Individual Choice

Individual Choice is an album by French jazz fusion violinist Jean-Luc Ponty that was released in 1983.

Individual Choice
Studio album by
Jean-Luc Ponty
ReleasedAugust 1, 1983 (1983-08-01)
RecordedMarch–May 1983
StudioMusic Grinder Studios and Cherokee Studios (Hollywood, California)
GenreJazz fusion, electronic
Length37:05
LabelAtlantic
ProducerJean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Mystical Adventures
(1982)		 Individual Choice
(1983)		 Open Mind
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

2009 Bootleg CD

In 2009, a bootleg version of the album was released on CD by a private distributor. The bootleg track listing swaps the placement of tracks 2 and 4. The CD also changed the name of the track "Individual Choice" to "The Inclement Weather Song".

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

  1. "Computer Incantations for World Peace" – 5:41
  2. "Far from the Beaten Paths" – 5:59
  3. "In Spiritual Love" – 7:01
  4. "Eulogy to Oscar Romero" – 2:32
  5. "Nostalgia" – 5:02
  6. "Individual Choice" – 4:56
  7. "In Spite of All" – 5:55

Personnel

Production notes

  • Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
  • Gary Skardina – drum recordings
  • Peter R. Kelsey – engineer, mixing
  • Stuart Graham – engineer, assistant engineer
  • Steve Hall – engineer, mastering
  • Mark Hanauer – photography
  • Bob Defrin – art direction

Charts
Year Chart Position
1983 Billboard Jazz Albums 2
Billboard Pop Albums 85
Billboard 200 134

References
  1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty - Individual Choice (1983) album review | 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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