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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelBlue Note
EAN0077778953920
eBay Product ID (ePID)4053903
Product Key Features
Era1960s
Run Time2622 Sec
FormatCD
Release Year1993
InstrumentViolin
FeaturesStudio Recording
GenreJazz
StylePost-Bop, Fusion
TypeAlbum
ArtistJean-Luc Ponty
Release TitleKing Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
DistributionEmi Operations/Ceva Logistics
Number of Tracks6
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Reviews4.5 Stars - Very Good Plus - "...KING KONG is the extraordinary 1969 album that helped establish Ponty as a versatile and progressive jazz violinist....the violinist twists and turns through straightahead and free jazz, 20th-century classical and rock stylings....", "...Jean-Luc Ponty is a French gypsy violinist with an unusually fluid style that is full of wide leaps, unorthodox bowing techniques, and big surprises....a major musical mastermind...", "...Ponty's command of Frank Zappa's quirky polymetric arrangements on KING KONG have aged gracefully....it makes us long for the days when we believed a violinist had arrived who could blow modern jazz in tune, and with feeling...."