Life Enigma
2001 studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
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| Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty | ||||
| Released | August 21, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Label | JLP | |||
| Producer | Jean-Luc Ponty | |||
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Life Enigma is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 2001. It is his first on his own label, JLP and arrives seven years since his last solo studio release No Absolute Time (1993).
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | (favorable)[1] |
| All About Jazz | (favorable)[2] |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Todd Jenkins stated in his All About Jazz review: "...Ponty shows he’s up to the task of carrying the spirit of fusion into the new millennium instead of just mining the same old spent lodes. Though it was a while in coming, Life Enigma was worth every minute of the wait."[1] Glenn Astarita states "...if you're expecting some of the innovative pyrotechnics and high-octane jazz-fusion witnessed on some of his previous sessions you might be disappointed."[2] while Ken Dryden in AllMusic proclaimed that "This is easily one of Jean-Luc Ponty's most compelling releases."[3]
Track listing
All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.
- "Two Thousand-One Years Ago" – 4:20
- "Signals from Planet Earth" – 6:03
- "The Infinite Human Caravan" – 6:37
- "Lonely Among All" – 4:25
- "Firmament" – 7:22
- "Pizzy Cat" – 3:16
- "Life Enigma" – 5:56
- "Even the Sun Will Die" – 5:37
- "Love at Last Sight" – 5:15
- "And Life Goes On" – 6:01
Personnel
- Jean-Luc Ponty – violin, keyboards, Synclavier, electronic percussion, electronic drums, effects
- William Lecomte – piano
- Guy N'Sangue – bass
- Thierry Arpino – drums, shaker
- Moustapha Cisse – percussion
- Production notes
- Jean-Luc Ponty – producer, engineer
- Karim Sai – mixing, engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Alan Chappell – art direction, design
- Adam Rogers – photography
- Alvaro Yanez – cover photo
References
- ^ a b Jenkins, Todd S. (1 September 2001). "Jean-Luc Ponty: Life Enigma". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ a b Arista, Glenn (1 September 2001). "Jean-Luc Ponty: Life Enigma". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Life Enigma at AllMusic
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- Jazz Long Playing (1964)
- Violin Summit (1966)
- Sunday Walk (1967)
- Humair, Louiss, Ponty: Trio HLP (1968)
- Electric Connection (1969)
- More Than Meets the Ear (1968)
- King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (1970)
- Open Strings (1971)
- New Violin Summit (1971)
- Upon the Wings of Music (1975)
- Aurora (1976)
- Imaginary Voyage (1976)
- Enigmatic Ocean (1977)
- Cosmic Messenger (1978)
- A Taste for Passion (1979)
- Civilized Evil (1980)
- Mystical Adventures (1982)
- Individual Choice (1983)
- Open Mind (1984)
- Fables (1985)
- The Gift of Time (1987)
- Storytelling (1989)
- Tchokola (1991)
- No Absolute Time (1993)
- The Rite of Strings (1995)
- Life Enigma (2001)
- The Acatama Experience (2007)
- The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio (1969)
- Live at Donte's (1969)
- Astrorama (1970)
- Live at Montreux 72 (a.k.a. Sonata Erotica) (1972)
- Waving Memories - Live in Chicago 1975 (1975)
- Live in Hamburg (1976)
- Live (1979)
- Live at Chene Park (1997)
- Live at Semper Opera (2002)
- Jean-Luc Ponty in Concert (rec. 1999, rel. 2003)
- Live in Montreux 1994 (2005)
- Cantaloupe Island (1976)
- Le Voyage: The Jean-Luc Ponty Anthology (1996)
- The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty (2000)
- The Best of Jean-Luc Ponty (2002)
- Hot Rats (1969)
- Over-Nite Sensation (1973)
- Apostrophe (') (1974)
- Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (1981)
- Beat the Boots!—Piquantique (1991)
- Beat the Boots! #2—Disconnected Synapses (1992)
- You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992)
- The Lost Episodes (1996)
- One Shot Deal (2008)
- Understanding America (2012)
- Road Tapes, Venue #2 (2013)
- Apocalypse (1974)
- Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975)
- Better Late Than Never (2015)
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