Upon the Wings of Music
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Upon the Wings of Music is an album by Jazz-Fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty
, released in 1975. It was his first on the Atlantic label.
Production notes
Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty is a French virtuoso violinist and jazz composer.- Early years:Ponty was born into a family of classical musicians on 29 September 1942 in Avranches, France. His father taught violin, his mother taught piano...
, released in 1975. It was his first on the Atlantic label.
Track listing
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
- "Echos of the Future" – 3:09
- "Bowing Bowing" – 4:53
- "Fight for Life" – 4:34
Personnel
- Jean-Luc PontyJean-Luc PontyJean-Luc Ponty is a French virtuoso violinist and jazz composer.- Early years:Ponty was born into a family of classical musicians on 29 September 1942 in Avranches, France. His father taught violin, his mother taught piano...
– electric violin, violectraViolectraViolectra is the trade name of an electric violin produced by Barcus-Berry with the pitch equivalent of an acoustic tenor violin, sometimes called baritone violin. It is tuned an octave below normal violin; i.e. between viola and cello. It was developed in USA by Barcus-Berry in the early 1960s but...
, acoustic violins, strings synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones... - Dan Sawyer – electric guitar
- Ray Parker Jr.Ray Parker Jr.Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. , is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters, for his solo hits, and performing with his band Raydio as well as the late Barry White.-Early life and...
– electric guitar, guitar solos - Patrice RushenPatrice RushenPatrice Rushen is a Grammy Award-winning African American R&B and jazz vocalist, composer and pianist.-Biography:...
– electric piano, acoustic piano, synthesizer, organ, clavinetClavinetA Clavinet is an electrically amplified keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar. Its distinctive bright staccato sound has appeared particularly in funk, disco, rock, and reggae songs.Various... - Ralphe Armstrong – bass guitar, electric bass
- Ndugu (Leon Chancler) – drums, Remo roto toms, percussion
Production notes
- Larry Hirsch – engineer, mixing
- Kerry McNabb – mixing
- Christian Simonpietri – photo
- Abie Sussman – design
- Bob Defrin – art director