Upon the Wings of Music | ||||
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Released | May 25, 1975 | |||
Recorded | January 1975 | |||
Studio | Paramount Studios (Hollywood, California) | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
Length | 36:38 | |||
Label | Atlantic Records | |||
Producer | Jean-Luc Ponty | |||
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Upon the Wings of Music is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty. It was released in 1975 on Atlantic, his first record for the company.
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Jean-Luc Ponty.
- "Upon the Wings of Music" – 5:26
- "Question with No Answer" – 3:29
- "Now I Know" – 4:27
- "Polyfolk Dance" – 5:12
- "Waving Memories" – 5:43
- "Echoes of the Future" – 3:09
- "Bowing-Bowing" – 4:53
- "Fight for Life" – 4:34
Personnel
[edit]- Jean-Luc Ponty – electric violin, violectra, acoustic violins, strings synthesizer
- Ray Parker Jr. – electric rhythm guitar & guitar solos
- Dan Sawyer – electric rhythm guitar
- Patrice Rushen – acoustic & electric piano, Hohner clavinet, synthesizer, organ
- Ralphe Armstrong – electric bass guitar
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums, Remo rototoms, percussion
- Production notes
- Larry Hirsch – engineer, mixing
- Kerry McNabb – mixing
- Christian Simonpietri – photo
- Abie Sussman – design
- Bob Defrin – art director
References
[edit]- ^ Jean-Luc Ponty - Upon the Wings of Music (1975) album review by Scott Yanow
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
External links
[edit]- Jean-Luc Ponty - Upon the Wings of Music (1975) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Jean-Luc Ponty - Upon the Wings of Music (1975) album releases & credits at Discogs
- Jean-Luc Ponty - Upon the Wings of Music (1975) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
- Jean-Luc Ponty - Upon the Wings of Music (1975) album to be listened as stream on Spotify