Individual Choice (2023 Remastered Version) Jean-Luc Ponty

• 1Computer Incantations for World Peace (Remastered)05:42
• 2Far from the Beaten Paths (Remastered)06:02
• 3In Spiritual Love (Remastered)07:01
• 4Eulogy to Oscar Romero (Remastered)02:32
• 5Nostalgia (Remastered)05:02
• 6Individual Choice (Remastered)04:56
• 7In Spite of All (Remastered)05:55
• Total Runtime37:10

Info for Individual Choice (2023 Remastered Version)

Individual Choice is an album by French jazz fusion violinist Jean-Luc Ponty that was released in 1983. Essential early 80's synth fusion album from mulleted French jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty. Features the beautiful arpeggiated jazz meets techno classic Computer Incantations For World Peace ( as sampled and reworked by the likes of UR and Basement Boys ) plus other life affirming synthesized jazz workouts like Nostalgia and Individual Choice..

"What I was recording in that new sequencer gave me the idea to go for a totally different concept, to use these recordings as rhythmic backgrounds, sometimes without drums or percussion. I planned to record a new album in which I would play all the background parts with my synthesizers and add my violin later on in the studio." (Jean-Luc Ponty)

"Here is Ponty's radical break with his past, one that further tightened his control over his craft while ironically liberating his muse. In laying out his attractive new music on synthesizers and sequencers, emphasizing revolving ostinato patterns, Ponty rejuvenated his melodic gift, and as a result, even in this controlled setting, his violin solos take on a new freshness and exuberance. Except for two tracks, Ponty does without a formal rhythm section -- and on two other tracks, he goes it completely alone. Indeed, he does best of all when he has no one but himself to play with on "Computer Incantations for World Peace" and the lovely mood piece "Eulogy to Oscar Romero." Guest interloper George Duke (a fellow refugee from Frank Zappa's band) contributes a Minimoog solo to ""In Spiritual Love," where Ponty provides his own percussive backing on rhythm computer. Even if one grumbles on principle about the reduction of spontaneity in Ponty's music over the Atlantic years, the musical end here absolutely justifies the means. Don't miss it." (Richard S. Ginell, AMG)

Jean-Luc Ponty, violin, synthesizers (1-6), keyboard bass (3, 5, 6), rhythm computer (3), organ (5)
George Duke, Minimoog solo (3)
Allan Holdsworth, guitar (5, 7)
Randy Jackson, bass (2, 7)
Rayford Griffin, drums (2, 7), percussion (6)

Recorded March–May 1983 at Music Grinder Studios and Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California
Produced by Jean-Luc Ponty

Digitally remastered by Christoph Stickeland

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