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Cosmic Messenger
Studio album by
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[edit]

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[edit]

Production[edit]

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[edit]

Year Chart Position
1978 Billboard Jazz Albums 2
Billboard Pop Albums[4] 36

References[edit]

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