Ponty is best when playing as a sideman with John McLaughlin.Try Mahavishnu Orchestra-Visions Of The Emerald Beyond-.Mclaughlin,like Miles Davis,has a unique talent to bring the best out of anyone he plays with.Jerry Goodman(first Mahavishnu line-up)on violin is another example;I think he is generally better than Ponty.But both are not much to write home about as leaders by comparison.
Who's better? Jean-Luc Ponty or Eileen Ivers
I've been listening to Jean-Luc Ponty for years now but recently came across a CD which is quite good called "Crossing the Bridge" by Eileen Ivers (it's on the Sony Classical label). She did a lot of the fiddle work on the original River Dance project. Just wondering who everyone would vote for as best violinist, Jean-Luc Ponty or Eileen Ivers?