{"product_id":"king-kong-jean-luc-ponty-plays-the-music-of-frank-zappa","title":"King Kong: Jean Luc Ponty Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa","description":"King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa was an active collaboration; Frank Zappa arranged all of the selections, played guitar on one, and contributed a new, nearly 20-minute orchestral composition for the occasion. Made in the wake of Ponty's appearance on Zappa's jazz-rock masterpiece Hot Rats, these 1969 recordings were significant developments in both musicians' careers. In terms of jazz-rock fusion, Zappa was one of the few musicians from the rock side of the equation who captured the complexity - not just the feel - of jazz, and this project was an indicator of his growing credibility as a composer. For Ponty's part, King Kong marked the first time he had recorded as a leader in a fusion-oriented milieu. The Mothers of Invention had previously recorded three of the six pieces and \"Twenty Small Cigars\" soon would be. Ponty writes a Zappa-esque theme on his lone original \"How Would You Like to Have a Head Like That,\" where Zappa contributes a nasty guitar solo. The centerpiece, though, is obviously \"Music for Electric Violin and Low Budget Orchestra,\" a new multi-sectioned composition that draws as much from modern classical music as jazz or rock. It's a showcase for Zappa's love of blurring genres and Ponty's versatility in handling everything from lovely, simple melodies to creepy dissonance. In the end, Zappa's personality comes through a little more clearly (his compositional style pretty much ensures it), but King Kong firmly established Ponty as a risk-taker and a strikingly original new voice for jazz violin.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B000005HE8\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.B000005HE8.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Jean Luc Ponty\/Frank Zappa\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: CD Very Good - Case is in great condition.  Comes with all artwork.  Disc quality is near perfect.  Guarantee in working condition.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50952532426949,"sku":"LFV.B000005HE8.VG","price":30.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/B000005HE8-0.jpg?v=1794502746","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/king-kong-jean-luc-ponty-plays-the-music-of-frank-zappa","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}