Fables (Jean-Luc Ponty album)

Fables is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1985.

Fables
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 1985
RecordedJuly–August 1985
StudioLa Tour d'Ivoire (Los Angeles, California)
Bill Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California)
Cherokee Studios (Hollywood, California)
Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, California)
The Village Recorder (West Los Angeles, California)
GenreJazz fusion
Length35:12
LabelAtlantic
ProducerJean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Open Mind
(1984)
Fables
(1985)
The Gift of Time
(1987)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic      [1]

AllMusic's Richard S. Ginell noted that "Ponty's sound has opened up considerably", but that he "continues to explore the high-tech, electronic, sequenced ostinato world that he opened the door to on Individual Choice" and that the album is "very even... without any extreme peaks or dips".[1]

Fables is one of several of Ponty's albums that has been acknowledged as an influence on Detroit techno artists. In 2014, DJ Rolando cited it as his favourite album.[2]

Track listing edit

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty. Adapted from liner notes.

No.TitleLength
1."Infinite Pursuit"5:58
2."Elephants in Love"5:21
3."Radioactive Legacy"6:16
4."Cats Tales"4:54
5."Perpetual Rondo"4:42
6."In the Kingdom of Peace"4:03
7."Plastic Idols"3:58
Total length:35:12

Personnel edit

  • Baron Browne – electric bass (tracks 1-5)
  • Rayford Griffin – drums, percussion (tracks 1-5)
Production
  • Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
  • David Ahlert – engineer
  • David Eaton – engineer
  • Dan Garcia – engineer
  • Cliff Jones – engineer
  • Peter R. Kelsey – engineer

Charts edit

Year Chart Position
1985 Billboard Jazz Albums 9
Billboard 200 166

References edit

  1. ^ a b Ginell, Richard S. "Fables- Jean-Luc Ponty". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ^ Cavaliere, Patrizio. "Jean-Luc Ponty and the jazz record that Detroit fell in love with". JunoDaily. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

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