Enigmatic Ocean
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, 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.- "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
- : JL Ponty & D. Stuermer
- : JL Ponty & A. Zavod
- : JL Ponty, D. Stuermer, A. Zavod & A. Holdsworth
- : A. Holdsworth & JL Ponty
- : JL Ponty & A. Holdsworth
- : A. Zavod
- : JL Ponty
- : R. Armstrong, D. Stuermer, S. Smith & A. Holdsworth
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