Aurora (Jean-Luc Ponty album)

Aurora
Studio album by
Jean-Luc Ponty
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1976
RecordedDecember 1975
StudioCherokee (Los Angeles, California)
GenreJazz fusion
Length37:28
LabelAtlantic
ProducerJean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Upon the Wings of Music
(1975) 		Aurora
(1976) 		Imaginary Voyage
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Aurora is a studio album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1976. It features guitarist Daryl Stuermer (later to join Genesis), keyboardist Patrice Rushen, bassist Tom Fowler (with whom Ponty had played with Frank Zappa), and drummer Norman Fearrington. It was reissued on audio cassette in 1990 and on CD in 1992.[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jean-Luc Ponty.

  1. "Is Once Enough?" – 4:58
  2. "Renaissance" – 5:48
  3. "Aurora, Pt. 1" – 2:46
  4. "Aurora, Pt. 2" – 6:15
  5. "Passenger of the Dark" – 4:17
  6. "Lost Forest" – 5:27
  7. "Between You and Me" – 5:58
  8. "Waking Dream" – 2:25

Personnel

Production
  • Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
  • Larry Hirsch – engineer, mixing
  • George Tutko – engineer, studio assistant
  • Zal Schreiber – mastering
  • Jim Marshall – photography
  • Jean-Paul Oren – photography
  • Phil A. Ceccola – cover photo

Charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums 14
Billboard Pop Albums 123

References

  1. ^ a b Jean-Luc Ponty - Aurora (1976) by Scott Yanow
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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