JEAN-LUC PONTY

THE ACATAMA EXPERIENCE (2007)

ｽﾀｼﾞｵ作としてはLife Enigma (2001)以来の6年ぶり。 A.holdsworth(G)も1曲参加(Jazzのﾘｽﾞﾑに相変わらずのｿﾛ。ﾊｲﾃﾝﾎﾟのROCKのｿﾛよりいいかも)今回のﾃｰﾏは南米ﾁﾘの旅行記？。この人近年世界中にﾂｱｰしているようだ。(DVDの様子の通り) JLP & His Bandということで、80年代の雰囲気に戻った感がある。

LIVE AT SEMPER OPERA (2003)

1. Imaginary Voyage - Infinite Pursuit
2. Jig
3. Forever Together
4. No Absolute Time
5. Mirage
6. Enigmatic Ocean Part I and II
7. Band Introduction
8. Mouna Bowa
9. Caracas
ドイツのオベラハウスでの2001年のライブ。 1曲目は新旧2曲がうまくチェーンされオープニングとして申し分ない力量に圧倒される。 2曲目の初めて聞く音源や5,6曲目の旧曲のライブを再び・・などファンには嬉しい。近年のアフリカナイズの曲も含め、新旧曲ミックスの総集編な内容。唯一過去のライブアルバムと異なるのは、Gが不在(Vio/Kbd/Drs/Per)ながら音の薄さを感じさせない点で、よりＪＡＺＺっぽい演奏が繰り広げられている。

LIFE ENIGMA (2001)

1. Two Thousand-One Years Ago
2. Signals From Planet Earth
3. The Infinite Human Caravan
4. Lonely Among All
5. Firmament
6. Pizzy Cat
7. Life Enigma
8. Even The Sun Will Die
9. Love At Last Sight
10. And Life Goes On

前作のLIVEよりｽﾀｼﾞｵ盤としては久々。１、２曲目は「INDIVISUAL CHOICE」期のミニマルKbdに戻った印象だがﾘｽﾞﾑは、 JLPのﾌﾟﾛｸﾞﾗﾐﾝｸﾞ、ﾊﾟｰｶｯｼｮﾝが多く、一時期のｱﾌﾘｶﾝｻｳﾝﾄﾞよりである。 JLPのVn、Kbdのみの心地よい曲もありﾊﾞﾝﾄﾞ形式というより、SOLOに近い。

Live At Chene Park (1997)

1. Introduction
2. Infinite Pursuit
3. Tender Memories
4. Between Sea And Sky
5. Caracas
6. Faith In You
7. After The Storm
8. The Gift Of Time
9. Eulogy For Oscar Romero
10.The Amazon Forest
11.The Story Teller
12.Elephants In Love
13.A Journey's End

NO ABSOLUTE TIME(1993)

1. No Absolute Time
2. Savannah
3. Lost Illusions
4. Dance Of The Spirits
5. Forever Together
6. Caracas
7. The African Spirit
8. Speak Out
9. Blue Mambo
10.The Child In You

Tchokola (1991)

1. Mam' Mai
2. Sakka Sakka
3. Tchokola
4. Mouna Bowa
5. N'fan Mot
6. Ye Ke Ye Ke
7. Bamako
8. Rhum 'n' Zouc
9. Cono
10.Bottle Bop

STORY TELLING(1989)

1. In The Fast Lane
2. Tender Memories
3. Spring Episode
4. Pastoral Harmony
5. Story Teller
6. Amazon Forest
7. After The Storm
8. Journey's End
9. Chopin Prelude No. 20

GIFT OF TIME(1987)

1. Prologue
2. New Resolutions
3. Faith In You
4. No More Doubts
5. Between Sea and Sky
6. Metamorphosis
7. Introspective Perceptions
8. Gift Of Time

FABLES(1985)

1. Infinite Pursuit
2. Elephants In Love
3. Radioactive Legacy
4. Cats Tales
5. Perpetual Rondo
6. In The Kingdom Of Peace
7. Plastic Idols

OPEN MIND(1984)

1. Open Mind
2. Solitude
3. Watching Birds
4. Modern Times Blues
5. Orbital Encounters
6. Intuition

INDIVIDUAL CHOICE(1983)

1. Computer Incantations For World Peace
2. Far From The Beaten Paths
3. In Spiritual Love
4. Eulogy to Oscar Romero
5. Nostalgia
6. Individual Choice
7. In Spite Of All

MISTICAL ADVENTURES(1982)

1. Mystical Adventures (Suite) Part I
2. Mystical Adventures (Suite) Part II
3. Mystical Adventures (Suite) Part III
4. Mystical Adventures (Suite) Part IV
5. Mystical Adventures (Suite) Part V
6. Rhythms Of Hope
7. As
8. Final Truth Part I
9. Final Truth Part II
10.Jig

