''The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty'' is a compilation album by French

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artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 2000. It mainly focuses on his work while on the

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Track listing

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

Personnel

*Jean-Luc Ponty – violin, autoharp, keyboards, electronic percussion, violectra *Chris Rhyne – synthesizer, piano, synthesizer bass * Patrice Rushen – organ, synthesizer, piano, clavichord, clavinet *

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– keyboards, clavinet * Jamie Glaser – guitar *

Scott Henderson Scott Henderson (born August 26, 1954) is an American jazz fusion and blues guitarist best known for his work with the band Tribal Tech. Tribal Tech Henderson formed Tribal Tech with bass player Gary Willis in 1984. Under the direction of Hende ...

– guitar *

Allan Holdsworth Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017) was a British jazz fusion and progressive rock guitarist and composer. Holdsworth was known for his esoteric and idiosyncratic usage of advanced music theory concepts, especially with respe ...

– guitar *Joaquin Lievano – guitar, guitar synth *Peter Maunu – guitar, guitar synth *Dan Sawyer – guitar *

Daryl Stuermer Daryl Mark Stuermer (born November 27, 1952) is an American musician, songwriter, and producer best known for playing the guitar and bass for Genesis during live shows, and lead guitar for Phil Collins during most solo tours and albums. He has ...

– guitar *Ralphe Armstrong – bass *

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– bass *Tom Fowler – bass *

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– bass *

Leon "Ndugu" Chancler Leon "Ndugu" Chancler ( ; July 1, 1952 – February 3, 2018) was an American pop, funk, and jazz drummer. He was also a composer, producer, and university professor. Biography Early life Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on July 1, 1952, Leon C ...

– drums, percussion * Mark Craney – drums, percussion *Rayford Griffin – drums, percussion *Norman Fearrington – drums, percussion *Casey Scheuerell – drums, percussion * Steve Smith – drums, percussion * Paulinho Da Costa – percussion

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Very Best Of Jean-Luc Ponty, The 2000 greatest hits albums Jean-Luc Ponty albums Rhino Entertainment compilation albums