - Jean-Luc Ponty, Producer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Keyboards - Jean-Luc Ponty, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Peter Kelsey, Recording Engineer - Kemo Kouyate, Harp - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Brice Wassy, Co-Producer - Brice Wassy, Percussion - Brice Wassy, Drums - Myriam Betty, Vocal - Angélique Kidjo, Vocal - Yves NDjock, Guitar
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Esther Dobong'Na-Essiene, Vocal - Guy NSangue, Bass - Abdou Mboup, Percussion - Jean-Luc Ponty, Performer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Violin - Jean-Luc Ponty, Producer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Keyboards - Jean-Luc Ponty, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Peter Kelsey, Recording Engineer - Kemo Kouyate, Harp - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Brice Wassy, Co-Producer - Brice Wassy, Percussion - Brice Wassy, Drums - Myriam Betty, Vocal - Angélique Kidjo, Vocal - B. Wassy, Composer - B. Wassy, Lyricist - Y. NDjock, Composer - Y. NDjock, Lyricist - JL Ponty, Composer - JL Ponty, Lyricist - Yves NDjock, Guitar
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Esther Dobong'Na-Essiene, Vocal - Guy NSangue, Bass - Abdou Mboup, Percussion - Jean-Luc Ponty, Performer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Violin - Jean-Luc Ponty, Producer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Keyboards - Jean-Luc Ponty, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Peter Kelsey, Recording Engineer - Kemo Kouyate, Harp - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Brice Wassy, Co-Producer - Brice Wassy, Percussion - Brice Wassy, Drums - Myriam Betty, Vocal - Angélique Kidjo, Vocal - JL Ponty, Composer - JL Ponty, Lyricist - Yves NDjock, Guitar
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Esther Dobong'Na-Essiene, Vocal - Guy NSangue, Bass - S. Keita, Composer - S. Keita, Lyricist - Abdou Mboup, Percussion - Jean-Luc Ponty, Performer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Violin - Jean-Luc Ponty, Producer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Keyboards - Jean-Luc Ponty, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Peter Kelsey, Recording Engineer - Kemo Kouyate, Harp - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Brice Wassy, Co-Producer - Brice Wassy, Percussion - Brice Wassy, Drums - Myriam Betty, Vocal - Angélique Kidjo, Vocal - Yves NDjock, Guitar
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Guy NSangue, Bass - Abdou Mboup, Percussion - Jean-Luc Ponty, Producer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Performer - Jean-Luc Ponty, Violin - G. NSangue, Composer - G. NSangue, Lyricist - B. Wouassi, Composer - B. Wouassi, Lyricist - Kemo Kouyate, Harp - Bruce Wassy, Percussion - Bruce Wassy, Drums - Y. NDjock, Composer - Y. NDjock, Lyricist - Yves NDjock, Guitar
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
Every eight years, it seems, Jean-Luc Ponty picks himself up, gives himself a good shake, and switches direction. In 1967, he made his first life-changing visit to the U.S.; 1975 found him going solo permanently as a jazz/rock icon; 1983 marked a switch to sequencer music; and in 1991, Ponty discovered African music. Taking advantage of the huge interest in African music in France, Ponty recorded his electric violin over the churning, hypnotic grooves of a coterie of visiting West African musicians in Paris, and the results, on Tchokola, are delicious. In one sense, not that much has changed, for while Ponty has thrown out the sequencers and electronic gizmos, his music remains grounded in repeated ostinato patterns -- those provided by the Africans. Ponty dabbles in all kinds of grooves -- the Nigerian juju, Cameroon's makossa (there is an especially swinging example of that on "Mouna Bowa"), the Afro-French Caribbean zouk, the sabar from Senegal, West Africa's mandingo, and a few others. On top of these, Ponty imposes his own distinctive melodic ideas on acoustic or electric violin, gingerly negotiating his way over the bumps of the tricky rhythms. At times, one feels that even this endlessly pliable virtuoso is not quite comfortable with these exotic idioms, but the music is so infectious that it usually sweeps him -- and us -- right along.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:57
- Main artists: Jean-Luc Ponty
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Jazz Jazz Fusion & Jazz Rock
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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