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Aurora is a studio album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1976. It features guitarist Daryl Stuermer (later to join Genesis), keyboardist Patrice Rushen, bassist Tom Fowler (with whom Ponty had played with Frank Zappa), and drummer Norman Fearrington. It was reissued on audio cassette in 1990 and on CD in 1992.[1]

Aurora
Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Released	February 26, 1976
Recorded	December 1975
Studio	Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	37:28
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Upon the Wings of Music (1975) Aurora (1976) Imaginary Voyage (1976)

Professional ratings

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

Track listing

All tracks written by Jean-Luc Ponty.

1. "Is Once Enough?" – 4:58
2. "Renaissance" – 5:48
3. "Aurora, Pt. 1" – 2:46
4. "Aurora, Pt. 2" – 6:15
5. "Passenger of the Dark" – 4:17
6. "Lost Forest" – 5:27
7. "Between You and Me" – 5:58
8. "Waking Dream" – 2:25

Personnel

• Jean-Luc Ponty – acoustic & electric violin, violectra, autoharp, keyboards
• Daryl Stuermer – acoustic & electric guitars
• Patrice Rushen – acoustic & electric piano, synthesizer
• Tom Fowler – electric bass
• Norman Fearrington – drums, percussion

Production

• Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
• Larry Hirsch – engineer, mixing
• George Putko – engineer, studio assistant
• Zal Schreiber – mastering
• Jim Marshall – photography
• Jean-Paul Oren – photography
• Phil A. Ceccola – cover photo

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Billboard Jazz Albums	14
Billboard Pop Albums	123

References

External links

• Official artist website www.Ponty.com
• Official record label website AtlanticRecords.com
• Jean-Luc Ponty - Aurora (1976) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Jean-Luc Ponty - Aurora (1976) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Jean-Luc Ponty - Aurora (1976) album to be listened as stream on Spotify

На других языках

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- [en] Aurora (Jean-Luc Ponty album)

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[es] Aurora (álbum)

Aurora (carátula) es un álbum del violinista de jazz fusion Jean-Luc Ponty. Fue grabado en diciembre de 1975 y lanzado originalmente a principios de 1976 bajo el sello Atlantic Records. La versión acústica de Renaissance se convertiría en su primer hit radial.[1]

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