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Ivan_Melgar_M 
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 Posted: March 27 2006 at 23:57 |
Almost Fragile, Randy played in three Ponty albums, he replaced Ralphie Armstrong after Jean Luc Ponty Live (73),and he played in:
- Civilized Evil (1980)
- Mystical Adventures (1981)
- Individual Choice (1983)
Randy left Jean Luc and soon joined Journey and if I'm not wrong Ponty used Synth Bass in Open Mind because he didn't found a bassist as Randy or his predecesesor Ralphie Armstrong.
Ponty didn't used a bass player in his albums until 1987's release "The Gift of Time" where Baron Browne played, who also has an amazing discography, but not in the level of "The Emperor".
Iván
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FragileDT
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Posted: March 27 2006 at 23:34 |
 ivan_2068 wrote:
FragileDT wrote:
And you could always listen to
Mystical Adventures and Civilized evil if you want to hear Randy from
American Idol play some really good bass. |
Randy "The Emperor" Jackson was one of the best bass players in Rock
and Jazz. he was a Journey member and played with the best of the best
like
- Jean Luc Ponty
- Billy Cobham
- Aretha Franklin
- The Boss Springsteen
- Elton John
- Bob Dylan
- Eddie Money
- Carlos Santana
- Zucchero
- Kenny G
- Todd Rundgren
- Joe Cocker
- Herbie Hancock
But then one day he had an emergency surgery (Gastric bypass due to
his overwight), so he started to play with more cool artists to get enough
bucks like N?Sync or Madonna and at last he found a stable job in
American Idol.
What a waste of talent, because the guy is outstanding.
Iván
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I know. He's a great bass player. I love the work that he does on both the
Ponty albums he appears on. I think he only appeared on those two right?
(Mystical Adventures and Civilized Evil.)
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One likes to believe
In the freedom of music
But glittering prizes
And endless Compromises
Shatter the illusion
Of integrity
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: March 27 2006 at 23:27 |
FragileDT wrote:
And you could always listen to Mystical Adventures and Civilized evil if you
want to hear Randy from American Idol play some really good bass. |
Randy "The Emperor" Jackson was one of the best bass players in Rock and Jazz. he was a Journey member and played with the best of the best like
- Jean Luc Ponty
- Billy Cobham
- Aretha Franklin
- The Boss Springsteen
- Elton John
- Bob Dylan
- Eddie Money
- Carlos Santana
- Zucchero
- Kenny G
- Todd Rundgren
- Joe Cocker
- Herbie Hancock
But then one day he had an emergency surgery (Gastric bypass due to his overwight), so he started to play with more cool artists to get enough bucks like N?Sync or Madonna and at last he found a stable job in American Idol.
What a waste of talent, because the guy is outstanding.
Iván
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Someo Therguy
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Posted: March 27 2006 at 22:18 |
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I love Jean-Luc Ponty - particularly Aurora. I can't find that album on CD. Do you if it's available as a CD?
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Ironing Mike
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Posted: March 27 2006 at 22:12 |
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As already mentioned, a great early Pony album is King Kong on which he
plays the music of Frank Zappa with FZ and numerous Mothers alumni. I
had the good fortune to catch Ponty with the Mothers and with
Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early 70s. He was an illustrious sideman
before striking out as a soloist.
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It's a rainy day, sunshine girl
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FragileDT
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Posted: March 27 2006 at 21:44 |
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And you could always listen to Mystical Adventures and Civilized evil if you
want to hear Randy from American Idol play some really good bass.
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One likes to believe
In the freedom of music
But glittering prizes
And endless Compromises
Shatter the illusion
Of integrity
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Cygnus X-2
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Posted: March 27 2006 at 21:39 |
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I have Enigmatic Oceans, Imaginary Voyage, and King Kong. All of these albums are simply brilliant and go to show he's one of the best violinists in rock and jazz.
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: March 27 2006 at 21:37 |
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Ponty is amazing.
I love his Enigmatic Ocean album.Very good drum and guitar work by Steve Smith and Allan Holdsworth.
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Petary791
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Posted: March 27 2006 at 21:34 |
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Do any of you guys listen to him? I find him to be very proggy. I love all his old stuff. I recently recieved the album Aurora and there's not one track that I skip.
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