Mystical Adventures
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| Released | January 18, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | August–September 1981 | |||
| Studio | Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 41:16 | |||
| Label | Atlantic Records | |||
| Producer | Jean-Luc Ponty, Arif Mardin | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Mystical Adventures is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1982.
Track listing[edit]
All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty unless otherwise noted.
- "Mystical Adventures (Suite) Part I" – 3:29
- "Mystical Adventures (Suite) Part II" – 3:36
- "Mystical Adventures (Suite) Part III" – 7:29
- "Mystical Adventures (Suite) Part IV" – 0:47
- "Mystical Adventures (Suite) Part V" – 5:04
- "Rhythms of Hope" – 4:02
- "As" (Stevie Wonder, arranged by Jean-Luc Ponty) – 5:48
- "Final Truth - Part I" – 4:54
- "Final Truth - Part II" – 2:06
- "Jig" – 3:56
Personnel[edit]
- Jean-Luc Ponty – acoustic & electric violins; Yamaha electric piano (tracks 1, 4); Yamaha organ (tracks 2-6, 9, 10); synthesizer (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9); vocoder (tracks 3, 7); voice (track 3)
- Chris Rhyne – grand piano (tracks 2, 5, 8); Fender Rhodes electric piano (tracks 2, 3, 5-7, 10); Prophet-5 & Oberheim 8-voice synthesizers (tracks 2, 3, 5-10)
- Jamie Glaser – electric guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5-9); acoustic guitar (track 10)
- Randy Jackson – electric bass (tracks 2, 3, 5-10)
- Rayford Griffin – drums (tracks 1-3, 5-10); percussion (track 9); voice (tracks 3, 7)
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (tracks 6, 7, 10)
- Production
- Producer: Jean-Luc Ponty
- Co-producer: Arif Mardin (track 7)
- Recording engineer: Dee Robb
- Assistant recording engineer: Brad Gilderman
- Overdubs engineers: Bruce Robb, Stuart Graham
- Mixing engineer: Peter R. Kelsey
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman
- Front cover painting by Daved Levitan
- Cover concept by Claudia Ponty
- Back cover photography by Sam Emerson
Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California, August and September, 1981.
Charts[edit]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 1 |
| 1982 | Billboard Pop Albums | 44 |
References[edit]
- ^ Connolly, Dave (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty - Mystical Adventures (1982) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
External links[edit]
- Jean-Luc Ponty - Mystical Adventures (1982) album review by Dave Connolly, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Jean-Luc Ponty - Mystical Adventures (1982) album releases & credits at Discogs
- Jean-Luc Ponty - Mystical Adventures (1982) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
- Jean-Luc Ponty - Mystical Adventures (1982) album to be listened as stream on Spotify
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