Electric Connection

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Electric Connection
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Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedMarch 3 – March 4, 1969 [1]
Genre Jazz
Length38:43
Label World Pacific Jazz
Producer Richard Bock
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Live at Donte's
(1969)
Electric Connection
(1969)
King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa
(1970)
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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.

Contents

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Summit Soul" (Jean-Luc Ponty) – 4:55
  2. "Hypomode del Sol" (Jean-Luc Ponty) – 6:27
  3. "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon) – 3:02
  4. "The Name of the Game" (Dave Grusin) – 5:27

Side two

  1. "The Loner" (Ronnie Mathews, Cedar Walton) – 4:29
  2. "Waltz for Clara" (Jean-Luc Ponty) – 5:09
  3. "Forget" (Don Sebesky) – 4:25
  4. "Eighty-One" (Ron Carter) – 6:35

Personnel

Technical

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References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Jean-Luc Ponty - Electric Connection (1969) album review at AllMusic
  2. Kelman, John (April 9, 2009). "Jean-Luc Ponty: Electric Connection / King Kong". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved June 16, 2013.