| Live | ||||
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| Released | April 18, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | December 1978 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 39:59 | |||
| Label | Atlantic Records | |||
| Producer | Jean-Luc Ponty | |||
| Jean-Luc Ponty chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
Live is a live album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, recorded in December 1978 and released on April 18, 1979. It was reissued on Atlantic Records on CD in 1990 and 1992. [1]
All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.
Recorded live in December 1978 during a concert tour in the U.S. with the Wally Heider Mobile Studio and the Record Plant Mobile Studio, both from Los Angeles, California.
Mixed at Chateau Recorders, North Hollywood, California.
Mastered at JVC Cutting Center, Hollywood, California. [3]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 8 |
| Billboard Pop Albums | 68 |
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