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John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet invited Ponty to perform at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1967, [1] which led to a recording contract with the World Pacific label and the albums Electric Connection (1969) with the Gerald Wilson Big Band and Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio (1969).
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.
European Encounter with John Lewis (Atlantic, 1962) Scandinavian Folk Songs Sung and Swung! with Alice Babs (Philips, 1964) Evergreens (Odeon, 1965) Violin Summit with Stephane Grappelli, Stuff Smith, Jean-Luc Ponty (Prestige, 1968) Just Fiddlin' Around with Deiter Reith (Murbo, 1967) Two of a Kind with Stephane Grappelli (Polydor, 1968)
ATLANTA (AP) — Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon and the last of the Big Six civil rights activists led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died Friday at age 80. He is being ...
John Aaron Lewis (May 3, 1920 – March 29, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer and arranger, best known as the founder and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Early life [ edit ]
The Rite of Strings is a collaborative album by virtuosi Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke and Jean-Luc Ponty, recorded after their world tour in 1995. The album was recorded at Studio 56, Hollywood. The trio reunited for a performance at the French jazz festival called "Jazz in Marciac" in 2007.
Electric Connection is one of four American recordings Jean-Luc Ponty made in 1969. In 1969 was it was released on vinyl by World Pacific Jazz and reissued in 1993 on CD by One Way Records . Track listing
John Lewis - piano, arranger; Jim Hall - guitar; George Duvivier - bass; Connie Kay - drums; Herb Pomeroy - trumpet (tracks 1, 4 & 6) Gunther Schuller - French horn (tracks 4 & 6) Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone (tracks 4 & 6) Benny Golson (tracks 4 & 6), Paul Gonsalves (track 1) - tenor saxophone; James Rivers - baritone saxophone (tracks 4 & 6 ...