''Individual Choice'' is an album by French jazz fusion violinist
Jean-Luc Ponty that was released in 1983.
A music video for the title track was produced by Louis Schwarzberg in 1984, consisting of
time-lapsed footage of
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2009 Bootleg CD
In 2009, a bootleg version of the album was released on CD by a private distributor. The bootleg track listing swaps the placement of tracks 2 and 4. The CD also changed the name of the track "Individual Choice" to "The Inclement Weather Song".
Track listing
All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.
#"Computer Incantations for World Peace" – 5:41
#"Far from the Beaten Paths" – 5:59
#"In Spiritual Love" – 7:01
#"Eulogy to Oscar Romero" – 2:32
#"Nostalgia" – 5:02
#"Individual Choice" – 4:56
#"In Spite of All" – 5:55
Personnel
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Jean-Luc Ponty – violin (all), synthesizers (1-6), keyboard bass (3, 5, 6), rhythm computer (3), organ (5)
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George Duke
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solo (3)
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Allan Holdsworth
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Holdsworth was known for his esoteric and idiosyncratic usage of advanced music theory concepts, especially with respe ...
– guitar (5, 7)
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Randy Jackson
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– bass (2, 7)
* Rayford Griffin – drums (2, 7), percussion (6)
Production notes
*Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
*Gary Skardina – drum recordings
*Peter R. Kelsey – engineer, mixing
*Stuart Graham – engineer, assistant engineer
*Steve Hall – engineer, mastering
*Mark Hanauer – photography
*Bob Defrin – art direction
Charts
References
External links
Jean-Luc Ponty - ''Individual Choice'' (1983) album review by Richard S. Ginell, credits & releasesat
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1983 albums
Jean-Luc Ponty albums
Atlantic Records albums
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