Enigmatic Ocean (album)

From Allan Holdsworth Information Center

"Enigmatic Ocean" is a 1977 album by Jean-Luc Ponty, and features Allan on guitar. Allan appears throughout, playing melody lines and solos. The music is melodic fusion and quite accessible. Allan is mainly featured on these tracks: Enigmatic Ocean Part II (trading fours with two short solos), Part III (extended solo), Nostalgic Lady (extended solo), and Struggle Part III (extended outro solo). For more info, cehck out the entry for Ponty.

Track listing

Jean-Luc Ponty: Enigmatic Ocean (D) (YT)
# Track Composer Length Comments
1 "Overture" Ponty 0:47
2 "The Trans-Love Express" Ponty 3:59
3 "Mirage" Ponty 4:53
4 "Enigmatic Ocean - Part I" Ponty 2:23
5 "Enigmatic Ocean - Part II" Ponty 3:35 Guitar solos throughout
6 "Enigmatic Ocean - Part III" Ponty 3:42 Guitar solo 0.18-2.43
7 "Enigmatic Ocean - Part IV" Ponty 2:26
8 "Nostalgic Lady" Ponty 5:24 Guitar solo 3.00-4.15
9 "The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea - Part I" Ponty 3:35
10 "The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea - Part II" Ponty 3:34
11 "The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea - Part III" Ponty 6:03 Guitar solo 4.57-6.05

Links

YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At1pE_8TlbM&list=OLAK5uy_mflsi81Z5JTJxXQj2HuDA5WRfdXGi76Uo

Ed's blog: http://threadoflunacy.blogspot.no/2017/06/9-jean-luc-ponty.html

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/Jean-Luc-Ponty-Enigmatic-Ocean/release/3812629

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigmatic_Ocean