To Reach a Dream
{{Infobox album
| name = To Reach a Dream
| type = studio
| artist = Jimmy Ponder
| cover = To Reach a Dream.jpg
|border=yes
| released = 1992
| recorded = July 26, 1988 and June 5, 1989
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and Fox Recording Studio, Rutherford, NJ
| genre = Jazz
| length = 51:51
| label = Muse
CD 5394
| producer = Don Sickler and Joe Fields
| chronology = Jimmy Ponder
| prev_title = Come On Down
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Something to Ponder
| next_year = 1996
}}
To Reach a Dream is an album by guitarist Jimmy Ponder that was released by Muse in 1991.{{cite web |title=Muse Records Listing |url=https://jazzdiscography.com/Labels/muse.htm |website=jazzdiscography.com |accessdate=January 28, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Muse discography 5350 to 5399 |url=http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5350.htm |website=jazzlists.com |accessdate=January 28, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Jazzlists: album entry |url=http://www.jazzlists.com/jz/To_Reach_A_Dream.htm |website=jazzlists.com |accessdate=January 28, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Payne |first1=Douglas |title=Jimmy Ponder Discography |url=http://www.dougpayne.com/jpdisco.htm |website=Sound Insights |accessdate=January 28, 2019}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0000078543|label=Jimmy Ponder: To Reach a Dream – Review|accessdate=January 28, 2019}}
}}
Track listing
All compositions by Jimmy Ponder except where noted
- "To Reach a Dream" – 6:27
- "You Are Too Beautiful" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:02
- "Ruby" (Heinz Roemheld, Mitchell Parish) – 7:02
- "Bumpin' On Sunset" – 9:27
- "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 2:59
- "At Last" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 6:08
- "This Bitter Earth" (Clyde Otis) – 9:04
- "Don't Be Flat Blues" – 4:42
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on July 26, 1988 (tracks 2-4, 6 & 8) and at Fox Recording Studio, Rutherford, NJ on June 5, 1989 (tracks 1, 5 & 7)
Personnel
- Jimmy Ponder – guitar, vocals
- Lonnie Smith – organ
- Geary Moore – rhythm guitar (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
- Greg Bandy – drums
- Lawrence Killian - percussion
References
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