Storytelling (Jean-Luc Ponty album)
| Storytelling | ||||
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| Released | July 26, 1989 | |||
| Studio | Can-Am Recorders, La Tour d'Ivoire & Legonks (Los Angeles, California) Sigma Sound (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) [1] | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Producer | Jean-Luc Ponty | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Storytelling is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1989. It is his second album on the Columbia label.
Track listing
[edit]All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty unless otherwise noted.
- "In the Fast Lane" – 4:09
- "Tender Memories" – 5:20
- "Spring Episode" – 5:52
- "Pastoral Harmony" – 4:22
- "The Storyteller" – 4:26
- "The Amazon Forest" – 4:27
- "After the Storm" – 4:21
- "A Journey's End" – 4:24
- "Chopin Prelude No. 20 (with violin improvisation) (Frédéric Chopin) – 2:59
Personnel
[edit]- Jean-Luc Ponty – violin, Synclavier synthesizer, keyboards
- Grover Washington Jr. – soprano saxophone (track 2)
- Jamie Glaser – electric guitar
- Wally Minko – piano, keyboards
- Clara Ponty – piano (track 9)
- Patrice Rushen – synthesizer (track 2), synth solo (track 7)
- Baron Browne – electric bass
- Rayford Griffin – drums, percussion
- Kurt Wortman – percussion (track 6)
- Production notes
- Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
- Brian Malouf – producer, engineer, mixing
- John Anthony – engineer
- Erik Zobler – engineer
- Peter Kelsey – overdub engineer
- Jeff Poe – assistant engineer, assistant tracking engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- David Coleman – art direction
- Nancy Donald – art direction
- John Cutcliffe – production coordination
- Kevin Fisher – studio assistant
- Lawrence Fried – studio assistant
- Adam Silverman – studio assistant
Charts
[edit]| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1989 | Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Yanow, Scott (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty - Storytelling (1989) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
External links
[edit]- Jean-Luc Ponty - Storytelling (1989) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Jean-Luc Ponty - Storytelling (1989) album releases & credits at Discogs
- Jean-Luc Ponty - Storytelling (1989) album to be listened as stream on Spotify
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