Open Mind is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1984.

Open Mind
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 5, 1984
RecordedMay – July 1984
StudioLa Tour d'Ivoire & Mad Hatter (Los Angeles, California)
The Village Recorder (West Los Angeles, California)
The Enterprise Studios (Burbank, California)
Atlantic Studios (New York City, New York)
GenreJazz fusion
Length39:18
LabelAtlantic
ProducerJean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Individual Choice
(1983)
Open Mind
(1984)
Fables
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Track listing

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All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

  1. "Open Mind" – 8:05
  2. "Solitude" – 6:05
  3. "Watching Birds" – 4:57
  4. "Modern Times Blues" – 7:17
  5. "Orbital Encounters" – 5:14
  6. "Intuition" – 7:40

Personnel

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Production notes

  • Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
  • Dan Nash – engineer
  • Peter R. Kelsey – engineer, mixing
  • Steve Hirsch – engineer, assistant engineer
  • Dave Marquette – engineer, assistant engineer
  • John Molino – engineer, assistant engineer
  • Jay Willis – engineer, assistant engineer
  • Dan Warme – engineer, assistant engineer
  • Gary Wagner – engineer, assistant engineer
  • Claudia Ponty – cover art concept

Charts

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Year Chart Position
1984 Billboard Jazz Albums 5
Billboard 200 171

References

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  1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty - Open Mind (1984) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  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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