Cosmic Messenger
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| Cosmic Messenger | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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]
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 – 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.
