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Enigmatic Ocean is a studio album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1977. It features guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer, keyboardist Allan Zavod, bassist Ralphe Armstrong (with whom Ponty had played in Mahavishnu Orchestra), and drummer Steve Smith. It reached #1 on the Billboard Jazz album chart in 1977.

Enigmatic Ocean
Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Released	September 1, 1977
Recorded	June - July 1977
Studio	Kendun Studios (Burbank, California)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	40:27
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer	Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Imaginary Voyage (1976) Enigmatic Ocean (1977) Cosmic Messenger (1978)

Professional ratings

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

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 & rhythm electric guitar
• Allan Zavod – organ, synthesizer, electric piano, grand piano, Hohner 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)

Production

• Producer: Jean-Luc Ponty
• Engineer: Larry Hirsch
• Tape handler technician: Mitch Gibson
• Mastered by John Golden
• Front cover photography by Andy Kent
• Liner photography by Frank Moscati

Chart positions

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

References

External links

• Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean (1977) album review by Alex Henderson, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean (1977) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean (1977) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
• Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean (1977) album to be listened as stream on Spotify

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Enigmatic Ocean (al español Océano Enigmático, carátula) es un álbum del violinista de jazz fusion Jean-Luc Ponty. Lanzado en 1977 bajo el sello Atlantic Records.

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