Aurora (Jean-Luc Ponty album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Aurora
| type = studio
| artist = Jean-Luc Ponty
| cover = Aurora Jean Luc Ponty.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 26, 1976
| recorded = December 1975
| venue =
| studio = Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles, California)
| genre = Jazz fusion
| length = 37:28
| label = Atlantic
| producer = Jean-Luc Ponty
| prev_title = Upon the Wings of Music
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = Imaginary Voyage
| next_year = 1976
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r145734|pure_url=yes}} Jean-Luc Ponty - Aurora (1976) by Scott Yanow]
| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| page = 163
}}
}}
Aurora is a studio album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1976. It features guitarist Daryl Stuermer (later to join Genesis), keyboardist Patrice Rushen, bassist Tom Fowler (with whom Ponty had played with Frank Zappa), and drummer Norman Fearrington. It was reissued on audio cassette in 1990 and on CD in 1992.
Track listing
All tracks written by Jean-Luc Ponty.
- "Is Once Enough?" – 4:58
- "Renaissance" – 5:48
- "Aurora, Pt. 1" – 2:46
- "Aurora, Pt. 2" – 6:15
- "Passenger of the Dark" – 4:17
- "Lost Forest" – 5:27
- "Between You and Me" – 5:58
- "Waking Dream" – 2:25
Personnel
- Jean-Luc Ponty – acoustic & electric violin, violectra, autoharp, keyboards
- Daryl Stuermer – acoustic & electric guitars
- Patrice Rushen – acoustic & electric piano, synthesizer
- Tom Fowler – electric bass
- Norman Fearrington – drums, percussion
;Production
- Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
- Larry Hirsch – engineer, mixing
- George Tutko – engineer, studio assistant
- Zal Schreiber – mastering
- Jim Marshall – photography
- Jean-Paul Oren – photography
- Phil A. Ceccola – cover photo
Charts
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| Chart (1976)
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| Billboard Jazz Albums
| style="text-align:center;"|14 |
| Billboard Pop Albums
| style="text-align:center;"|123 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.ponty.com/ Official artist website] www.Ponty.com
- [http://atlanticrecords.com/ Official record label website] AtlanticRecords.com
- [https://www.allmusic.com/album/aurora-mw0000309174 Jean-Luc Ponty - Aurora (1976) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases] at AllMusic
- [https://www.discogs.com/Jean-Luc-Ponty-Aurora/release/4201258 Jean-Luc Ponty - Aurora (1976) album releases & credits] at Discogs
- [https://open.spotify.com/album/2Ap30a1TU1XxYbx2VCyPKn Jean-Luc Ponty - Aurora (1976) album to be listened] as stream on Spotify
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