A Taste for Passion

A Taste for Passion
Studio album by
Jean-Luc Ponty
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1979
RecordedJune – July 1979
StudioVillage Recorders (West Los Angeles, California)
GenreJazz fusion
Length40:22
LabelAtlantic
ProducerJean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Live
(1979) 		A Taste for Passion
(1979) 		Civilized Evil
(1980)

A Taste for Passion is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty that was released in 1979. It was reissued by Atlantic on CD in 1990 and 1992. The track "Beach Girl" received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1981 Grammy Awards.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The Globe and Mail wrote that Ponty's "music is well conceived and realized, structurally sound and texturally colorful (Genesis-ish in spots), drawing equally on rock and classical as a backdrop for jazz improvisation."[3]

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

  1. "Stay with Me" – 5:35
  2. "Sunset Drive" – 5:45
  3. "Dreamy Eyes" – 4:18
  4. "Beach Girl" – 4:56
  5. "A Taste for Passion" – 5:22
  6. "Life Cycles" – 5:45
  7. "Reminiscence" – 1:26
  8. "Give Us a Chance" – 3:02
  9. "Obsession" – 0:40
  10. "Farewell" – 3:06

Personnel

  • Jean-Luc Ponty – 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)
  • Jamie Glaser – electric guitar; guitar solos (tracks 2, 6)
  • Allan Zavod – keyboards, synthesizer; synthesizer solos (tracks 6, 8)
  • Ralphe Armstrong – fretless electric bass; bass solo (track 2)
  • Casey Scheuerell – drums, percussion
Production
  • Engineer: Ed E. Thacker
  • Assistant engineers: Lenise Bent, Cheech d'Amico
  • Mastered by Greg Calbi
  • Gary Heery – photography
  • Tim Messer – production coordination

Recorded at Village Recorders, West Los Angeles, California.
Mixed at Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California - June & July 1979.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City.

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1979 Billboard Jazz Albums 4
Billboard Pop Albums 54

Awards

Title Event Award Result
"Beach Girl" 1981 Grammys Best Rock Instrumental Performance Nominated

References

  1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty - A Taste for Passion (1979) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Miller, Mark (15 Dec 1979). "A Taste for Passion Jean-Luc Ponty". The Globe and Mail. p. F4.


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