Life Enigma
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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
