This is a reissue of an album by French Jazz violinist / composer Jean-Luc Ponty, recorded in his home studio using various synthesizers, which expanded his violin sound to create a more orchestral ambience. Several additional musicians were invited to play on selected tracks, including bassist Guy Nsangue Akwa, percussionist Moustapha Cisse, drummer Thierry Arpino and pianist William Lecomte. The album presents ten tracks, all composed by Ponty.
The album offers the usual highly melodic musical themes, given a modern, almost Ambient makeup, and supported by African rhythmic lines, which are, as usual, highly effective and immediately “likeable”, despite the fact that the music is by far not trivial or simplistic. On the contrary, some of these melody lines are deeply introspect and reflective and offer an emotional depth.
Overall, this is another excellent offering by Ponty, who never recorded anything below excellent, regardless the specific genre he was involved with at a time. This is a minimalist, somewhat Ambient sounding album, which lost nothing of its beauty over time and still offers some highly aesthetic and reflective music, perhaps less exciting than his earlier Fusion effort, but definitely no less rewarding.
