Open Mind (album)

For the London-based psychedelic rock band known as The Open Mind, see The Open Mind. For the television show, see The Open Mind (talk show).

Open Mind
Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Released	July 5, 1984
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	[1]

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

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, organ, synthesizer, keyboards, piano, vocals, violectra, rhythm programming
• George Benson – guitar on "Modern Times Blues"
• Chick Corea – synthesizer on "Open Mind" and "Watching Birds"
• Rayford Griffin – drums, percussion on "Orbital Encounters"
• Casey Schelierell – drums, tabla on "Watching Birds"

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
• Carla Ponty – cover art concept

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1984	Billboard Jazz Albums	5
	Billboard 200	171

References

1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011 [last update]). "Open Mind - Jean-Luc Ponty | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r145744. Retrieved 13 August 2011.