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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
Released	August 1, 1983 (1983-08-01)
Recorded	March–May 1983
Studio	Music Grinder Studios and Cherokee Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Jazz fusion, electronic
Length	37:05
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Mystical Adventures (1982) Individual Choice (1983) Open Mind (1984)

Professional ratings

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

A music video for the title track was produced by Louis Schwarzberg in 1984, consisting of time-lapsed footage of New York City, Chicago, and Seattle.

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".^{[citation needed]}

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

• Jean-Luc Ponty – violin (all), synthesizers (1-6), keyboard bass (3, 5, 6), rhythm computer (3), organ (5)
• George Duke – Minimoog solo (3)
• Allan Holdsworth – guitar (5, 7)
• Randy Jackson – bass (2, 7)
• Rayford Griffin – drums (2, 7), percussion (6)

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

External links

• Jean-Luc Ponty - Individual Choice (1983) album review by Richard S. Ginell, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Jean-Luc Ponty - Individual Choice (1983) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Jean-Luc Ponty - Individual Choice (1983) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
• Jean-Luc Ponty - Individual Choice (1983) album to be listened as stream on Spotify

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Individual Choice (al español Elección Individual, carátula) es un álbum del violinista de jazz fusion Jean-Luc Ponty. Grabado en 1983 y lanzado el mismo año bajo el sello Atlantic Records. Es el primer álbum en el que Ponty toca prácticamente todos los pasajes musicales, incluyendo el violín y el sintetizador.

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