Fables (Jean-Luc Ponty album)

Fables

Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty

Released

September 23, 1985

Recorded

July–August 1985

Genre

Jazz-Fusion

Length

35:12

Jean-Luc Ponty chronology

Open Mind
(1984)

Fables
(1985)

The Gift of Time
(1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Fables is an album by French Jazz-Fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1985.

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

"Infinite Pursuit" – 6:00
"Elephants in Love" – 5:21
"Radioactive Legacy" – 6:18
"Cats Tales" – 4:55
"Perpetual Rondo" – 4:47
"In the Kingdom of Peace" – 4:05
"Plastic Idols" – 3:59

Personnel

Jean-Luc Ponty – violin, organ, synthesizer, keyboards, percussion, vocals, Synclavier, electronic percussion, Zeta violin, effects, sequencers
Rayford Griffin – drums, percussion
Baron Browne – bass
Scott Henderson – guitar

Production notes

Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
David Ahlert – engineer
David Eaton – engineer
Dan Garcia – engineer
Cliff Jones – engineer
Peter R. Kelsey – engineer

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1985	Billboard Jazz Albums	9
1985	Billboard 200	166

References

↑ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Fables - Jean-Luc Ponty | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.

Jean-Luc Ponty

Studio albums	Jazz Long Playing (1964) Violin Summit (1966) Electric Connection (1969) King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (1970) Open Strings (1971) New Violin Summit (1971) Upon the Wings of Music (1975) Aurora (1975) Imaginary Voyage (1976) Enigmatic Ocean (1977) Cosmic Messenger (1978) A Taste for Passion (1979) Civilized Evil (1980) Mystical Adventures (1982) Individual Choice (1983) Open Mind (1984) Fables (1985) The Gift of Time (1987) Storytelling (1989) Tchokola (1991) No Absolute Time (1993) The Rite of Strings (1995) Life Enigma (2001) The Acatama Experience (2007)

Live albums	Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio (1969) Astrorama (1970) Sonata Erotica: Live at Montreux (1972) Live in Hamburg (1976) Live (1979) Live at Chene Park (1997) Live at Semper Opera (2002) Jean-Luc Ponty in Concert (2003) Live in Montreux 1994 (2005)

Compilations	Cantaloupe Island (1976) Le Voyage: The Jean-Luc Ponty Anthology (1996) The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty (2000) The Best of Jean-Luc Ponty (2002)

with Frank Zappa	Hot Rats (1969) Over-Nite Sensation (1973) Apostrophe (') (1974) Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (1981) Beat the Boots!—Piquantique (1991) Beat the Boots! #2—Disconnected Synapses (1992) You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) The Lost Episodes (1996) One Shot Deal (2008) Understanding America (2012) Road Tapes, Venue #2 (2013)

with Mahavishnu Orchestra	Apocalypse (1974) Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975)

Anderson Ponty Band	Better Late Than Never (2015)

Related articles	Frank Zappa Mahavishnu Orchestra Clara Ponty

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