Cosmic Messenger

Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty

Released

August 10, 1978

Recorded

April 1978

Genre

Jazz fusion

Length

37:45

Jean-Luc Ponty chronology

Enigmatic Ocean
(1977)

Cosmic Messenger
(1978)

Live
(1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

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

Personnel

Jean-Luc Ponty – Five-string electric violin, electric violin, organ, lead synthesizer, orchestron, acoustic violin.
Ralphe Armstrong – Electric bass, fretless electric bass.
Joaquin Lievano – Electric guitar, acoustic guitar.
Peter Maunu – Electric guitar,acoustic guitar, guitar synthesizer.
Casey Scheuerell – Drums, percussion.
Allan Zavod – Electric piano, polyphonic synthesizer, lead synthesizer, grand piano, organ.

Production

Engineer, Mixing - Ed E. Thacker*
Engineer [Assistant] – Brian Leshon, Chris Gregg, Rick Collins, Russ Bracher^[3]
Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Greg Calbi
Recorded At – Chateau Recorders
Mixed At – Chateau Recorders
Claudia Ponty – Cover Concept.
Daved Levitan – Front cover painting.
Gary Heery – Back cover photo.
Sam Emerson – Inner sleeve photos.

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Billboard Jazz Albums	2
1978	Billboard Pop Albums	36

References

↑ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Cosmic Messenger - Jean-Luc Ponty | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
↑ Assistant Engineer, Brian Leshon

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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