Mystical Adventures

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Mystical Adventures
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 18, 1982
RecordedAugust–September 1981
Studio Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre Jazz fusion
Length41:16
Label Atlantic Records
Producer Jean-Luc Ponty, Arif Mardin
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Civilized Evil
(1980)
Mystical Adventures
(1982)
Individual Choice
(1983)
Professional ratings
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Mystical Adventures is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1982.

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Mystical Adventures (Suite) Part I" – 3:29
  2. "Mystical Adventures (Suite) Part II" – 3:36
  3. "Mystical Adventures (Suite) Part III" – 7:29
  4. "Mystical Adventures (Suite) Part IV" – 0:47
  5. "Mystical Adventures (Suite) Part V" – 5:04
  6. "Rhythms of Hope" – 4:02
  7. "As" (Stevie Wonder, arranged by Jean-Luc Ponty) – 5:48
  8. "Final Truth - Part I" – 4:54
  9. "Final Truth - Part II" – 2:06
  10. "Jig" – 3:56

Personnel

Production

Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California, August and September, 1981.

Charts

YearChartPosition
1982Billboard Jazz Albums1
1982Billboard Pop Albums44

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References

  1. Connolly, Dave (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty - Mystical Adventures (1982) 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.