Enigmatic Ocean

Enigmatic Ocean
Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Released September 1, 1977
Recorded June - July, 1977
Genre Jazz-Fusion
Length 40:06
Label Atlantic
Producer Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Imaginary Voyage
(1976)
Enigmatic Ocean
(1977)
Cosmic Messenger
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Enigmatic Ocean is an album by French Jazz-Fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1977. It reached #1 on the Billboard Jazz album chart in 1977.

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

  1. "Overture" – 0:47
  2. "The Trans-Love Express" – 3:59
  3. "Mirage" – 4:53
  4. "Enigmatic Ocean - Part I" – 2:23
  5. "Enigmatic Ocean - Part II" – 3:35
  6. "Enigmatic Ocean - Part III" – 3:42
  7. "Enigmatic Ocean - Part IV" – 2:26
  8. "Nostalgic Lady" – 5:24
  9. "The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea - Part I" – 3:35
  10. "The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea - Part II" – 3:34
  11. "The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea - Part III" – 6:03

Personnel

All music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Jean-Luc Ponty (from the original album cover)

Solos

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1977 Billboard Jazz Albums 1
Billboard Pop Albums 35

References

  1. Henderson, Alex (2011). "Enigmatic Ocean - Jean-Luc Ponty | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.



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