Cosmic Messenger

Cosmic Messenger
Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Released	August 10, 1978
Recorded	April 1978
Studio	Cherokee & Chateau Recorders (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	37:45
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Enigmatic Ocean (1977) Cosmic Messenger (1978) Live (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Music Week	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Cosmic Messenger is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1978. ^[4]

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

1. "Cosmic Messenger" – 4:38
2. "The Art of Happiness" – 4:33
3. "Don't Let the World Pass You By" – 6:23
4. "I Only Feel Good with You" – 3:05
5. "Puppets' Dance" – 3:40
6. "Fake Paradise" – 5:41
7. "Ethereal Mood" – 4:03
8. "Egocentric Molecules" – 5:44

Personnel

• Jean-Luc Ponty – acoustic & electric violin, five-string electric violin, organ, lead synthesizer, Vako Orchestron
• Allan Zavod – keyboards
• Joaquin Lievano – acoustic & electric guitar
• Peter Maunu – acoustic & electric guitar, guitar synthesizer
• Ralphe Armstrong  – electric bass guitar, fretless bass guitar
• Casey Scheuerell – drums, percussion

Production

• Engineer & mixing: Ed E. Thacker
• Assistant engineers: Brian Leshon, Chris Gregg, Rick Collins, Russ Bracher
• Mastered by Greg Calbi
• Claudia Ponty – cover concept
• Daved Levitan – front cover painting
• Gary Heery – back cover photo
• Sam Emerson – inner sleeve photos

Recorded at Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California, and Chateau Recorders, North Hollywood, California.
Mixed at Chateau Recorders.
Mastered at Sterling Sound Inc., New York City, New York.

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Billboard Jazz Albums	2
	Billboard Pop Albums [5]	36

References

1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty - Cosmic Messenger (1978) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
2. "Album Reviews: Jean-Luc Ponty — "Cosmic Messenger"" (PDF). Music Week . Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. February 10, 1979. p. 34. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2025– via WorldRadioHistory.com.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. N. Y.: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
4. Miller, Mark (25 Sep 1978). "Ponty struts his stuff without retaining identity". The Globe and Mail. p. P14.
5. "Jean-Luc Ponty". Billboard. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

External links

• Jean-Luc Ponty - Cosmic Messenger (1978) album releases & credits at Discogs