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.