Jean-Luc Ponty - Elephants in Love live in Detroit 2007

[QuestingElf]

My favorite part of this tune is the key change, musically speaking from the F minor to A-flat minor. I'm glad you were able to capture it, especially as Ponty got into it.

[5tgb6yhn5tgb]

Can here Steve Reich influences in this - good piece.

[NovaScotiaChick]

Simply great to see him at work...

[shellybaby5th]

His playing moves you ! I would express myself too. Frigid MUCH people. GREAT Video Petary791!

[johnagiambalvo]

Jean Luc has embraced the TECH MIDI side of music. for many years. He has always been on the cutting edge. The studio version, I am sure he sequenced the backing syncopated parts. That what I like about Ponty  Later Johnny G long Island

[Janitor989]

I was at this concert... you couldn't hear any hooting and hollering at all.

[rankcon]

Nice live performance. Too bad the audience members acted as if they were at a metal or rap concert.

[pazzensutra]

@rankcon Man...people HAD BETTER get excited about good musicians like Ponty.

[rankcon]

Very nice. The life performance soulds a bit different, but very good. Too bad all those folks were in the back screaming. You'd think they were at a metal or a rap concert.

[scharneyy1]

seen him in detroit , fisher, chene park, freedom hill,,, detroit loves him...

[oRuTRa45]

Your girlfriend sounds like a keeper. I need a woman like that lol. This song takes me back to the happy moments of my early childhood. One of my most favorite songs by one of my most favorite musicians.

[koulanie73]

This is a jewel. I heard his music when I was a kid in Detroit. I bought the Open Mind album and I have the album with this song on it, I forgot the album title. I bought these when I was a kid ,and I forgot about them because I know longer have a turn table. But I will have to invest in getting something so I can pull out my music. Thanks for reminding me of such good music from my childhood.

[spyderj1999]

@koulanie73 This was on the LP "Fables".

[koulanie73]

@spyderj1999 Thanks for the info, I still have the album.

[scoutali]

meine welt

[ThePantau818]

Was that BAD? You're a moviemaker.

[Mydaho]

Oh crap, I'm sorry Petary it didn't occur to me that it was YOU screaming in the video. I honestly didn't mean to hurt your feelings. After all, you provide such a valuable role at concerts. The music sounds so much better with the addition of your WOOOOOOOO at just those perfect moments when the music hits an accent. And everyone knows it's YOU that we're coming to hear, not the performer. I mean seriously, isn't that why they call it YOUtube ... it is after all, all about YOU!!

[Mydaho]

Once again, a perfectly good piece of music ruined by concert goers behaving badly.

[Petary791]

Change your tampon, thank you.

[ThePantau818]

@Petary791 I crossed Oceans, do you really want to change my tampoon

[ThePantau818]

#BRITS" Yoyo, sorry brits, MR Hitler was right 9 out of ten of Yew spell like nighiphopstas

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[ararejewel69]

Had a chance to see Jean Luc Ponty perform this live in Atlanta, GA last night! He is awesome! I love this song! thanks for loading!

[bopkick5]

i wish he cud com ta london agen. i'll take mi mom too cos she luvz him too

[yuritim]

jes luv yur spelink

[bopkick5]

fanx very much :-) . i'm spelin betta den sum of mi mates i no! (an got 'fables' JLP album on vinyl 4 xmas. wot a present)

[quickturtle]

thanks for loading :)

[skywatcher456]

If it wasnt for the hooping and hollering in the background I MIGHT have enjoyed the genius of Jean Luc....

[Petary791]

You're right, I shouldn't have uploaded it.  Oh wait...

Get a life, man.

[vanitysadeparis]

@skywatcher456 Are you KIDDING me?!! That's like saying if people weren't hooping and hollering in any of Michael Jackson's concerts you would have enjoyed it!! That's just part of the experience! People are gonna get excited! It's freakin' JEAN LUC PONTY!!!!! :)

[LittleChairMan]

I've played this song on guitar, it's really hard :D

[Petary791]

You should upload a video, I'd love to see it.

[Janitor989]

@LittleChairMan bass line is sorta easy.. jlp mostly works with pentatonic stuff.. ...but he plays what's in between ;)

[DrewAnti1960]

This is great I saw Jean Luc at Toads place In New haven Ct back in the early 80s,,that was a great show,hes real cool

[Petary791]

He really is a cool guy. His road managers didn't want us to meet him but Ponty and his keyboardist (his name escapes me right now) seemed to love talking to us.

[OpticalRace]

It was probably William Lecomte (spelling??) - I met JLP in Detroit in 2K..

[proteanview]

I used to get lost in his music when I was 13. I didn't know anyone else my age listening to him. Love it.

[pegaso1088]

anoche lo vi en Concepcion,Chile.Extraordinari­o.

Last night saw him in Concepcion,Chile.Fantastic!

[OpticalRace]

I was there !!!!

[Storm90211]

Awesome video. I am from Detroit and I try to see him whenever he comes to town. He is a master.

[skok65]

I think he should have named this "Hippos Having Sex". . .

[taconip]

AAAHHH

Ponty is so amazing

great video!

[Latset]

I love this music.

[efiddle]

I have seen Jean Luc in Detroit Theater, you really got a good seat. Nice recording,thank you.

[spdskte]

I use to love when JLP would come to Meadowbrook theatre....

[ristobenjie]

Yeah I grew up in Detroit also. My three headed monster consisted of Al Jarreau, Michael Franks, and this man here.

[kozmic3]

How funny that I recorded this too---yours sounds way better (although i got another minute and a half of it)---you're so lucky to have had such awesome seats to record it from---I can see his face better than i could when i was at the show!

[Petary791]

Yeah, my girlfriend gives WAYY too good of gifts. The reason why we turned it off is because a security guard got PISSED! Twice.

Like JLP really cares? Doubt it. I met him after the show and he was totally sweet.

[baitvendingman]

Wow! Thanks for posting this. I have been a fan of JLP for over 30 years. This is my favorite song.

[1stblackmanonthenet]

I'm from Detroit.....priceless, thanx

Also grew up on this guy

[adewolf]

Wow I saw JLP in Rochester NY around 1979. I grew up on this, and love it. Thanks for posting.

[trenton1987]

Awesome, I'd love to see Jean-luc in Detroit.

[Sweetpea1102]

You are the only teenager I know who appreciates this kind of stuff...how awesome ARE you?!

love you,

aTina