Jean-Luc Ponty - Open Strings (1971)

1.Flipping (Part I) 4:42
2.Flipping (Part Ii) 10:45
3.Flipping (Part Iii) 5:43
4.Open Strings 14:54
5.Sad Ballad 4:15.

Jean Luc Ponty - violin
Philip Catherine - guitar
Joachim Kühn - piano
Peter Warren - bass
Oliver Johnson - drums.

Recorded at MPS-Studio, Villingen, Germany December 1971

After creating a major stir in the U.S. in 1969, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty returned to his native France for a couple years. One of his few recordings from the period is this stimulating date which was last made available in the U.S. as a Pausa LP. Ponty teams up with keyboardist Joachim Kuhn, guitarist Philip Catherine, bassist Peter Warren and drummer Oliver Johnson for his three-part, side-long "Flipping," the lengthy "Open Strings" and Kuhn's "Sad Ballad." The electric violinist's dynamic playing is heard in peak form throughout the colorful album, an early and creative fusion date.
Scott Yanow, All Music Guide.