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Saturday, December 16, 2023

Jean-Luc Ponty • No Absolute Time

Review by Richard S. Ginell
A switch back to Atlantic finds Jean-Luc Ponty continuing to dabble in West African waters while re-establishing his earlier solid base in repeating sequenced patterns. The electronics are back, for Ponty splits his time between the electric violin and various synthesizers and sequencers while Abdou M'Boup and Sydney Thiam add African percussion, which often takes a back seat to the electronics as the rhythmic basis for the music. This time, though, the material Ponty has composed isn't as compelling as it had been in the past; at times, Ponty sounds like he is very competently treading water (though "Blue Mambo" has a compelling groove). Yet despite all of the changes Ponty has put himself through, his music still has a Continental elegance that cannot be mistaken for that of anyone else.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-absolute-time-mw0000098900

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Reseña de Richard S. Ginell
El regreso a Atlantic encuentra a Jean-Luc Ponty continuando sus incursiones en las aguas de África Occidental, al tiempo que restablece su sólida base anterior en la repetición de patrones secuenciados. La electrónica está de vuelta, ya que Ponty divide su tiempo entre el violín eléctrico y varios sintetizadores y secuenciadores, mientras que Abdou M'Boup y Sydney Thiam añaden percusión africana, que a menudo pasa a un segundo plano frente a la electrónica como base rítmica de la música. Esta vez, sin embargo, el material que Ponty ha compuesto no es tan convincente como lo había sido en el pasado; a veces, Ponty suena como si estuviera pisando muy competentemente el agua (aunque "Blue Mambo" tiene un groove convincente). Sin embargo, a pesar de todos los cambios a los que se ha sometido Ponty, su música sigue teniendo una elegancia continental que no puede confundirse con la de nadie más.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-absolute-time-mw0000098900

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Tracks:
1 - No Absolute Time - 5:42
2 - Savannah - 9:19
3 - Lost Illusions - 5:03
4 - Dance Of The Spirits - 4:59
5 - Forever Together - 5:46
6 - Caracas - 3:53
7 - The African Spirit - 4:58
8 - Speak Out - 6:23
9 - Blue Mambo - 6:13
10 - The Child In You - 4:34

    Produced For – J.L.P. Productions, Inc.
    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Atlantic Recording Corporation
    Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
    Recorded At – Studio Davout
    Recorded At – Westlake Audio
    Mixed At – Westlake Audio
    Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
    Glass Mastered At – Specialty Records Corporation
    Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

    Bass – Guy Nsangue*
    Composed By, Arranged By – Jean-Luc Ponty
    Drums, Percussion – Moktar Samba*
    Guitar – Kevin Eubanks (tracks: 9), Martin Atangana
    Percussion – Abdou Mboup*, Sydney Thiam
    Piano, Keyboards – Wally Minko
    Producer – Jean-Luc Ponty
    Violin [Acoustic], Electric Violin, Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – Jean-Luc Ponty

Label: - Atlantic Jazz – 7 82500-2
Country: - US
Released: - 1993
Genre: - Jazz
Style: - Contemporary Jazz, Fusion
https://www.discogs.com/release/9071085-Jean-Luc-Ponty-No-Absolute-Time