To Reach a Dream

To Reach a Dream
Studio album by Jimmy Ponder
Released	1992
Recorded	July 26, 1988 and June 5, 1989
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and Fox Recording Studio, Rutherford, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	51:51
Label	Muse CD 5394
Producer	Don Sickler and Joe Fields
Jimmy Ponder chronology
Come On Down (1991) To Reach a Dream (1992) Something to Ponder (1996)

To Reach a Dream is an album by guitarist Jimmy Ponder that was released by Muse in 1991. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Ponder except where noted

1. "To Reach a Dream" – 6:27
2. "You Are Too Beautiful" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:02
3. "Ruby" (Heinz Roemheld, Mitchell Parish) – 7:02
4. "Bumpin' On Sunset" – 9:27
5. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 2:59
6. "At Last" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 6:08
7. "This Bitter Earth" (Clyde Otis) – 9:04
8. "Don't Be Flat Blues" – 4:42

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on July 26, 1988 (tracks 2-4, 6 & 8) and at Fox Recording Studio, Rutherford, NJ on June 5, 1989 (tracks 1, 5 & 7)

Personnel

• Jimmy Ponder – guitar, vocals
• Lonnie Smith – organ
• Geary Moore – rhythm guitar (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
• Greg Bandy – drums
• Lawrence Killian - percussion

References

1. "Muse Records Listing". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
2. "Muse discography 5350 to 5399". jazzlists.com. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
3. "Jazzlists: album entry". jazzlists.com. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
4. Payne, Douglas. "Jimmy Ponder Discography". Sound Insights. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
5. Jimmy Ponder: To Reach a Dream – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2019.