Individual Choice

Individual Choice
Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Released	August 1, 1983
Recorded	March–May 1983 at The Music Grinder and Cherokee Recording Studios
Genre	Jazz fusion, electronic
Length	37:05
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Mystical Adventures (1982) Individual Choice (1983) Open Mind (1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Individual Choice is an album by French Jazz-Fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1983.

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

1. "Computer Incantations for World Peace" – 5:41
2. "Far from the Beaten Paths" – 5:59
3. "In Spiritual Love" – 7:01
4. "Eulogy to Oscar Romero" – 2:32
5. "Nostalgia" – 5:02
6. "Individual Choice" – 4:56
7. "In Spite of All" – 5:55

Personnel

• Jean-Luc Ponty – violin, organ, synthesizer, keyboards, vocals, keyboard bass, rhythm programming
• Allan Holdsworth – guitar
• Rayford Griffin – drums, percussion
• Randy Jackson – bass
• George Duke – synthesizer, Mini-moog

Production notes

• Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
• Gary Skardina – drum recordings
• Peter R. Kelsey – engineer, mixing
• Stuart Graham – engineer, assistant engineer
• Steve Hall – engineer, mastering
• Mark Hanauer – photography
• Bob Defrin – art direction

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1983	Billboard Jazz Albums	2
	Billboard Pop Albums	85
	Billboard 200	134

References

1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Individual Choice - 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.