Re : [Zappa-List] VO: FZ & Jean-Luc Ponty - 25-07-70 FLAC / JABFLA - 07-08-71(sides 3 and 4) SHN

Sat, 13 May 2006 22:43:33 -0700

Hi John
I'm so sorry to notice that you have taken me out of this vine ! :-)
please could you replace me, many thanks
 
that was the order when I sent my message:
 
please count me in too ! thanks
 
> >   John K - US <<nick ullmannnick@<<r2daft2 (leswatts@) - UK <<
> monastic3@ USA << skipsign- US << thierry-FR ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <<

best regards to all


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OK, I'm sending this off to Ted.
 
I've also hopinated the vine, keeping it the order that the requests were submitted as best I could.  If I've made any mistakes or if anyone has a better order, please correct me.
 
Thanks,
John K
 
Ted B - (US) << monastic3@ - (USA) << skipsign - (US) << john g in kansas - (US) << del (Ohio, USA) << Jc (BC, Can) << nick ullmannick@ (UK) << r2daft2 leswatts@ - (UK) << Darko ( Croatia ) <<
 

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Originally seeded on Dime - I've made no changes to the files, jump on the seed folks
 
Frank Zappa & Jean-Luc Ponty
Festival de Valbonne
July 25th, 1970
 
source: audience recording
 
1. tuning up (1:21)
2. jam 1 (16:04)
3. King Kong (17:22)
4. jam 2 (8:09)
5. jam 3 (3:40)
 
Frank Zappa - guitar
Jean-Luc Ponty - violin
Alby Cullaz - bass
Aldo Romano - drums
 
The Valbonne festival was organised by Claude Rousseau, who had organised the Bourget festival (near Paris) the previous March.
 
The programme, as announced in late June, was as follows :
July 23rd : Iron Butterfly, Warm Dust, Swegas & Moving Gelatine Plates
July 24th : Gong, Brigitte Fontaine, Amon Duul II & Red Noise
July 25th : Zappa/Ponty, King Harvest & Ame Son
 
It seemed like it was going to be a great Summer for lovers of rock music, with no less than three major festivals announced in the South of France for late July and early August : in addition to Valbonne, there was another one in Aix-en-Provence on August 1st-3rd, organised by trendy fashion designer Jean Bouquin, as well as the follow-up to the 1969 Amougies festival by Jean Karakos, in Biot, beginning on August 5th.
 
However, around mid July it all went wrong : all three festivals were banned by the authorities, who used the risk of forest fires as an excuse. In the event, they did go ahead, but in this pre-Internet age lack of reliable information ensured that attendance was well below expectations, and that the promoters lost a lot of money. Many bands weren't paid or refused to play, and in the case of Biot the event ended prematurely, degenerating into a riot.
 
The Zappa/Ponty jam was expected to be the highlight of Valbonne. However it didn't turn out quite as planned either. According to Ponty, Zappa was supposed to come with the new incarnation of the Mothers of Invention, but turned up on his own, Amougies-style ! A pick-up band had to be assembled at short notice, and the duo ended up sharing the stage with two noted French jazz players, drummer Aldo Romano and bassist Alby Cullaz.
 
As far as I know, this is the first time this performance has been heard since the event. Once again, we have the intrepid JJB to thank for preserving the moment for posterity. Amougies was the beginning of his taping exploits; Valbonne was the end - and what an end it was !
 
(Technical note: the sound quality on this is significantly better than the Amougies recording - JJB had upgraded his recording equipment in the meantime)

 
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Frank Zappa
Mothers of Invention
 
7-Aug 1971,
Pauley Pavilion,
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
 

Thought to be sides 3 & 4 (not necessarily in that order) of
Just Another Band From L.A.
 

1. "An Easy Substitute For Eternity Itself"
    Don's Solo
    Ian's Solo
    Aynsley's Solo
    Frank's Solo
 
2. Billy The Mountain (cont.)
    Studebacher Hoch
    The Conclusion
 
3. The Subcutaneous Peril


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