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A Taste for Passion is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty that was released in 1979. It was reissued by Atlantic on CD in 1990 and 1992.

A Taste for Passion
Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Released	September 19, 1979
Recorded	June – July 1979
Studio	Village Recorders (West Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	40:22
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Live (1979) A Taste for Passion (1979) Civilized Evil (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

1. "Stay with Me" – 5:35
2. "Sunset Drive" – 5:45
3. "Dreamy Eyes" – 4:18
4. "Beach Girl" – 4:56
5. "A Taste for Passion" – 5:22
6. "Life Cycles" – 5:45
7. "Reminiscence" – 1:26
8. "Give Us a Chance" – 3:02
9. "Obsession" – 0:40
10. "Farewell" – 3:06

Personnel

• Jean-Luc Ponty – acoustic violin, 5-string electric violin; organ & electric piano (tracks 3, 5); grand piano (track 7)
• Joaquin Lievano – acoustic & electric guitar, guitar synth; guitar solos (tracks 3-5)
• Jamie Glaser – electric guitar; guitar solos (tracks 2, 6)
• Allan Zavod – keyboards, synthesizer; synthesizer solos (tracks 6, 8)
• Ralphe Armstrong – fretless electric bass; bass solo (track 2)
• Casey Scheuerell – drums, percussion

Production

• Engineer: Ed E. Thacker
• Assistant engineers: Lenise Bent, Cheech d'Amico
• Mastered by Greg Calbi
• Gary Heery – photography
• Tim Messer – production coordination

Recorded at Village Recorders, West Los Angeles, California.
Mixed at Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California - June & July 1979.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City.

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1979	Billboard Jazz Albums	4
	Billboard Pop Albums	54

References

External links

• Jean-Luc Ponty - A Taste for Passion (1979) album review by Richard S. Ginell, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Jean-Luc Ponty - A Taste for Passion (1979) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Jean-Luc Ponty - A Taste for Passion (1979) album to be listened as stream on Spotify

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A Taste for Passion (al español Gusto por la Pasión, carátula) es un álbum del violinista de jazz fusion Jean-Luc Ponty. Grabado en Los Ángeles en 1979 y lanzado el mismo año bajo el sello Atlantic Records. Es la primera grabación en que Ponty utiliza un violín Barcus-Berry de cinco cuerdas.

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