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The Atacama Experience (May 22, 2007)

Jean Luc Ponty & His BandJean Luc Ponty (violin, keyboards) William Lecomte (piano, keyboards), Guy Nsangué Akwa (electric bass), Thierry Arpino (drums) Moustapha Cissé (percussion) With guests: Allan Holdsworth, guitar on #4; Philip Catherine, guitar on #2, #12.

Song Titles:

  1. Intro
  2. Parisian Thoroughfare
  3. Premonition
  4. Point Of No Return
  5. Back In The 60's
  6. Without Regrets
  7. Celtic Steps
  8. Desert Crossing
  9. Last Memories Of Her
  10. The Atacama Experience
  11. On My Way To Bombay
  12. Still In Love
  13. Euphoria
  14. To And Fro

Notes on the Making of THE ATACAMA EXPERIENCE by Jean Luc Ponty (4 stars - Down Beat Magazine

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In Concert (2003)

"In Concert" the very first DVD ever by Jean Luc Ponty with a great live performance with his band in Poland in October 1999 Audio choices: 5.1 Dolby Digital / 5.1 DTS and PCM stereo. Language: English or French. Song titles are Rhyhms of Hope, Jig, No Absolute Time, Pastoral Harmony, Caracas, Memories of California (new), Mouna Bowa, Enigmatic Ocean (part II) and Open Mind. Plus bonus materials such as an 11 minute film of onstage and backstage scenes taken in the USA, Russia, France and other countries.

William Lecomte (Keyboards), Guy Nsangué Akwa (bass), Thierry Arpino (drums) and Moustapha Cissé (percussion).ALL ZONES PAL version available in: France (distributed by Le Chant du Monde/Harmonia Mundi - catalog Nº 974-1185) NTSC available in: U.S.A. (Navarre Distribution/J.L.P. Productions, Inc. catalog Nº JLP004) THE 71 MINUTE LIVE CONCERT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON CD WITH SAME TITLE AS DVD "IN CONCERT": - IN THE U.S.A. (Navarre Distribution # JLP 003) - IN FRANCE (Le Chant du Monde/Harmonia Mundi Nº 274 1185



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Live at Semper Opera (July, 2002)
Recorded live at the superb opera house in Dresden Germany in May 2001, a very inspired performance with JLP (violin), William Lecomte (Keyboards), Guy Nsangué Akwa (bass), Thierry Arpino (drums) and Moustapha Cissé (percussion) playing material from the 70s, 80s and 90s.


The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty (2002)
A single CD compilation by Legacy Recordings/Sony Music with 12 tracks from Jean Luc's late 80s recordings for Columbia (The Gift of Time and Storytelling) and Epic (Tchokola). See details in the Discography page 1980-1989.


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Life Enigma (2001)
Life Enigma is a return to the musical style Ponty perfected during his decade-long stint with Atlantic Records, including his two most commercially popular albums, 1977's Enigmatic Ocean and 1978's Cosmic Messenger. Many songs on the album are complete solo performances on which Ponty played several instruments. Other tracks feature new and longtime Ponty band members including keyboardist William Lecomte, bassist Guy Nsangue Akwa, drummer Thierry Arpino and percussionist Moustapha Cisse.


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The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty (2000)
A one-CD compilation of some of Jean-Luc's bestmusic to date, including Enigmatic Ocean,Mirage, Egocentric Molecules and CosmicMessenger.
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