Live (Jean-Luc Ponty album)

Live
Live album by
Jean-Luc Ponty
ReleasedApril 18, 1979
RecordedDecember 1978
GenreJazz fusion
Length39:59
LabelAtlantic Records
ProducerJean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Cosmic Messenger
(1978) 		Live
(1979) 		A Taste for Passion
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Live is a live album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, recorded in December 1978 and released on April 18, 1979. It was reissued on Atlantic Records on CD in 1990 and 1992.[1]

Critical reception

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Ace Adams of the New York Daily News called Live, "a dazzling musical of fireworks and technical brilliance and it shows him as the wizard of the violin. This is one of the best European jazz albums today."[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Aurora, Pt. 1"Jean-Luc Ponty2:53
2."Aurora, Pt. 2"Jean-Luc Ponty6:18
3."Imaginary Voyage, Pt. 3"Jean-Luc Ponty4:25
4."Imaginary Voyage, Pt. 4"Jean-Luc Ponty7:09
5."Mirage"Jean-Luc Ponty5:46
6."No Strings Attached" 5:59
7."Egocentric Molecules" 7:26

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Personnel

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Production

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  • Assistant engineers (Chateau Recorders): Brian Leshon, Russ Bracher
  • Assistant engineers (Record Plant Mobile): Jimmy Sandweiss, Mark Eshelman, Walter Borchers
  • Assistant engineers (Wally Heider Mobile): Billy Youdelman, Dennis Mays, Doug Field, Gray O'Dell, Les Cooper, Mike Carver, Phil McConnell, Walter Dawes
  • Mastered by Stan Ricker

Recorded live in December 1978 during a concert tour in the U.S. with the Wally Heider Mobile Studio and the Record Plant Mobile Studio, both from Los Angeles, California.
Mixed at Chateau Recorders, North Hollywood, California.
Mastered at JVC Cutting Center, Hollywood, California.[4]

Chart positions

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Year Chart Position
1979 Billboard Jazz Albums 8
Billboard Pop Albums 68

References

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  1. ^ a b Jean-Luc Ponty - Live (1979) album rating, credits & releases Accessed April 2009.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Adams, Ace (June 22, 1979). "Mini Reviews". New York Daily News. p. 321 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c Jean-Luc Ponty - Live. Atlantic Records. April 1979.
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