Renaissance - Jean-Luc PONTY

ALBUM: AURORA
(Rhino/Warner)
RECORDED IN LOS ANGLES IN 1976
JLP (violin) - Patrice Rushen (keyboards) - Darryl Stuermer (guitars) - Tom Fowler (bass) - Norman Fearrington (drums)
1. IS ONCE ENOUGH?
2. RENAISSANCE
3. AURORA "PART I"
4. AURORA "PART II"
5. PASSENGER OF THE DARK
6. LOST FOREST
7. BETWEEN YOU AND ME
8. WAKING DREAM

[@e.d.5850]

Let us stop and acknowledge the whole cast here. Patrice, Darryl, Tom, Norman. Thank you! Patrice's solo is especially moving for me.

[@barrysmith8920]

I agree...Patrice's playing immediately transports to another world of timeless emotion..🌹

[@jameswhite7128]

This is one of the most beautiful compositions of music I have ever heard. Incredible....

[@jamesmearns4335]

@jameswhite7128 A fitting eulogy for the late Phil Lesh, who began his musical journey on the violin. RIP Phil.

[@malesalmean3104]

Patrice Rushen best pianist ever!

[@RadiantJasmin]

YES She IS!!! !

[@fernandoflores7356]

Absolutely!

[@vinceleonberger5362]

yes indeed ... love her playing

[@barrysmith8920]

And most beautiful!! 🌹🌹🌹

[@davidacevedo2774]

She performed flawlessly in this recording...

[@galenreynolds7422]

So i was in Pittsburgh Pa. I guess late 80's early 90's. Ponty played at a tiny little bistro. ( saw Grace Jones) the next evening ..nevertheless. He called out to the crowd.." what do you want to hear next"...they knew not his music.jean luc said " really..come on" I was actually front row; after hearing the crickets, shouted out.." renaissance! Cosmic messenger! Passenger of the dark parts 2 and 3"!!. Mr.Ponty said " okay then...buy this man a drink".they did. Saw him again live with Return to Forever ..ih maybe 30 years later at Humphreys bye the bay in San Diego. It was beautiful again.Stanley Clarke asked we have a number of accomplished artists here on stage. ( i am paraphrasing) what do u want to hear? Again crickets... so i shout out " Peanut Butter!!" Because of course Lenny White was on the drums...long story short..they brought out Dweezil Zappa and went through a magnificent musical anthology JLP..my all time favorite.

[@mindfulculturecreators]

My dad used to always play peanut butter by Lenny white ... Along with this song ☺️

[@mauricedavis2160]

Well my well traveled friend, you were in a great space late 80's early 90's, and to enjoy Mr. Ponty live, win-win...!!!🙏✨👌🎻🥰🐲❣️, btw HERE WE GO STEELERS HERE WE GO🙏✨👌🏈🏆7+...

[@Deevala]

I danced in a modern jazz company back in the day, and this piece was choreographed by one of our incredibly talented choreographers! This music and that dance live in my mind and my body to this day!

[@palmunro5446]

I walked into a Record Store in the 70s and this was playing. I bought the album there and then. I imagine that happened often. This is a piece of music I can never get tired of listening to. The seamless interchange of violin and then guitar and then piano taking the lead is euphoric.

[@tesswonderful4194]

SO DID I!

[@PaddyK-lx6ud]

me also!

[@vincentthomas1718]

My mother bought this album when I was in middle school in the 70s. She played the violin when she was in high school in the 50s. Talk about getting hooked on such a melodic instrument! I immediately fell in love with this sound blended with the piano (thank you, Patrice Rushen!). And to this day, I listen to Aurora at least a few times per month.

[@Chicanaloca]

One of the best violin jazz players of all time.

[@thisguyindenver1350]

Just one of?

[@cupofsun]

One of the best albums of all time. We are still out here in 2020 just blown away at the truth and beauty in this music. Influential on many levels. You can feel the spiritual nature of this music, much like the deep delta blues, it just resonates in the soul. Thank you for what you do.

[@urbanbader4113]

Yes of course but his talent got supported by FZ which is a big compliment

[@dancrosby2469]

I had the honor and joy of seeing Jean Luc live in the 80s. Stunning.

[@billvill61]

Same. Saw him in 1980 at the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh. Amazing show!

AURORA is a MASTERPIECE.

[@tonyqunta32]

I always think this is what heaven is! ❤

[@mimic6408]

July 2024, and I still get goosebumps. So glad we were here at the same time to experience this. Thank you JLP🎻💃🏽🔥💜

[@shannonmorris8501]

July 2024: I've been going through my mixtapes from the late sixties on, to get rid of them, but I found this piece on one of them. It was my favorite piece of music then, 1976, and with the random nature of mixtapes, I have it back. Every instrument works so perfectly with each other. Magnificent. I've gone through decades of intense music analysis and come back to this track.