CIVILIZED EVIL(1980)

1. Demagomania
2. In Case We Survive
3. Forms Of Life
4. Peace Crusaders
5. Happy Robots
6. Shape Up Your Mind
7. Good Guys, Bad Guys
8. Once A Blue Planet

TASTE FOR PASSION(1979)

1. Stay With Me
2. Sunset Drive
3. Dreamy Eyes
4. Beach Girl
5. Taste For Passion, A 6. Life Cycles
7. Reminiscence
8. Give Us A Chance
9. Obesession
10.Farewell

LIVE(1979)

1.AURORA PART 1
2.PART 2
3.IMAGINARY VOYAGE PART 3
4.PART 4
5.MIRAGE
6.NO STRINGS ATTACHED
7.EGOCENTIC MOLECULES

COSMIC MESSENGER(1978)

1. Cosmic Messenger
2. The Art Of Happiness
3. Don't Let The World Pass You By
4. I Only Feel Good With You
5. Puppets' Dance
6. Fake Paradise
7. Ethereal Mood
8. Egocentric Molecules

ENIGMATIC OCEAN(1977)

1. Overture
2. The Trans-Love Express
3. Mirage
4. Enigmatic Ocean-Part 1
5. Enigmatic Ocean-Part Part 2
6. Enigmatic Ocean-Part Part 3
7. Enigmatic Ocean-Part Part 4
8. Nostalgic Lady
9. The Struggle Of The Turtle To The Sea-Part 1
10.The Struggle Of The Turtle To The Sea-Part 2
11.The Struggle Of The Turtle To The Sea-Part 3

IMAGINARY VOYAGE(1976)

1. New Country
2. The Gardens Of Babylon
3. Wandering On The Milky Way (Violin Solo)
4. Once Upon A Dream
5. Tarantula
6. Imaginary Voyage Part l
7. Imaginary Voyage Part ll
8. Imaginary Voyage Part lll
9. Imaginary Voyage Part lV

AURORA(1976)

1. Is Once Enough?
2. Renaissance
3. Aurora Part I
4. Aurora Part II
5. Passenger Of The Dark
6. Lost Forest
7. Between You And Me
8. Waking Dream

Upon The Wings of Music (1975)

1. Upon The Wings Of Music
2. Question With No Answer
3. Now I Know
4. Polyfolk Dance
5. Waving Memories
6. Echoes Of The Future
7. Bowing-Bowing
8. Fight For Life

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IN CONCERT (DVD 2004)

1.Rhythms Of Hope	(MISTICAL ADVENTURES(1982))
2.Jig	(MISTICAL ADVENTURES(1982))
3.No Absolute Time	(NO ABSOLUTE TIME(1993))
4.Pastoral Harmony	(STORY TELLING(1989))
5.Caracas	( NO ABSOLUTE TIME(1993))
6.Memories of California
7.Mouna Bowa	(TCHOKOLA (1991))
8.Enigmatic Ocean-Part Part 2	(ENIGMATIC OCEAN(1977))
9.Open Mind	(OPEN MIND(1984))

Jazz Jamboree 99/10/23 Warsaw,Poland　　Total Time:71min

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WAVE FRONT (1977)

DISC:1
1. Wandering On The Milky Way (Violin Solo)
2. Fight For Life
3. Passenger Of The Dark
4. Question With No Answer
5. Tarantula
6. Renaissance
7. Polyfolk Dance
8. Lost Forest
9. Aurora Part I
10. Aurora Part II
DISC:2
1. Wandering On The Milky Way (Violin Solo)
2.Aurora Part I
3.Aurora Part II
4.The Gardens Of Babylon
5. Imaginary Voyage Part l
6. Imaginary Voyage Part ll
7. Imaginary Voyage Part lll
8. Imaginary Voyage Part lV

２ＣＤＢＯＯＴ。DISC1は'76 Norway。オフィシャルのLIVE(1979)にもある大曲に加え、初期の小曲の含み、白熱したプレイ。Ｇが予想以上にアグレッシブに前面に出ておりPontyのＶｌｎは控えめでバンドとしての演奏が楽しめる。組曲「AURORA」は現曲に近いアレンジで時間も長くじっくり聴かせる。音質は悪い。 DISC2は音質がＵＰの'76 NY Bottomline。組曲「AURORA」もDISC2に比べ緻密かつ軽快に流れる。目玉は「IMAGINARY VOYAGE 」PART1～4 でＶｌｎ・Ｇ・Ｄｒｓの掛け合い、ユニゾンがテクニカル、オフィシャル以上の凄まじさ（DrsはS.Smithと思われる？）一聴の価値あり。

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