music.wikisort.org - CompositionEnigmatic 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.
1977 studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Enigmatic Ocean |
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Released | September 1, 1977 |
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Recorded | June - July 1977 |
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Studio | Kendun Studios (Burbank, California) |
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Genre | Jazz fusion |
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Length | 40:27 |
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Label | Atlantic Records |
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Producer | Jean-Luc Ponty |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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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).
- "Overture" – 0:47
- "The Trans-Love Express" – 3:59
- "Mirage" – 4:53
- "Enigmatic Ocean - Part I" – 2:23
- "Enigmatic Ocean - Part II" – 3:35
- "Enigmatic Ocean - Part III" – 3:42
- "Enigmatic Ocean - Part IV" – 2:26
- "Nostalgic Lady" – 5:24
- "The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea - Part I" – 3:35
- "The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea - Part II" – 3:34
- "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
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1977 |
Billboard Jazz Albums |
1 |
Billboard Pop Albums |
35 |
References
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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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