Life Enigma

Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty

Released

August 21, 2001

JLP

Jean-Luc Ponty chronology

The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty
(2000)

Life Enigma
(2001)

The Best of Jean-Luc Ponty
(2002)

Life Enigma is an album by French Jazz-Fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 2001. It is his first on his own label, JLP and arrives seven years since his last solo studio release No Absolute Time (1993).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	(favorable)^[1]
All About Jazz	(favorable)^[2]
Allmusic	^[3]

Todd Jenkins stated in his All About Jazz review: "...Ponty shows he’s up to the task of carrying the spirit of fusion into the new millennium instead of just mining the same old spent lodes. Though it was a while in coming, Life Enigma was worth every minute of the wait."^[1] Glenn Astarita states "...if you're expecting some of the innovative pyrotechnics and high-octane jazz-fusion witnessed on some of his previous sessions you might be disappointed."^[2] while Ken Dryden in Allmusic states "This is easily one of Jean-Luc Ponty's most compelling releases."^[3]

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

"Two Thousand-One Years Ago" – 4:20
"Signals from Planet Earth" – 6:03
"The Infinite Human Caravan" – 6:37
"Lonely Among All" – 4:25
"Firmament" – 7:22
"Pizzy Cat" – 3:16
"Life Enigma" – 5:56
"Even the Sun Will Die" – 5:37
"Love at Last Sight" – 5:15
"And Life Goes On" – 6:01

Personnel

Jean-Luc Ponty – violin, keyboards, Synclavier, electronic percussion, electronic drums, effects
William Lecomte – piano
Guy N'Sangue – bass
Thierry Arpino – drums, shaker
Moustapha Cisse – percussion

Production notes

Jean-Luc Ponty – producer, engineer
Karim Sai – mixing, engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering
Alan Chappell – art direction, design
Adam Rogers – photography
Alvaro Yanez – cover photo

References

1 2 Jenkins, Todd S. (1 September 2001). "Jean-Luc Ponty: Life Enigma". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
1 2 Arista, Glenn (1 September 2001). "Jean-Luc Ponty: Life Enigma". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
1 2 Dryden, Ken. Life Enigma at AllMusic

Jean-Luc Ponty

Studio albums	Jazz Long Playing (1964) Violin Summit (1966) Electric Connection (1969) King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (1970) Open Strings (1971) New Violin Summit (1971) Upon the Wings of Music (1975) Aurora (1975) Imaginary Voyage (1976) Enigmatic Ocean (1977) Cosmic Messenger (1978) A Taste for Passion (1979) Civilized Evil (1980) Mystical Adventures (1982) Individual Choice (1983) Open Mind (1984) Fables (1985) The Gift of Time (1987) Storytelling (1989) Tchokola (1991) No Absolute Time (1993) The Rite of Strings (1995) Life Enigma (2001) The Acatama Experience (2007)

Live albums	Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio (1969) Astrorama (1970) Sonata Erotica: Live at Montreux (1972) Live in Hamburg (1976) Live (1979) Live at Chene Park (1997) Live at Semper Opera (2002) Jean-Luc Ponty in Concert (2003) Live in Montreux 1994 (2005)

Compilations	Cantaloupe Island (1976) Le Voyage: The Jean-Luc Ponty Anthology (1996) The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty (2000) The Best of Jean-Luc Ponty (2002)

with Frank Zappa	Hot Rats (1969) Over-Nite Sensation (1973) Apostrophe (') (1974) Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (1981) Beat the Boots!—Piquantique (1991) Beat the Boots! #2—Disconnected Synapses (1992) You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) The Lost Episodes (1996) One Shot Deal (2008) Understanding America (2012) Road Tapes, Venue #2 (2013)

with Mahavishnu Orchestra	Apocalypse (1974) Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975)

Anderson Ponty Band	Better Late Than Never (2015)

Related articles	Frank Zappa Mahavishnu Orchestra Clara Ponty

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