Enigmatic Ocean
by Jean-Luc Ponty

Enigmatic Ocean by Jean-Luc Ponty
Year: 1977
Overall rank: 16,065th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 40 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1977 (192nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,091st)
Award Best albums of all time (16,065th)

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Enigmatic Ocean is ranked as the best album by Jean-Luc Ponty.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 16,065th | 1970s rank: 2,091st | 1977 rank: 192nd

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 40 votes)
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01/07/2026 01:27 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,59770/100
 
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01/03/2026 08:44 Pluto11  Ratings distribution  12,11672/100
 
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12/29/2025 17:29 Norman Bates  Ratings distribution  10,05175/100
 
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06/19/2025 20:28 Elauqsapid  Ratings distribution  2,72064/100
 
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02/08/2025 19:23 duelek  Ratings distribution  1,77176/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.2/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.

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From 02/10/2017 16:27 | #185201
My best jazz fusion LP. Since I've seen Ponty in Nisville Jazz Festival, in Serbia, I discover his underestimated discs. "The struggle to the turtle to the sea" or "Mirage" is what I call music. To enjoy in an intimate live performance with a moonlight and a beer.
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