Jean Luc Ponty-In The Fast Lane

[dharmaseed]

There was a great jazz station back in Detroit (105.9) that would play this and other kinds of jazz back in the early nineties. That's where I first heard the likes of Jean-Luc Ponty, The Rippingtons, Peter White, and many others. Sadly, they changed their format to urban contemporary.

[kisslena]

Before his time--a true jazz fusion visionary--I love to dance to this one!

[QuestingElf]

Musically speaking, this song is in the key of E minor. So is this one hit that got Miami Sound Machine tremendous exposure, their song "Conga." I often fantasize about a segue between these 2 songs, particularly at the point about 3:27 when the band joins in once again. Come on shake your body in the fast lane. (Incidentally, Life in the Fast Lane by The Eagles is in E Major, another chance for tune building here!)

[cedudelgado]

Excelente cancion, excelente artista, excelentisimo aporte. Gracias por compartir



[hasiktirification]

@TLDavisJazzChannel

i was wondering if you could upload ponty's OPEN MIND DANCE REMIX?

it was recently deleted from Youtube

cant sleep without this song

thx for uploading anyway!

[smokelakes]

sooo fuckingggggg good

[Concepcion8able]

freaky Jazz..Still sounds Good..*

[woopetywoopwoop]

God damn this stuff right here is awesome

[ulisesbelloramos]

Música de los dioses!!! Jean-Luc Ponty un iniciado en el Jazz!!

[vivelavidarocka]

One of my fav Ponty's songs. I love this music genius....

[Sal1675]

Prof. Patrice Rushen - OMG

Grover J. OMG

[cbmuzik]

I was playing this album in high school. When I would tell people I listened to fusion jazz, they would say: "Oh, you listen to confusion jazz?" If only they knew....idiots.

[str8tuptlk]

i have this album on cassette. Thanks for posting the song.

[SkeeterVT]

Every Time I hear "In the Fast Lane," It harkens me back to my years living in the San Francisco Bay Area (1982-94). Specifically, I always get this mental image of being aboard a Bay Area Rapid Transit train zooming through the Transbay Tunnel under the Bay between San Francisco and Oakland at 80 miles per hour.

[tech2d]

I had the honor of seeing Jean Luc Ponty play at Detroit Masonic Temple and a opportunity to meet him. Very nice, quiet guy. Awesome concert. He got so many ovations they would let him off the stage and he played so hard his bow strings were breaking! EPIC! It was the Gift of Time tour!

[tech2d]

I had the honor of seeing Jean Luc Ponty play at Detroit Masonic Temple and a opportunity to meet him. Very nice, quiet guy. Awesome concert. He got so many ovations they would let him off the stage and he played so hard his bow strings were breaking! EPIC!

[Bhikshu2]

The Hindus were wrong. It was not "OM" that invented the universe. IT WAS THIS MUSIC.

[bronze139]

This is Master musicians at it best i love this album the first time i purchaced it..great post! yea this song gave me almost to speeding tickets.

[rjfowler2002]

Great crusin' song! Crank it up now....!!!! Thanks for posting it. 

[gradenko23]

What a great work of art, my absolute favorite Jean Luc track, ultra modern, adrenaline-pumping music. Thanks for posting!

[bayeduardoedu1550]

Simply genial no other word can describe

[vivelavidarocka]

Damn! I like every single work from this guy..... One of true musical genius of our times. I see him in concert every time I have the chance, and don't get tired of doing it.

[Bill486]

Thanks for thisone.......

[TheTamtatati]

cool

[bryanbrooksmed]

it's Wally Minko on piano & keyboards

[armystrong2727]

Man rayford riipped this track up!!!! and so did the rest of the band but im a drummer... Jean is the BOMB

[santamara]

Very nice Trent!! Great post!

Thanks for sharing!

[Slo912]

Very nice Bru!

[SmoothMusicMexico]

Masterpiece!

Also they are very recommendable: "Tender Memories" with Grover Washigton Jr. (sax).and my favorite, " After the Storm" with Patrice Rushen in keyborads.

Thanks for sharing TL.

[jarden2003]

i did like this song very much thanks for the posting .. released in 1987. It is his second album on the Columbia label.

Jean-Luc Ponty violin, synthesizer, keyboards, Synclavier

Rayford Griffin drums, percussion

Baron Browne bass

Jamie Glaser guitar

Wally Mino piano, keyboards

Clara Ponty piano

Patrice Rushen synthesizer

Grover Washington Jr. synthesizer, soprano saxophone

Kurt Wortman percussion

[mufty1qwer33]

actually this album was released in 1989 (Storytelling).In 1987 was released his album Gift of time.

[hieronomy]

@mufty1qwer33

the Gift of Time is a masterpiece !

[hieronomy]

@jarden2003

Wally Minko