Jean Luc Ponty & His BandJean Luc Ponty (violin, keyboards) William Lecomte (piano, keyboards), Guy Nsangué Akwa (electric bass), Thierry Arpino (drums) Moustapha Cissé (percussion) With guests: Allan Holdsworth, guitar on #4; Philip Catherine, guitar on #2, #12.

Song Titles:

1. Intro
2. Parisian Thoroughfare
3. Premonition
4. Point Of No Return
5. Back In The 60's
6. Without Regrets
7. Celtic Steps
8. Desert Crossing
9. Last Memories Of Her
10. The Atacama Experience
11. On My Way To Bombay
12. Still In Love
13. Euphoria
14. To And Fro

Notes on the Making of THE ATACAMA EXPERIENCE by Jean Luc Ponty (4 stars - Down Beat Magazine

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"In Concert" is the very first DVD released by Jean Luc Ponty with a great live performance with his band in Warsaw, Poland, in October 1999. Audio choices: 5.1 Dolby Digital / 5.1 DTS and PCM stereo. Language: English or French. Song titles are Rhyhms of Hope, Jig, No Absolute Time, Pastoral Harmony, Caracas, Memories of California (new), Mouna Bowa, Enigmatic Ocean (part II) and Open Mind. Plus bonus materials such as an 11 minute film of onstage and backstage scenes taken in the USA, Russia, France and other countries.

William Lecomte (Keyboards), Guy Nsangué Akwa (bass), Thierry Arpino (drums) and Moustapha Cissé (percussion).ALL ZONES NTSC available at this time in: U.S.A. (J.L.P. Productions, Inc. - distributed by Koch Entertainment)

Recorded live at the superb opera house in Dresden Germany in May 2001, a very inspired performance with JLP (violin), William Lecomte (Keyboards), Guy Nsangué Akwa (bass), Thierry Arpino (drums) and Moustapha Cissé (percussion) playing material from the 70s, 80s and 90s (JLP Productions/ Distributed by Koch Entertainment in North America and Le Chant du Monde/Harmonia Mundi in France)

A single CD compilation by Legacy Recordings/Sony Music with 12 tracks from Jean Luc's recordings for Columbia in 1987-1989 (The Gift of Time and Storytelling) and for Epic in 1991 (Tchokola with West African musicians). See original album details in the Discography pages 1980-1989 and 1990-1999

Life Enigma is a return to the musical style that Ponty perfected during his decade-long stint with Atlantic Records between 1975-1985. Many songs on the album are complete solo performances on which Ponty played several instruments. Other tracks feature new and longtime Ponty band members including keyboardist William Lecomte, bassist Guy Nsangue Akwa, drummer Thierry Arpino and percussionist Moustapha Cisse.

A one-CD compilation of some of Jean-Luc's best music recorded in the USA for Atlantic Records between 1975-1993, including songs like Enigmatic Ocean, Mirage, Egocentric Molecules and Cosmic Messenger among others. Distributed by Warner/Rhino.