''Cosmic Messenger'' is an album by French

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artist

Jean-Luc Ponty Jean-Luc Ponty (born 29 September 1942) is a French jazz and jazz fusion violinist and composer. He is considered a pioneer of jazz-rock, particularly for his use of the electric violin starting in the 1970s. He rose to prominence for his colla ...

, 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

– acoustic & electric violin, five-string electric violin, organ, lead synthesizer, Vako Orchestron *

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– 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

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* Claudia Ponty – cover concept * Daved Levitan – front cover painting * Gary Heery – back cover photo * Sam Emerson – inner sleeve photos Recorded at

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, and Chateau Recorders,

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.
Mixed at Chateau Recorders.
Mastered at Sterling Sound Inc.,

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, New York.

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