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
Source	Rating
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

• Jean-Luc Ponty – electric violin, five-string electric violin, violectra, bells, grand piano on Nostalgic Lady
• Allan Holdsworth – lead electric guitar
• Daryl Stuermer – lead and rhythm electric guitar
• Allan Zavod – organ, synthesizer, electric piano, grand piano, clavinet
• Ralphe Armstrong – electric basses, fretless bass
• Steve Smith – drums and percussion

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

Solos

• (2) : JL Ponty (violin) & D. Stuermer (guitar)
• (3) : JL Ponty (violin) & A. Zavod (synthesizer)
• (5) : JL Ponty (violin), D. Stuermer (guitar), A. Zavod (synthesizer) & A. Holdsworth (guitar)
• (6) : A. Holdsworth (guitar) & JL Ponty (violin)
• (8) : JL Ponty (violin) & A. Holdsworth (guitar)
• (9) : A. Zavod (synthesizer)
• (10) : JL Ponty (violectra)
• (11) : R. Armstrong (bass-straight and with devices), D. Stuermer (guitar), S. Smith (drums) & A. Holdsworth (guitar)

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.