Aurora is a studio album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1976. It features guitarist Daryl Stuermer (later to join Genesis), keyboardist Patrice Rushen, bassist Tom Fowler (with whom Ponty had played with Frank Zappa), and drummer Norman Fearrington. It was reissued on audio cassette in 1990 and on CD in 1992.
Track listing All tracks written by Jean-Luc Ponty.
"Is Once Enough?" – 4:58 "Renaissance" – 5:48 "Aurora, Pt. 1" – 2:46 "Aurora, Pt. 2" – 6:15 "Passenger of the Dark" – 4:17 "Lost Forest" – 5:27 "Between You and Me" – 5:58 "Waking Dream" – 2:25
Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty – acoustic & electric violin, violectra, autoharp, keyboards Daryl Stuermer – acoustic & electric guitars Patrice Rushen – acoustic & electric piano, synthesizer Tom Fowler – electric bass Norman Fearrington – drums, percussion
Production Jean-Luc Ponty – producer Larry Hirsch – engineer, mixing George Tutko – engineer, studio assistant Zal Schreiber – mastering Jim Marshall – photography Jean-Paul Oren – photography Phil A. Ceccola – cover photo
Charts Chart (1976)PeakpositionBillboard Jazz Albums14Billboard Pop Albums123
References
External links Official artist website www.Ponty.com Official record label website AtlanticRecords.com Jean-Luc Ponty - Aurora (1976) album releases & credits at Discogs Jean-Luc Ponty - Aurora (1976) album to be listened as stream on Spotify