| Tchokola | ||||
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| Released | May 21, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
| Studio | Davout Studios, Paris, France | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 53:49 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Jean-Luc Ponty, Brice Wassy | |||
| Jean-Luc Ponty chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
Tchokola is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1991. The rhythm section was recorded on analog tape. All other recording was digitally recorded. [2]
Production notes
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) | 5 |
Open Mind is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1984.
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Walk on Water is the third album by the American musician Jerry Harrison. It was released in 1990 by Sire Records in the U.S. and Fontana Records in the UK and Europe. For the second album in a row, Harrison's backing musicians were dubbed the Casual Gods.
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Storytelling is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1989. It is his second album on the Columbia label.
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