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Post by funkle on Sept 15, 2022 16:21:39 GMT -6
Moving this to its own thread.
I use to listen heavily to JLP, but have not revisited recently until Georges F4F. After listening to all the studio albums from 1975 onward, for the first time in many years I have some thoughts. I had some vague memory of things falling off in the '80s. Not so. To me, they are all solid & enjoyable right up through '89s Storytelling. The electronics & sequencer stuff does not bug me, because he does it so well, and used real drummers on a lot of it. And then you have the guitar work of Holdsy, Henderson & Jamie Glazer. And Chick on Open Mind.
I loss some interest with his African stuff in the '90s. Then there is Acatama, which is not bad, but a little bland, aside from the Holdsy track.
I'm going to take a shot at ranking. It will be tough.
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Post by GeorgeX on Sept 15, 2022 18:06:29 GMT -6
Looking at his RYM page, I can't say I've heard much past Fables. If I did, I don't remember.
Except for Rite of Strings(like it), Gift of Time (don't recall), and D-Strings (super boring)
Nor am I familiar with the majority of the pre-Atlantic Years(1975) Good luck with it.
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Post by funkle on Oct 2, 2022 17:00:25 GMT -6
I just got Life Enigma (2001). I hadn't even heard (or heard of) this one and it only shows up on his site. I had to buy the (cough cough) CD... It's not on any of the services or as a new CD, so maybe even out of print.
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SourceCodeX
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SO MUCH FUSION, SO LITTLE TIME . . .
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Post by SourceCodeX on Oct 2, 2022 17:38:53 GMT -6
I first heard JLP as a solo artist on Imaginary Voyage which was excellent. Then I heard his Enigmatic Ocean with Holdsworth. Mystical Adventures with Glaser was okay. His live release was solid too. Scott Henderson on Fables didn’t really save that one. Civilized Evil is solid as well. JLP’s work with The Mahavishnu Orchestra was phenomenal. Those are my picks, excluding Fables. JLP is 80 years old, Jamie Glaser just told me. I think he will be slowing down on any more tours nowadays.
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Post by SourceCodeX on Oct 2, 2022 17:43:25 GMT -6
I just got Life Enigma (2001). I hadn't even heard (or heard of) this one and it only shows up on his site. I had to buy the (cough cough) CD... It's not on any of the services or as a new CD, so maybe even out of print. I found that release to be somewhat disappointing. Just my take . . . |
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Post by funkle on Oct 6, 2022 16:52:04 GMT -6
I just got Life Enigma (2001). I hadn't even heard (or heard of) this one and it only shows up on his site. I had to buy the (cough cough) CD... It's not on any of the services or as a new CD, so maybe even out of print. I found that release to be somewhat disappointing. Just my take . . . It's sonically very nice. I'm enjoying the lush layers of synths & violin. The soundstaging and the recording quality are excellent. Basically, it's complimenting my stereo  . Good, but not in the same league as the 75-84 albums. Agreed on Scott Henderson's work on Fables. Individual Choice was kind of my foray into fusion so that will always hold a special place. |
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Post by rapidfirerob on Oct 11, 2022 15:45:02 GMT -6
So many of Ponty's albums are wonderful. For me, Enigmatic Ocean stands out. Great compositions and fiery playing from Allan and Daryl, and of course, Jean-Luc.
Too many great albums to go through. It was great seeing him with the Anderson Ponty Band and especially with Return To Forever. I saw the JLP Band many times.
Jamie Glaser is on Facebook and is very accessible. I went to a friend's wedding and Allan Zavod was in the band. I played bass on a few songs with my friend, the groom.
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. Good, but not in the same league as the 75-84 albums. Agreed on Scott Henderson's work on Fables. Individual Choice was kind of my foray into fusion so that will always hold a special place.