Jean-luc Ponty - A Taste For Passion

Title track of Jean-luc Ponty's 1979 studio album.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Jazz
• Fusion
• Jean-luc
• Ponty

[pluggedin2u]

OMG! why isn't the music industry promoting classic jazz fusion like this anymore. I know there is no shortage of great musicians. What is the problem.

There was a lot of jazz fusion in the 70's but but Jean Luc remains outstanding. Absolutely beautiful music.

[AORCrazy]

@pluggedin2u because we live in shitty consumer world, i would give anything to hear this on radio stations every single day!!

[marczij]

i hear ya ! this whole world of music has gone to shit! rap hiphop what the hell is that shit?just bad rhym s YUK

[nuttywoody]

Picked up a clean vinyl copy today for 99 cents USD. Sounds delicious through my 70's 40-pwatt (but they're *70's watts*) amp -- and (can you believe it?) only two speakers (but they're really big speakers). Long live real music!!!!

[1960mrbryan]

one of my all time favorite albums!. i was lucky enough to see this tour with this lineup in mass. one of my favorite concert experiences jamie and jacquin just cooked on guitar!!!

[voyeur06]

Rob the schools of music programs, and over time music requiring this level of skill will go away.

A lot of purely privately-instructed musicians are unlikely to pursue jazz - runs counter to classical tradition and is perceived as impractical relative to job-oreiented training a la symphony/philharmonic/studio gigs.

[papuk5154]

I like it this music.

[76alembic]

I still have this on vinyl,through some what worn. Ralphe Armstrong on fretless P bass,awesome !!

[76alembic]

@pluggedin2u ; The kids today ,in a point and click world are for the most part unable to concentrate on one thing long enough,due to so many distractions ,to appreciate real music which you have to actually listen too.So sad. This is original not so ,re-hashed sample!

[arjayuniverse]

I was two years out of high school when this album was first released. I had already heard lots of talk about Jean-Luc Ponty and his violin... and when this album arrived I immediately purchased it... and am still transported to something like heaven-in-my-head when I put my GRADO headphones on and cut out the stimulation of the rest of the world for an hour. This album is pure bliss! All of his music is blissful soul transforming sound!

[thesonofthecap]

Nice



[NovaScotiaChick]

@pluggedin2u 'For discerning cinema goers' - this is how an art cinema in a megacity was once advertised because only foreign or indie movies showed there.

It just wasn't for the masses.

Same with Jean-Luc Ponty, Pat Metheny and many other jazz artists. They know they only cover a niche. Perhaps they are far more proud of that than to be liked by the masses. Because what the masses like today could be easily taken over by something else tomorrow.

Ponty is forever.