''A Taste for Passion'' is an album by French

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artist

Jean-Luc Ponty Jean-Luc Ponty (born 29 September 1942) is a French jazz violinist and composer. Early life Ponty was born into a family of classical musicians in Avranches, France. His father taught violin, his mother taught piano. At sixteen, he was admitt ...

that was released in 1979. It was reissued by

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on CD in 1990 and 1992. The track "Beach Girl" received a nomination for

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at the 1981 Grammy Awards.

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty. #"Stay with Me" – 5:35 #"Sunset Drive" – 5:45 #"Dreamy Eyes" – 4:18 #"Beach Girl" – 4:56 #"A Taste for Passion" – 5:22 #"Life Cycles" – 5:45 #"Reminiscence" – 1:26 #"Give Us a Chance" – 3:02 #"Obsession" – 0:40 #"Farewell" – 3:06

Personnel

– acoustic violin, 5-string electric violin; organ & electric piano (tracks 3, 5); grand piano (track 7) * Joaquin Lievano – acoustic & electric guitar, guitar synth; guitar solos (tracks 3–5) *

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– electric guitar; guitar solos (tracks 2, 6) *

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– keyboards, synthesizer; synthesizer solos (tracks 6, 8) * Ralphe Armstrong – fretless electric bass; bass solo (track 2) *

Casey Scheuerell Casey Scheuerell is an American jazz, rock and new-age drummer and percussionist. Scheuerell lived in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin in the 1970s. He has toured internationally with several musicians. Discography * '' A Pauper in Paradise'' (Gino Va ...

– drums, percussion ;Production * Engineer: Ed E. Thacker * Assistant engineers: Lenise Bent, Cheech d'Amico * Mastered by

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* Gary Heery – photography * Tim Messer – production coordination Recorded at

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, California.
Mixed at

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, California - June & July 1979.
Mastered at

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