The Best of the Pacific Jazz Years

~ Release by Jean‐Luc Ponty (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Cantaloupe Island
8:29
2Contact
engineer:
David Brand (engineer)
producer:
Dick Bock (record producer)
bass:
John Heard (on 1969-09-22)
drums (drum set):
Dick Berk (in 1969-09, on 1969-09-22)
electric piano:
George Duke (in 1969-09, on 1969-09-22)
electric upright bass:
John Heard (in 1969-09)
electric violin:
Jean‐Luc Ponty (on 1969-09-22)
violin:
Jean‐Luc Ponty (in 1969-09)
recorded at:
Thee Experience in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-09-22)
live recording of:
Contact (on 1969-09-22)
composer:
Jean‐Luc Ponty
47:15
3Pebble Beach Walk
producer:
Siggi Loch
alto saxophone and flute:
Leo Wright
drums (drum set):
Daniel Humair
piano:
George Gruntz
trumpet:
Carmell Jones
violin:
Jean‐Luc Ponty
arranger:
George Gruntz
recording of:
Pebble Beach Walk
composer:
Jean‐Luc Ponty
44:19
4California
producer:
Siggi Loch
alto saxophone and flute:
Leo Wright
drums (drum set):
Daniel Humair
piano:
George Gruntz
trumpet:
Carmell Jones
violin:
Jean‐Luc Ponty
arranger:
George Gruntz
recording of:
California
composer:
Jean‐Luc Ponty
45:50
5The Loner
4:12
6Soul Summit
4:56
7Eighty-One
engineer:
Lanky Linstrot (US recording engineer)
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank
baritone saxophone:
Richard Aplanalp
bass:
Bob West (US session bassist, producer & songwriter)
bass trombone:
Mike Wimberly
drums (drum set):
Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer)
flute:
Tony Ortega
guitar:
Wilbert Longmire
piano:
George Duke
trombone:
Thurman Green (trombonist) and Frank Strong
trumpet:
Paul Hubinon, Larry McGuire, Bill Peterson and Tony Rusch
violin:
Jean‐Luc Ponty
conductor:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
arranger:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
cover recording of:
Eighty-One
composer:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
46:37
8Twenty Small Cigars
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Wilton Felder (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
electric piano:
George Duke (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
electric violin and violin:
Jean‐Luc Ponty (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
arranger:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recorded at:
Whitney Studios in Glendale, California, United States (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
recording of:
Twenty Small Cigars (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
35:37
9How Would You Like to Have a Head Like That
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Wilton Felder (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
electric piano:
George Duke (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
electric violin and violin:
Jean‐Luc Ponty (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
arranger:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recorded at:
Whitney Studios in Glendale, California, United States (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
recording of:
How Would You Like to Have a Head Like That (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
composer:
Jean‐Luc Ponty
37:17
10King Kong
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Buell Neidlinger (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Art Tripp (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
electric piano:
George Duke (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
electric violin and violin:
Jean‐Luc Ponty (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
percussion and vibraphone:
Gene Estes (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Ian Underwood (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
arranger:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recorded at:
Whitney Studios in Glendale, California, United States (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
recording of:
King Kong (from 1969-10-06 until 1969-10-07)
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
publisher:
Frank Zappa Music
part of:
Lumpy Gravy, Part Two
34:57
11With a Little Help From My Friends
producer:
Siggi Loch
alto saxophone and flute:
Leo Wright
drums (drum set):
Daniel Humair
piano:
George Gruntz
trumpet:
Carmell Jones
violin:
Jean‐Luc Ponty
arranger:
George Gruntz
instrumental cover recording of:
With a Little Help From My Friends
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (from 1967 to present)
52:54

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Release

ASIN:UK: B00005B4N0 [info]