[@shemanic1]

LOVE this track It has moved my soul, & never ceases to lift me, the whole album is superb. Thank You

[@ivybenita]

My favorite song for my life’s journey. I listen to it whenever I want rejuvenation, which is of course , all the time!😇

[@urbanbader4113]

This gotta be done at my funeral 🎉

[@chriscollins570]

I am privileged to have developed my music appreciation in large part to compositions like this. The individual parts are given equal and fair solos, yet come together as needed to maintain comfortable continuity.

[@stevejohnson7354]

What a masterpiece !

[@syl1958]

steve johnson You mean another masterpiece!

[@renardturner4023]

Love with this LP the first time I listened to it and I still ❤️ it to this day

[@billvill61]

This is the most Zen song ever! Total trance inducing music. But the craziest thing about it is that the drummer plays the entire tune with nothing but his feet!

[@bconigliaro]

@billvill61 Are you sure? I think I hear brushes.

[@steini6771]

Such a great song!

[@bobr7380]

Have it on vinyl and it's treasured. One of the most mind opening compositions ever Beautiful!

[@bobr7380]

And I hate jazz except for this piece.

[@tracyalvarez2336]

Masterfully done

[@grocel1962]

Un des vos plus beaux morceaux !!!

[@mikhailartist3474]

Great immortal piece. Best of him

[@davidhardy7663]

Saw him at the Royal Oak theater....one of the very best concerts I ever witnessed

[@imnotgivingawaymyname9954]

my favorite track....

[@hfza9769]

Bizarre de re écouter ça. Tellement beau ce morceau.

[@ASAPDataRecoveryLosAngeles]

Sweet memories related to this composition.

[@czflute94]

This is one of the most influential albums I have and love so much. I was inspired to pursue jazz flute at a time when it was not at all popular at Interlochen and in music conservatives.

[@malesalmean3104]

Love it!!!

[@leelevingate]

Every babe I brought home in the 70's heard this on my turntable. Thanks Jean-Luc as it helped me get lucky.

[@chriscollins570]

Peroxide and a biting towel! Great mix.

[@md775533]

Beyond words.

[@kellsey4506]

SUCH A BLENDING OF SPIRITUAL POWERS!

[@amfm889]

Boston radio station WEEI/FM or WCOZ played this when it came it in 1976. So good to find it again. Listening on headphones!

[@renardturner4023]

Living in Kent Ohio the first time I heard this song fell in love right away

[@mariaalicante2535]

Pezzo di una bellezza unica. Meraviglioso.❤❤❤

[@massimovilla123]

MASTERPIECE......

[@christinecoquelle2657]

Tout simplement merveilleux!

[@FabienSchori-uo7mg]

Beautiful and mind blowing !! ❤

[@mauricedavis2160]

Jean Luc Ponty, an exceptional talent for this big blue marble to appreciate young and older folks...!!!🙏✨👌🎻🥰🐲❣️

[@Mr1brum1]

Beautiful music!

[@RaksSharki007]

OMG, l heard this (The RTTF version) on Sirius today, and it took me back. I thought: "Hey, l owned this piece once!" I searched and searched and it's an album that got stolen from me, along with about 400 others...not a happy story, but at least l now know who it is, and l can own it again! So freakin' happy! Love Jean Luc-Ponty...❤️!

[@barrysmith8920]

Welcome back!! Luckily, Jean-Luc's music is timeless. Now a gift from the present 🌹

[@dejebelmolsa9084]

Maravilloso

[@detecteurquebecois7302]

Je me souviens de cet album que j’avais acheté et que dire de cette pièce si accrochante. Je m’imaginais vous voir jouer. Quelle belle musique à mes oreilles de rêveur. C’est ça pour moi du Jean-Luc Ponty.

[@robertsmith6097]

He's the best.

[@MetasoundzMultimedia]

One of the greatest things that ever happened -TMon

[@kidseldomseen]

As a otr truck driver late night riding music

[@rutod407]

Its brilliant!

[@alfacar54]

This music is out WAY COOL

[@rajkumarrajamani4811]

SUPREME

[@monsterjazzlicks]

Tailor made for RTF's "The Romantic Warrior" album! 😁

[@doceleven6581]

Thank you Sean luc ponty and the crew this is the Alpine Meadows theme song Winter and the sound of ice crystals in the air

[@squeebl]

this track is unreasonably good. I'm guessing a soul contract is involved. Soul Police are on the trail.

Lo que toca aca Patrice Rushen es para ponerlo en un marco. Aurora un hito en la Fusion de todos los tiempos.

[@monsterjazzlicks]

Beautiful piece. The Theme is quite short though, I find.

[@ErnestSims-i8r]

Same here buddy.

[@tusbluftusbl1]

I have some vinil records of him.

[@malesalmean3104]

Love Jean Luc Ponty. His the father of David Garret. Or his inspiration at least!

[@broadale]

I still coagulate as if it was 45 years ago. God Damn!

[@bluecollarbytes7267]

Ponty plays with musicians of the same caliber as himself.

[@odedfried-gaon2880]

#OdedFriedGaon #OdedMusic