The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty
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The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty is a compilation album by French
France
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 Jazz-Fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty is a French virtuoso violinist and jazz composer.- Early years:Ponty was born into a family of classical musicians on 29 September 1942 in Avranches, France. His father taught violin, his mother taught piano...

, released in 2000. It mainly focuses on his work while on the Atlantic
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

 label.

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.
  1. "Bowing-Bowing" – 4:53
  2. "Aurora, Pt. 2" – 6:15
  3. "Renaissance" – 5:48
  4. "New Country" – 3:10
  5. "Enigmatic Ocean, Pt. 3" – 3:37
  6. "Mirage" – 4:54
  7. "Egocentric Molecules" – 5:49
  8. "Cosmic Messenger" – 4:41
  9. "I Only Feel Good With You" – 3:18
  10. "No Strings Attached" (live) – 6:02
  11. "A Taste for Passion" – 5:25
  12. "Forms of Life" – 4:50
  13. "Rhythms of Hope" – 4:03
  14. "Final Truth, Pt. 1" – 4:54
  15. "Individual Choice" – 4:56
  16. "Infinite Pursuit" – 5:59

Personnel

  • Jean-Luc Ponty
    Jean-Luc Ponty
    Jean-Luc Ponty is a French virtuoso violinist and jazz composer.- Early years:Ponty was born into a family of classical musicians on 29 September 1942 in Avranches, France. His father taught violin, his mother taught piano...

     – violin, organ, synthesizer, autoharp, keyboards, piano, synthesizer bass, electronic percussion, violectra, sequencers
  • Chris Rhyne – synthesizer, piano, synthesizer bass
  • Patrice Rushen
    Patrice Rushen
    Patrice Rushen is a Grammy Award-winning African American R&B and jazz vocalist, composer and pianist.-Biography:...

     – organ, synthesizer, piano, clavichord, clavinet
  • Ralphe Armstrong – bass
  • Baron Browne
    Baron Browne
    Baron Browne is an American bassist.Born and raised in Georgia, USA, Baron Browne gravitated to music at a very early age, learning to play his uncle's drumset at 7 years old...

     – bass
  • Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - drums, percussion
  • Mark Craney - drums, percussion
  • Paulinho Da Costa
    Paulinho Da Costa
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     - percussion
  • Norman Fearrington - drums, percussion
  • Tom Fowler – bass
  • Randy Jackson
    Randy Jackson
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     – bass
  • Jamie Glaser
    Jamie Glaser
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     – guitar
  • Rayford Griffin - drums, percussion
  • Scott Henderson – guitar
  • Allan Holdsworth
    Allan Holdsworth
    Allan Holdsworth is an English guitarist and composer. He has released twelve studio albums as a solo artist and played many different styles of music over a period of four decades, but first drew attention for his work in jazz fusion...

     – guitar
  • Joaquin Lievano – guitar, guitar synth
  • Peter Maunu – guitar, guitar synth
  • Dan Sawyer – guitar
  • Casey Schelierell - drums, percussion
  • Steve Smith
    Steve Smith (musician)
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     - drums, percussion
  • Daryl Stuermer
    Daryl Stuermer
    Daryl Mark Stuermer is an American musician who plays guitar and bass for Genesis during live shows, and lead guitar for Phil Collins during most of his solo tours and albums.-Biography:...

    – guitar
  • Allan Zavod – organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboards, clavinet
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