The whole record is great. A tour de force of musicians:
Allan Holdsworth – lead electric guitar
Daryl Stuermer – lead & rhythm electric guitar
Allan Zavod – organ, synthesizer, electric piano, grand piano, Hohner clavinet
Ralphe Armstrong – electric basses, fretless bass
Steve Smith – drums and percussion
First time i listened to this song i was 6 after my sister bought this record. It still plays so vividly in my head. Such a great musical decade the 70's !!!!!
I started with Jean Luc after sharpening my acoustic skills from Mahavishnu earlier,so i purchased "Aurora" as soon as i could,he works well with John,plus the moods the project within the legato- of the diminished variety- as well..many applications in that style...
if I were ever to be picked up by aliens while driving alone on a deserted highway on one stary night, I am sure this is the song that would be playing as they transported me into the mother ship to leave earth for another world. good bye, earth...
used to listen to this on knok in Dallas in the early 80's. this album I had to get for this cut alone. has anyone ever played an acoustic violin better than this dude? love this cut. 1977 classic.
There was an outdoor glub in Ios island (greece) named "far out" if I remember well (1979-1980) and this song was played every 20 minutes (assume it was DJ's favorite). The song symbolizes the repressed nostalgia that characterizes my generation (60s) which some of us (very few) have managed to elicit every time we hear the intro of this instrumental miracle. It gives peace to my funky soul!
I have been listening to Jean-Luc Ponty since he started playing with Frank Zappa. And he just keeps getting better!~ I saw him okay live twice. Although, I enjoy listening to him the most while making love or relaxing in bed. So soothing and sensual.