A Taste for Passion | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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.
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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." [3]
All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.
Recorded at
Village Recorders,
West Los Angeles, California.
Mixed at
Cherokee Studios,
Hollywood, California - June & July 1979.
Mastered at
Sterling Sound,
New York City.
Year | Chart | Position |
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1979 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 4 |
Billboard Pop Albums | 54 |
Title | Event | Award | Result |
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"Beach Girl" | 1981 Grammys | Best Rock Instrumental Performance | Nominated |
A Taste for Passion | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
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 | ||||
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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.
Review scores | |
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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." [3]
All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.
Recorded at
Village Recorders,
West Los Angeles, California.
Mixed at
Cherokee Studios,
Hollywood, California - June & July 1979.
Mastered at
Sterling Sound,
New York City.
Year | Chart | Position |
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1979 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 4 |
Billboard Pop Albums | 54 |
Title | Event | Award | Result |
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"Beach Girl" | 1981 Grammys | Best Rock Instrumental Performance | Nominated |