The Best of Jean-Luc Ponty
# The Best of Jean-Luc Ponty

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The Best of Jean-Luc Ponty is a compilation album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 2002. It focuses on his work while on the Columbia label.

## Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty unless otherwise noted.

* "Prologue" – 1:03
* "Faith in You" – 4:52
* "Tchokola" (Brice Wassy) – 5:48
* "Spring Episode" – 5:52
* "Metamorphosis" – 5:53
* "Tender Memories" – 5:20
* "Mouna Bowa" (Ponty, Guy N'Sangue) – 6:33
* "In the Fast Lane" – 4:10
* "The Gift of Time" – 5:06
* "After the Storm" – 4:21
* "Bottle Bop" (Yves N'Djock, Nsangue, Wassy) – 4:52
* "Prelude No. 20, Op. 28" (Chopin) – 2:59

## Personnel

* Jean-Luc Ponty – violin, synthesizer, Synclavier, keyboards
* Rayford Griffin – drums, percussion
* Baron Browne – bass
* Jamie Glaser – guitar
* Pat Thomi – guitar
* Wally Mino – piano, keyboards
* Clara Ponty – piano
* Patrice Rushen – synthesizer
* Grover Washington Jr. – synthesizer, soprano saxophone
* Kurt Wortman – percussion
* Martin Atangana – guitar
* Yves N'Djock – guitar
* Guy N'Sangue – bass
* Brice Wassy – drums, percussion
* Moustapha Cisse – percussion
* Angélique Kidjo – vocals
* Myriam Betty – vocals
* Kémo Kouyaté – harp, background vocals, Balafon, Kora
* Abdou M'Boup – percussion, bongos, vocals, Sabar, Tama, Bugarabu
* Willy N'For – vocals
