Enigmatic Ocean is a studio album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1977. It features guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer, keyboardist Allan Zavod, bassist Ralphe Armstrong (with whom Ponty had played in Mahavishnu Orchestra), and drummer Steve Smith. It reached #1 on the Billboard Jazz album chart in 1977.
Track listing
All music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Jean-Luc Ponty (from the original album cover).
"Overture" – 0:47
"The Trans-Love Express" – 3:59
"Mirage" – 4:53
"Enigmatic Ocean - Part I" – 2:23
"Enigmatic Ocean - Part II" – 3:35
"Enigmatic Ocean - Part III" – 3:42
"Enigmatic Ocean - Part IV" – 2:26
"Nostalgic Lady" – 5:24
"The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea - Part I" – 3:35
"The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea - Part II" – 3:34
"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 & rhythm electric guitar Allan Zavod – organ, synthesizer, electric piano, grand piano, Hohner clavinet Ralphe Armstrong – electric basses, fretless bass Steve Smith – drums and percussion
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)
Production
Producer: Jean-Luc Ponty
Engineer: Larry Hirsch
Tape handler technician: Mitch Gibson
Mastered by John Golden
Front cover photography by Andy Kent
Liner photography by Frank Moscati
Chart positions
References
External links
Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean (1977) album review by Alex Henderson, credits & releases at AllMusic Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean (1977) album releases & credits at Discogs Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean (1977) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean (1977) album to be listened as stream on Spotify