Jean-Luc Ponty – Cosmic Messenger

Super fusiony jazz album from 1978, the cover, the title, the music, it’s all pretty consistent. I didn’t expect this album to groove as much as it does. And the instrumentation really stands out, especially on tracks like The Art of Happiness. The title track is also pretty moody, in a futuristic journey kind of way, with some cool effects. Ponty does manage to get a lot of cool sounds on this album.

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