Jean-Luc PONTY
Cosmic Messenger
(1978)
1. Cosmic Messenger 4'41
2. The Art Of Happiness (Dedicated to Ralphe Armstrong) 4'34
3. Don't Let The World Pass You By 6'21
4. I Only Feel Good With You 3'08
5. Puppets' Dance 3'39
6. Fake Paradise 5:39
7. Ethereal Mood 4:01
8. Egocentric Molecules 6:44
Total Time: 37:44
Jean-Luc Ponty - Five-String Electric Violin (Solo and Special Effects) (1), Five-String Electric Violin (Solo) (4), Five-String Electric Violin (5), Five-String Electric Violin (Third solo) (8), Electric Violin (Second solo) (2, 3), Electric Violin (Third solo) (6), Electric Violin (Solo) (7), Organ (1, 2, 4, 5), Synthesizer (1), Lead Synthesizer (4), Acoustic Violins (6)
Peter Maunu - Electric Guitars (1-3, 5, 6), Acoustic Guitar (7), Guitar Synthesizer (8)
Joaquin Lievano - Electric Guitars (1-3, 5, 6), Electric Guitar (First solo) (8), Acoustic Guitar (7)
Allan Zavod: - Electric Piano (1, 2, 4-8), Lead Synthesizer (First solo) (3), Polyphonic Synthesizer (3, 6), Synthesizer (8), Grand Piano (4), Synthesizer (First solo) (6), Organ (6, 8)
Ralphe Armstrong - Electric Bass (1-3, 5), Fretless Electric Bass (4, 6, 7), Electric Bass (Second solo) (8)
Casey Scheuerell - Drums (1-6), Percussion (1, 5-7)
Produced by Jean-Luc Ponty for JLP PRODUCTIONS, Inc.
Produced by Jean-Luc Ponty for JLP PRODUCTIONS, Inc.
Engineered & Mixed by Ed. E. Thacker for OPUS
Assistant Engineers: Rick Collins (Cherokee) and Brian Leshon, Russ Bracher and Chris Gregg (CHATEAU)
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi
Cover Concept: Claudia Ponty
Front Cover Painting: Daved Levitan ©1977
Back Cover Photo by Gary Heery
Inner Sleeve Photos by Sam Emmerson
Personal Management: Michael Davenport, MERLIN COMPANY, Inc.
17337 Ventura Boulevard Encino, California 91316
Recorded at CHEROKEE STUDIOS, Hollywood, California and CHATEAU RECORDERS, North Hollywood, California
Mixed at CHATEAU RECORDERS
STERLING SOUND, Inc., New York, New York
All Music Composed, Orchestrated and Conducted by Jean-Luc Ponty
Published by YTNOP MUSIC, BMI in USA and Canada
SACEM / SDRM all other countries
Special Thanks To Michael Davenport, Daved Levitan, Ed Thacker and Claudia Ponty for their participation in this project.
Thanks To BARCUS-BERRY for their Electric Violins and Electronic Products, ARP for their Keyboard and Guitar Synthesizers, GIBSON for their Electric Basses, LAB for their Bass Amplifiers, Remo, Inc. for their Roto-toms, Keyboard Products (Los Angeles) for equipment servicing, BRIGHTON SOUND and LIGHTS and Mark Price for the Qrchestron.
Mixed at CHATEAU RECORDERS
Published by YTNOP MUSIC, BMI in USA and Canada
SACEM / SDRM all other countries
Special Thanks To Michael Davenport, Daved Levitan, Ed Thacker and Claudia Ponty for their participation in this project.
Thanks To BARCUS-BERRY for their Electric Violins and Electronic Products, ARP for their Keyboard and Guitar Synthesizers, GIBSON for their Electric Basses, LAB for their Bass Amplifiers, Remo, Inc. for their Roto-toms, Keyboard Products (Los Angeles) for equipment servicing, BRIGHTON SOUND and LIGHTS and Mark Price for the Qrchestron.