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Jean-Luc Ponty - Imaginary Voyage (1976)

Posted By: v3122

Date: 11 Jan 2022 16:24:20

As of 1976, Jean-Luc Ponty's variations on the Mahavishnu Orchestra theme were still fresh and imaginative, cast in a distinctively different, more lyrical, more controlled framework. For Imaginary Voyage, Ponty's instrumental lineup is identical to that of Mahavishnu – electric violin, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums – but he turns the emphasis on its head, with all commands coming directly from the violin (his) and less competitive crossplay emanating from his colleagues. For starters, "New Country" is a lively jazz-rock hoedown, one of those periodic C&W side trips that some fusioneers attempt for a lark, and "The Gardens of Babylon" is a wonderfully memorable tune, the beginnings of which grow out of "New Country." The last half of the LP is taken up by the title composition, a strong four-part suite that hangs together with barely a snag in interest over its 20-minute span.

by Richard S. Ginell, allmusic

Jean-Luc Ponty - Imaginary Voyage (1976):

Tracklist:

A1 New Country
A2 The Gardens Of Babylon
A3 Wandering On The Milky Way (Violin Solo)
A4 Once Upon A Dream
A5 Tarantula
Imaginary Voyage :
B1 Part I
B2 Part II
B3 Part III
B4 Part IV

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Original format: 32/384
Vinyl Condition: NM
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