Cosmic Messenger

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

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.

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

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.

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

^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty - Cosmic Messenger (1978) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
^ "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.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. N. Y.: 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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