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A Taste for Passion
Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Released	September 19, 1979
Recorded	June – July 1979
Studio	Village Recorders (West Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	40:22
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Live (1979) A Taste for Passion (1979) Civilized Evil (1980)

A Taste for Passion is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty that was released in 1979. It was reissued by Atlantic on CD in 1990 and 1992. The track "Beach Girl" received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1981 Grammy Awards.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

The Globe and Mail wrote that Ponty's "music is well conceived and realized, structurally sound and texturally colorful (Genesis-ish in spots), drawing equally on rock and classical as a backdrop for jazz improvisation."

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

1. "Stay with Me" – 5:35
2. "Sunset Drive" – 5:45
3. "Dreamy Eyes" – 4:18
4. "Beach Girl" – 4:56
5. "A Taste for Passion" – 5:22
6. "Life Cycles" – 5:45
7. "Reminiscence" – 1:26
8. "Give Us a Chance" – 3:02
9. "Obsession" – 0:40
10. "Farewell" – 3:06

Personnel

• Jean-Luc Ponty – acoustic violin, 5-string electric violin; organ & electric piano (tracks 3, 5); grand piano (track 7)
• Joaquin Lievano – acoustic & electric guitar, guitar synth; guitar solos (tracks 3–5)
• Jamie Glaser – electric guitar; guitar solos (tracks 2, 6)
• Allan Zavod – keyboards, synthesizer; synthesizer solos (tracks 6, 8)
• Ralphe Armstrong – fretless electric bass; bass solo (track 2)
• Casey Scheuerell – drums, percussion

Production

• Engineer: Ed E. Thacker
• Assistant engineers: Lenise Bent, Cheech d'Amico
• Mastered by Greg Calbi
• Gary Heery – photography
• Tim Messer – production coordination

Recorded at Village Recorders, West Los Angeles, California.
Mixed at Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California - June & July 1979.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City.

Chart positions

Awards

References

1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty - A Taste for Passion (1979) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Miller, Mark (15 Dec 1979). "A Taste for Passion Jean-Luc Ponty". The Globe and Mail. p. F4.

External links

• Jean-Luc Ponty - A Taste for Passion (1979) album releases & credits at Discogs

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