Open Mind | ||||
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Released | July 5, 1984 | |||
Recorded | May – July 1984 | |||
Studio | La Tour d'Ivoire & Mad Hatter (Los Angeles, California) The Village Recorder (West Los Angeles, California) The Enterprise Studios (Burbank, California) Atlantic Studios (New York City, New York) | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
Length | 39:18 | |||
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] |
Open Mind is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1984.
All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.
Production notes
Year | Chart | Position |
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1984 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 5 |
Billboard 200 | 171 |
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