Cosmic Messenger

Cosmic Messenger
Studio album by
Jean-Luc Ponty
ReleasedAugust 10, 1978
RecordedApril 1978
StudioCherokee Studios & Chateau Recorders (Hollywood, California)
GenreJazz fusion
Length37:45
LabelAtlantic
ProducerJean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Enigmatic Ocean
(1977) 		Cosmic Messenger
(1978) 		Live
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Cosmic Messenger is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1978.[3]

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. "Puppet's Dance" – 3:40
  6. "Fake Paradise" – 5:41
  7. "Ethereal Mood" – 4:03
  8. "Egocentric Molecules" – 5:44

Personnel

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[4] 36

References

  1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty - Cosmic Messenger (1978) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Miller, Mark (25 Sep 1978). "Ponty struts his stuff without retaining identity". The Globe and Mail. p. P14.
  4. ^ "Jean-Luc Ponty". Billboard. Retrieved 8 February 2024.


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