Tchokola
1991 studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Tchokola | ||||
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Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty | ||||
Released | May 21, 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
Studio | Davout Studios, Paris, France | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
Length | 53:49 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Jean-Luc Ponty, Brice Wassy | |||
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Tchokola is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1991. The rhythm section was recorded on analog tape. All other recording was digitally recorded.[2]
Track listing
- "Mam'maï" (Abdou M'Boup, Willy N'For, Jean-Luc Ponty) – 6:00
- "Sakka Sakka" (Myriam Betty, N'For, Guy N'Sangue, Brice Wassy) – 5:22
- "Tchokola" (Wassy) – 5:47
- "Mouna Bowa" (N'sangue, Ponty) – 6:32
- "N'Fan Môt" (Ponty, Wassy) – 6:10
- "Yéké Yéké" (Mory Kanté) – 4:58
- "Bamako" (Yves N'Djock, Ponty, Wassy) – 4:31
- "Rhum 'N' Zouc" (Ponty) – 5:04
- "Cono" (Salif Keita) – 4:56
- "Bottle Bop" (NDjock, Nsangue, Wassy) – 4:49
Personnel
- Jean-Luc Ponty – violin, keyboards, electric violin and viola
- Martin Atangana – guitar
- Yves N'Djock – guitar
- Guy N'Sangue – bass
- Brice Wassy – drums, percussion
- Moustapha Cisse – percussion
- Angélique Kidjo – vocals
- Myriam Betty – vocals
- Esther Dobong'Na Essiène (aka Estha Divine)-vocals
- Kémo Kouyaté – harp, background vocals, Balafon, Kora
- Abdou M'Boup – percussion, bongos, vocals, Sabar, Tama, Bugarabu
- Willy N'For – vocals
Production notes
- Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
- Brice Wassy – producer
- Peter Kelsey – engineer, mixing
- David Coleman – art direction, design
- Nancy Donald – art direction
Charts
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) | 5 |
References
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- Jazz Long Playing (1964)
- Violin Summit (1966)
- Sunday Walk (1967)
- Humair, Louiss, Ponty: Trio HLP (1968)
- Electric Connection (1969)
- More Than Meets the Ear (1968)
- 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 (1976)
- 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)
- The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio (1969)
- Live at Donte's (1969)
- Astrorama (1970)
- Live at Montreux 72 (a.k.a. Sonata Erotica) (1972)
- Waving Memories - Live in Chicago 1975 (1975)
- Live in Hamburg (1976)
- Live (1979)
- Live at Chene Park (1997)
- Live at Semper Opera (2002)
- Jean-Luc Ponty in Concert (rec. 1999, rel. 2003)
- Live in Montreux 1994 (2005)
- 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)
- 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)
- Apocalypse (1974)
- Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975)
- Better Late Than Never (2015)