Open Mind (album)
1984 studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Open Mind | ||||
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Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty | ||||
Released | July 5, 1984 | |||
Recorded | May – July 1984 | |||
Studio | La Tour d'Ivoire & Mad Hatter (Los Angeles, California) The Village Recorder (West Los Angeles, California) The Enterprise Studios (Burbank, California) Atlantic Studios (New York City, New York) | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
Length | 39:18 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Jean-Luc Ponty | |||
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Open Mind is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1984.
Track listing
All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.
- "Open Mind" – 8:05
- "Solitude" – 6:05
- "Watching Birds" – 4:57
- "Modern Times Blues" – 7:17
- "Orbital Encounters" – 5:14
- "Intuition" – 7:40
Personnel
- Jean-Luc Ponty – violin, violectra, piano, organ, synthesizer, keyboards, vocals, rhythm programming
- George Benson – electric guitar (track 4)
- Chick Corea – synthesizer (tracks 1, 3)
- Casey Scheuerell – drums, tabla (track 3)
- Rayford Griffin – drums, percussion (track 5)
Production notes
- Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
- Dan Nash – engineer
- Peter R. Kelsey – engineer, mixing
- Steve Hirsch – engineer, assistant engineer
- Dave Marquette – engineer, assistant engineer
- John Molino – engineer, assistant engineer
- Jay Willis – engineer, assistant engineer
- Dan Warme – engineer, assistant engineer
- Gary Wagner – engineer, assistant engineer
- Claudia Ponty – cover art concept
Charts
Year | Chart | Position |
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1984 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 5 |
Billboard 200 | 171 |
References
External links
- Jean-Luc Ponty - Open Mind (1984) album review by Richard S. Ginell, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Jean-Luc Ponty - Open Mind (1984) album releases & credits at Discogs
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