More Than Meets the Ear

by Jean-Luc Ponty

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1968
  • Label: World Pacific Jazz
  • Country: France
  • Length: 35:36
  • Community rating: 3.3/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'More Than Meets the Ear' showcases Jean-Luc Ponty's groundbreaking ability to integrate the violin into a modern jazz framework. The album expertly navigates the transition from hard bop into the complex rhythms and electric instrumentation of early jazz fusion.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, instrumental, acoustic, melodic, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. With A Little Help From My Friends (2:55)
  2. 3+2=1 (5:58)
  3. California (5:51)
  4. Gimme Little Sign (2:40)
  5. Pata Pata (3:10)
  6. Pebble Beach Walk (4:19)
  7. Pacific Drove (6:00)
  8. Fort Ord Canon (4:40)

Credits

  • Jean-Luc Ponty - primary artist, violin, written-by
  • Leo Wright - alto saxophone, flute
  • Guy Pedersen - bass [uncredited]
  • Daniel Humair - drums
  • Carmell Jones - trumpet
  • Lennon-McCartney - written-by
  • Alfred Smith - written-by
  • Jerry Winn - written-by
  • Siegfried E. Loch - producer

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