Enigmatic Ocean

Enigmatic Ocean
Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Released September 1, 1977
Recorded June - July 1977
Studio Kendun Studios, Burbank, CA
Genre Jazz fusion
Length 40:06
Label Atlantic
Producer Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Imaginary Voyage
(1976)		 Enigmatic Ocean
(1977)		 Cosmic Messenger
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Enigmatic Ocean is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1977. It reached #1 on the Billboard Jazz album chart in 1977.

Track listing

All music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Jean-Luc Ponty (from the original album cover).

  1. "Overture" – 0:47
  2. "The Trans-Love Express" – 3:59
  3. "Mirage" – 4:53
  4. "Enigmatic Ocean - Part I" – 2:23
  5. "Enigmatic Ocean - Part II" – 3:35
  6. "Enigmatic Ocean - Part III" – 3:42
  7. "Enigmatic Ocean - Part IV" – 2:26
  8. "Nostalgic Lady" – 5:24
  9. "The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea - Part I" – 3:35
  10. "The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea - Part II" – 3:34
  11. "The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea - Part III" – 6:03

Personnel

  • Jean-Luc Ponty – electric violin, five-string electric violin, violectra, bells, grand piano on Nostalgic Lady
  • Allan Holdsworth – lead electric guitar
  • Daryl Stuermer – lead and rhythm electric guitar
  • Allan Zavod – organ, synthesizer, electric piano, grand piano, clavinet
  • Ralphe Armstrong – electric basses, fretless bass
  • Steve Smith – drums and percussion

Solos

  • (2) : JL Ponty (violin) & D. Stuermer (guitar)
  • (3) : JL Ponty (violin) & A. Zavod (synthesizer)
  • (5) : JL Ponty (violin), D. Stuermer (guitar), A. Zavod (synthesizer) & A. Holdsworth (guitar)
  • (6) : A. Holdsworth (guitar) & JL Ponty (violin)
  • (8) : JL Ponty (violin) & A. Holdsworth (guitar)
  • (9) : A. Zavod (synthesizer)
  • (10) : JL Ponty (violectra)
  • (11) : R. Armstrong (bass-straight and with devices), D. Stuermer (guitar), S. Smith (drums) & A. Holdsworth (guitar)

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1977 Billboard Jazz Albums 1
Billboard Pop Albums 35

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex (2011). "Enigmatic Ocean - Jean-Luc Ponty | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.



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