Jean-Luc Ponty ‎– Imaginary Voyage

RARE7HAND VINYL ON ATLANTIC RECORDS 1976.

K 50317 made in UK.

Vinyl EX. Cover VG+.

As of 1976, Jean-Luc Ponty's variations on the Mahavishnu Orchestra theme were still fresh and imaginative, cast in a distinctively different, more lyrical, more controlled framework. For Imaginary Voyage, Ponty's instrumental lineup is identical to that of Mahavishnu -- electric violin, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums -- but he turns the emphasis on its head, with all commands coming directly from the violin (his) and less competitive crossplay emanating from his colleagues. For starters, "New Country" is a lively jazz-rock hoedown, one of those periodic C&W side trips that some fusioneers attempted for a lark, and "The Gardens of Babylon" is a wonderfully memorable tune, the beginnings of which grow out of "New Country." The last half of the CD is taken up by the title composition, a strong four-part suite that hangs together with barely a sag in interest over its 20-minute span.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Ponty

Tracklist.

A1 New Country
A2 The Gardens Of Babylon
A3 Wandering On The Milky Way
A4 Once Upon A Dream
A5 Tarantula
B1 Imaginary Voyage (Part I)
B2 Imaginary Voyage (Part II)
B3 Imaginary Voyage (Part III)
B4 Imaginary Voyage (Part Imaginary VI)