Enigmatic Ocean

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Enigmatic Ocean
Enigmatic Ocean.jpg
Studio album by
Jean-Luc Ponty
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1977
RecordedJune – July 1977
StudioKendun Studios (Burbank, California)
Genre Jazz fusion, jazz-rock
Length40:27
Label Atlantic
Producer Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Imaginary Voyage
(1976)		Enigmatic Ocean
(1977)		 Cosmic Messenger
(1978)
Professional ratings
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Enigmatic Ocean is a studio album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1977. [3] 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.

Contents

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

Solos

Production

Chart positions

YearChartPosition
1977Billboard Jazz Albums1
Billboard Pop Albums [4] 35

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean (1977) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. ↑ McGrath, Paul (14 Dec 1977). "Jean-Luc Ponty". The Globe and Mail. p. F2.
  4. ↑ Cabison, Rosalie (2013-01-02). "Billboard 200™". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-06-15.


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