Jean-Luc PONTY


Mystical Adventures

(1982)



1. Mystical Adventures (Suite) Total time: 20'26
Part I 3'28
Part II 3'37
Part III 7'30
Part IV 0'47
Part V 5'04
Dedicated to Claudia Ponty

2. Rhythms Of Hope 4'03
3. As 5'49
4. Final Truth Total time: 7'02
Part I 4'55
Part II 2'06
5. Jig 3'56

Total Time: 41:14


  • Jean-Luc Ponty - 5-String Electric Violin (1), Electrical Violin (1-5), Classical Violin (1), Barytone-Violectra (1, 3), YAMAHA Electric Piano (1), YAMAHA Organ (1), Bass Synthesizer (1), Synthesizers (1, 4), Organ (2, 4, 5), Organ (march, ending) (1), Vocorder (1, 3), Voices (1), Effects (1)
  • Jamie Glaser - Guitar (1-4), Acoustic Guitar (5)
  • Chris Rhyne - Grand Piano (1, 4), , Fender Rhodes (1), PROPHET-5 (1), OBERHEIM 8-Voice (1), Synthesizer (march, ending) (1), Electric Piano (2, 3, 5), Synthesizers (2-5), Bass Synthesizer (2, 4)
  • Randy Jackson - Bass (1-5)
  • Rayford Griffin - Drums (1-5), Drums Rhythm part Arranger (1), Percussion (4), Voice (1), Vocals (3)
  • Paulinho Da Costa * - Percussion (2, 3, 5)

    All Music Composed, Orchestrated And Produced By Jean-luc Ponty, Except As, Composed By Stevie Wonder, Arranged By Jean-luc Ponty and Co-Produced by Arif Mardin
    Recording Engineer: Dee Robb
    Assisted by Brad Gilderman
    Overdubs Engineered by: Stuart Graham and Bruce Robb
    Mixing engineer: Peter R. Kelsey
    Mastered at A&M STUDIOS, Los Angeles, California by Bernie Grundman
    Cover Concept: Claudia Ponty
    Front Cover Painting: Daved Levitan © 1980
    Back Cover Photography by Sam Emerson
    Personal Management: Shep Gordon, Denny Vosburgh—ALIVE ENTERPRISES
    Band Equipment: Art La Marchma, Chuck Standich

    *Courtesy of PABLO RECORDS

    All Selections Published by YTNOP MUSIC, BMI in U.S.A. & Canada
    Jean-Luc Ponty,
    SACEM/SDRM all other countries, except AS published by JOBETE MUSIC Co., Inc. / BLACK BULL MUSIC, Inc., ASCAP

    You can write to Jean-Luc Ponty at:

    J.L.P. PRODUCTIONS
    P.O. Box 46425
    Los Angeles, CA 90046-0425
    U.S.A.

    I am Grateful To all the musicians and engineers for their strong dedication to this project, and also to Shep, Denny & Bob at ALIVE, to Paul Cooper, Dave Glew, Tunc Erim and Tony Man-dich at Atlantic, to Art and Chuck. My warmest thanks to my wife Claudia for her creative help, to Arif Mardin for his generous support on AS, to Jeff Baxter for his Roland-Vocorder and his kindness, to David Stone for his Gagliano violin, to Stan Paperny, to Leslie Schott and Mary Moen, and to all of you who sent letters.

    - Jean-Luc Ponty