Life Enigma is an album by French

France

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 Jazz-Fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty

Jean-Luc Ponty

Jean-Luc Ponty is a French virtuoso violinist and jazz composer.- Early years:Ponty was born into a family of classical musicians on 29 September 1942 in Avranches, France. His father taught violin, his mother taught piano...

, 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

No Absolute Time

No Absolute Time is an album by French Jazz-Fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1993. It marks his return to the Atlantic label.- Track listing :All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.# "No Absolute Time" – 5:42# "Savannah" – 9:18# "Lost Illusions" – 5:03...

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Critical reception

Todd Jenkins stated in his All About Jazz

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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." 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." while Ken Dryden in Allmusic states "This is easily one of Jean-Luc Ponty's most compelling releases."

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

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

Personnel

• Jean-Luc Ponty
  Jean-Luc Ponty
  Jean-Luc Ponty is a French virtuoso violinist and jazz composer.- Early years:Ponty was born into a family of classical musicians on 29 September 1942 in Avranches, France. His father taught violin, his mother taught piano...
  
  – 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