| 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 |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
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 |
Jean-Luc Ponty is a French jazz and jazz fusion violinist and composer.
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Open Mind is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1984.
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Cosmic Messenger is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1978.
Upon the Wings of Music is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty. It was released in 1975 on Atlantic, his first record for the company.
King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty first released in May 1970 on Liberty Records' World Pacific Records subsidiary label and later released on Blue Note.
Imaginary Voyage is a studio album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty. It features guitarist Daryl Stuermer and bassist Tom Fowler, along with keyboardist Allan Zavod and drummer Mark Craney. It was released in 1976 on Atlantic Records.
Mystical Adventures is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1982.
A Taste for Passion is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty that was released in 1979. It was reissued by Atlantic on CD in 1990 and 1992. The track "Beach Girl" received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1981 Grammy Awards.
Civilized Evil is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty that was released in 1980. It was reissued by Atlantic on CD in 1992.
Individual Choice is an album by French jazz fusion violinist Jean-Luc Ponty that was released in 1983.
Aurora is a studio album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1976. It features guitarist Daryl Stuermer, keyboardist Patrice Rushen, bassist Tom Fowler, and drummer Norman Fearrington. It was reissued on audio cassette in 1990 and on CD in 1992.
The Gift of Time is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1987. It was his first recording for Columbia Records after twelve albums on the Atlantic label. It was reissued on CD in 1991.
Storytelling is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1989. It is his second album on the Columbia label.
Le Voyage: The Jean-Luc Ponty Anthology is a compilation album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1996.
Live at Semper Opera is a live album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 2002.
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Open Strings is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1971 on vinyl by the MPS label.
The Mothership Returns is a live two CD/single DVD set by the fusion band Return to Forever. Released 18 June 2012 by Eagle Rock Entertainment, it documents music performed during the 2011 tour, for which Return to Forever was expanded to a quintet with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White and new members Jean-Luc Ponty on violin and Frank Gambale on guitar. The album peaked #6 in the 2012 and 2013 Jazz Album charts.
