| Open Mind | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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 | |||
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| Review scores | |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 5 |
| Billboard 200 | 171 |
References
- ↑ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty - Open Mind (1984) 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
- 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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