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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 (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 ==
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 clavinetRalphe 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 ==
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==
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