Individual Choice | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 1, 1983 | |||
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 | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Individual Choice is an album by French jazz fusion violinist Jean-Luc Ponty that was released in 1983.
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.
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 ]
All tracks are written by Jean-Luc Ponty.
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Production notes
Chart (1983) | Position |
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US Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums [3] | 2 |
US Billboard Top Current Album Sales [4] | 134 |
US Billboard 200 [5] | 85 |
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