The act of switching to Columbia did not have a substantial impact upon Jean-Luc Ponty -- not yet, at least -- for his debut with the label found him mining the repeating, sequencer-driven lode that he was exploring while on Atlantic.
But there are two areas where there is a difference: the material is superior to that of Fables, more memorable and immediately winning in melodic and arpeggiated content, and the sound quality is considerably improved over that of much of his Atlantic output.
The rhythm section of Fables returns, with Pat Thomi replacing Scott Henderson on guitar, and as before, they take a definite back seat to their leader's violins, synthesizers and electronic devices.
Other points of note: "Between Sea and Sky" has a slightly Jamaican feel, and the lovely "Introspective Perceptions" (another of Ponty's notoriously portentous word pairings) is exactly what the title says it is, appropriately recorded solo.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PrologueJean-Luc Ponty | Jean-Luc Ponty | Play | 01:01 | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| 2 | New ResolutionsJean-Luc Ponty | Jean-Luc Ponty | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Faith in YouJean-Luc Ponty | Jean-Luc Ponty | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | No More DoubtsJean-Luc Ponty | Jean-Luc Ponty | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | Between Sea and SkyJean-Luc Ponty | Jean-Luc Ponty | Play | 05:04 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | MetamorphosisJean-Luc Ponty | Jean-Luc Ponty | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | Introspective PerceptionsJean-Luc Ponty | Jean-Luc Ponty | Play | 07:30 | 17 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | The Gift of TimeJean-Luc Ponty | Jean-Luc Ponty | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 38 mins | 89 MB | |||||
| 38 mins | 197 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baron Browne | Bass |
| 2 | Joe Gastwirt | Remastering |
| 3 | Ray Griffin | Drums, Percussion |
| 4 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 5 | David Hentschel | Engineer, Mixing |
| 6 | Jean-Luc Ponty | Bass, Composer, Drums, Effects, Electronic Percussion, Keyboards, Percussion, Primary Artist, Producer, Prophet 5, Synclavier, Synthesizer, Violin |
| 7 | Pat Thomi | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |