I'm a big Ponty fan. Cosmic Messenger is one of my faves. Also: Enigmatic Ocean, Mystical Adventures and A Taste For Passion. The Rite of Srings (with Al Di Meola and Stanley Clarke) is good too. But, you're right, those are all actually well-engineered discs...they shine on my rig, too. When this music is allowed to 'flow' like it was meant to, it's truly captivating.
Jean-Luc Ponty
Just finished listening to his Cosmic Messenger cd through the de Capo i's. Wow. Whomever was the recording engineer did an amazing job with the depth and balance and presence - helped by JLP himself.
Awesome job all around.
Awesome job all around.