Live (Jean-Luc Ponty album)

Live
Live album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Released	April 18, 1979
Recorded	December 1978
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	39:59
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer	Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Cosmic Messenger (1978) Live (1979) A Taste for Passion (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Live is a live album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, recorded in December 1978 and released on April 18, 1979. It was reissued on Atlantic Records on CD in 1990 and 1992.

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

1. "Aurora, Pt. 1" – 2:53
2. "Aurora, Pt. 2" – 6:18
3. "Imaginary Voyage, Pt. 3" – 4:25
4. "Imaginary Voyage, Pt. 4" – 7:09
5. "Mirage" – 5:46
6. "No Strings Attached" – 5:59
7. "Egocentric Molecules" – 7:26

Personnel

• Jean-Luc Ponty – violin, piano, keyboards
• Allan Zavod – electric piano, keyboards, synthesizers
• Jamie Glaser – electric guitar
• Joaquin Lievano – electric guitar
• Ralphe Armstrong – fretless bass, bass
• Casey Scheuerell – drums, percussion

Production

• Assistant engineers (Chateau Recorders): Brian Leshon, Russ Bracher
• Assistant engineers (Record Plant Mobile): Jimmy Sandweiss, Mark Eshelman, Walter Borchers
• Assistant engineers (Wally Heider Mobile): Billy Youdelman, Dennis Mays, Doug Field, Gray O'Dell, Les Cooper, Mike Carver, Phil McConnell, Walter Dawes
• Mastered by Stan Ricker

Recorded live in December 1978 during a concert tour in the U.S. with the Wally Heider Mobile Studio and the Record Plant Mobile Studio, both from Los Angeles, California.
Mixed at Chateau Recorders, North Hollywood, California.
Mastered at JVC Cutting Center, Hollywood, California.

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1979	Billboard Jazz Albums	8
	Billboard Pop Albums	68

External links

• Jean-Luc Ponty - Live (1979) album rating, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Jean-Luc Ponty - Live (1979) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Jean-Luc Ponty - Live (1979) album to be listened as stream on Spotify