Al Di Meola Jean-Luc Ponty Stanley Clarke Live at Montreux 29 years old

Guitarist Al di Meola, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, and bassist Stanley Clarke, all of whom recorded numerous albums as leaders during the 1970s and 1980s, join forces for this 1994 concert in Montreux. Each musician's compositions are featured in this mostly acoustic performance, though charts were necessary to help them find their way through unfamiliar pieces. There is a noticeable lack of ego apparent on-stage, with no one player trying to steal the spotlight. For his solo feature, "Eulogy to Oscar Romero," Ponty incorporates the use of a digital delay to accompany himself, while Clarke's and di Meola's solo performances are more in the context of the concert. CD The Rite of Strings, which was recorded the following year.

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Al Di Meola Jean-Luc Ponty Stanley Clarke Live at Montreux Cast

Name	Character
Stanley Clarke He was 43, now 72 years old	as Himself
Al Di Meola He was 39, now 69 years old
Jean-Luc Ponty He was 51, now 81 years old

Al Di Meola Jean-Luc Ponty Stanley Clarke Live at Montreux Crew

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