| Identifier | 9441258 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | cd flac data |
| Media Count | 2 |
| Tech Note | Jean-Luc Ponty- violin Allan Zevod- keyboards Daryl Steurmer- guitar Ralph Armstrong- bass Steve Smith- drums New Orleans, Louisiana (venue not known) October 23, 1977 performance quality: A- recording quality: B source: audience tape (unknown lineage) runtime: 109:22 setlist: disc 1 1: tarantula 2: the gardens of babylon 3: overture of the trans love express 4: the struggle of the turtle to the sea disc 2 5: band introductions 6: nostalgic lady 7: violin solo (wandering on the milky way) 8: mirage 9: enigmatic ocean 10: new country 11: polyfolk dance comments: I did not see this concert, and neither did the source of this recording for me, but it is a good clean recording and seems to be complete (as in uncut), as well as the only 1977 Ponty show I have that qualifies as a "full length" Ponty set of this time, a very good time for Ponty. (the others were as an opening act, except Boston 10/77 which was a 2-show night.) This also has some songs not heard in any of those others and it's a very fine show. New orleans is supposed to be a really good place to hear music of many kinds, and any place is a good place to hear a Ponty show from this era. If you haven't heard this one yet, you should. Although he didn't see/record this either, this one comes from the Doctor (of Stud Muffin Productions fame) and anything that he gave me was always good sound quality. The violin solo is extra long in this show and you get a hefty sampling of music from Enigmatic Ocean (the 4th release of Ponty with his own bands). My favorite Ponty band is the one before this but this is also a very (arm)strong band. Ralph is very good here (as usual for him) and does a nice jam in struggle of the turtle. This was just a few months before Daryl Steurmer joined up with Genesis, and this tour may have had something to do with why Genesis would ask him to try filling Steve Hackett's shoes (a very tall order for anyone). How many know Daryl is the 1st American (he's from Milwaukee, I'm told) to play in Genesis, who is as British as, well, Queen Elizabeth II, and almost equally royally British. Daryl is a very good guitarist too, and this was when that was becoming clear. He was already very good before ever joining Genesis, and that didn't hurt either. If you like Daryl for his guitar in Genesis you might like this even more because the guitar has to be strong in a Ponty show, just like the whole band. It's not all about Ponty at a Ponty concert, but if you like his playing, you'll like this playing. One of the reasons Hackett left Genesis is because the guitar was getting too subdued. I like Daryl in Genesis too (espec. 78-81 era) but this was some of the best playing I've ever heard from him (also UConn and Lenox 77) which is part of why there's only one or less of other Ponty tours coming or up from me, and 3 from 77. If I had more from earlier I would share it. The 75-78 Ponty stuff is very good live. I split my copy of this starting disc 2 with track 7 (there are a couple of quiet seconds opening it) which is about halfway through the show, but there are a couple of other places equally suitable if preferred. do not sell this recording. Trade freely and losslessly. let the turtle reach the sea free of charge, and mp3. |
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Performance
| Jean-Luc Ponty 1977-10-23 McAlister Auditorium, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA | |
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| Set 1 | Tarantula The Gardens Of Babylon Overture Of The Trans-love Express The Struggle Of The Turtle To The Sea Band Introductions Nostalgic Lady Wandering On The Milky Way (Violin Solo) Mirage Enigmatic Ocean New Country Polyfolk Dance |
| Set 2 | |
| Set 3 | |
| Comment | Jean-Luc Ponty- Violin Daryl Steurmer- Guitar Ralph Armstrong- Bass Allan Zavod- Keyboards Steve Smith- Drums |