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Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty is credited on 2,258 releases across 168 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1961–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
2,258
Pressings credited
168
Albums
7
Decades active
315
In collections
Biography
Jean-Luc Ponty (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃lyk pɔ̃ti]; born 29 September 1942) is a French jazz and jazz fusion violinist and composer. He is considered a pioneer of jazz-rock, particularly for his use of the electric violin starting in the 1970s. He rose to prominence for his collaborations with popular musical artists Frank Zappa and Elton John. In addition to his solo work, he has performed with symphony orchestras in France, the United States, Canada, and Japan.
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Credited work
2,258 releases · 168 albums · active 1961–2025
- Performance · 6,392
- Other credits · 705
- Production · 574
- Engineering · 4
Studios: Paramount Recording Studios · Whitney Recording Studios · Electric Lady Studios · Trident Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Honky Château
1972

Hot Rats
1969

Apostrophe (')
1974

Over-Nite Sensation
1973

Histoire De Melody Nelson
1971

Visions Of The Emerald Beyond
1975

Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar
1981

Cosmic Messenger
1978

Enigmatic Ocean
1977

Apocalypse
1974

Imaginary Voyage
1976

My Spanish Heart
1976

Apostrophe' / Overnite Sensation

The Lost Episodes
1996

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6
1992

Mystical Adventures
1982

Aurora
1976

The Crux Of The Biscuit
2016

One Shot Deal
2008

The Gift Of Time
1987

Fables
1985

Civilized Evil
1980

A Taste For Passion
1979

Live
1979
Frequent collaborators
- Frank Zappa
- Various
- Chick Corea
- Stanley Clarke
- Kenneth Bager
- Zappa
- Jef Gilson
- Mahavishnu Orchestra
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