Open Mind (album)

For the 1969 album by the English band, see The Open Mind (band).

Open Mind is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1984.

Open Mind
Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Released	July 5, 1984
Recorded	May – July 1984
Studio	La Tour d'Ivoire & Mad Hatter (Los Angeles, California) The Village Recorder (West Los Angeles, California) The Enterprise Studios (Burbank, California) Atlantic Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	39:18
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Individual Choice (1983) Open Mind (1984) Fables (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

1. "Open Mind" – 8:05
2. "Solitude" – 6:05
3. "Watching Birds" – 4:57
4. "Modern Times Blues" – 7:17
5. "Orbital Encounters" – 5:14
6. "Intuition" – 7:40

Personnel

• Jean-Luc Ponty – violin, violectra, piano, organ, synthesizer, keyboards, vocals, rhythm programming
• George Benson – electric guitar (track 4)
• Chick Corea – synthesizer (tracks 1, 3)
• Casey Scheuerell – drums, tabla (track 3)
• Rayford Griffin – drums, percussion (track 5)

Production notes

• Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
• Dan Nash – engineer
• Peter R. Kelsey – engineer, mixing
• Steve Hirsch – engineer, assistant engineer
• Dave Marquette – engineer, assistant engineer
• John Molino – engineer, assistant engineer
• Jay Willis – engineer, assistant engineer
• Dan Warme – engineer, assistant engineer
• Gary Wagner – engineer, assistant engineer
• Claudia Ponty – cover art concept

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1984	Billboard Jazz Albums	5
	Billboard 200	171

External links

• Jean-Luc Ponty - Open Mind (1984) album review by Richard S. Ginell, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Jean-Luc Ponty - Open Mind (1984) album releases & credits at Discogs