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The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty

The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty is a compilation album by French Jazz-Fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 2000.

Jean-Luc Ponty – violin, organ, synthesizer, autoharp, keyboards, piano, synthesizer bass, electronic percussion, violectra, sequencers


Baritone violin

Some well known performers on the baritone violin include Jean-Luc Ponty, Svend Asmussen, and Darol Anger.

Cantaloupe Island

Versions have been recorded by many artists, including Hugh Masekela, Brian Bromberg, Poncho Sanchez, Donald Byrd, Pat Metheny, Claude Nougaro, Jean-Luc Ponty, Tanghetto, Jack DeJohnette, Kai Winding, Yonderboi and Milton Nascimento.

Csaba Deseo

During the past few decades he has also played with international stars like Jean-Luc Ponty, John Lewis, Jiggs Whigham, Martin Drew, Dusko Gojkovich, Tony Lakatos, Gábor Szabó, Tommy Vig and many others.

Earl Okin

During the 1970s, Okin started to perform as support act in large venues, beginning with folk acts such as Ralph McTell and Fairport Convention, he progressed to open for such varied performers as Jean-Luc Ponty and Van Morrison.

Giorgio Gaslini

He collaborated with leading American soloists, such as Anthony Braxton, Steve Lacy, Don Cherry, Roswell Rudd, Eddie Gomez, Max Roach, Nacci Alberto, but also with the Argentinian Gato Barbieri and Frenchman Jean-Luc Ponty.

Honky Château

This is the first album since John's debut (Empty Sky) not to feature strings on any songs, except for violinist Jean-Luc Ponty on "Mellow" and "Amy".

Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio

The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with The George Duke Trio is a Jazz album released in 1969 (see 1969 in music) by Jean-Luc Ponty on World Pacific Jazz in the US, and is considered to be one of the earliest fusion jazz albums.

Le Voyage: The Jean-Luc Ponty Anthology

Le Voyage: The Jean-Luc Ponty Anthology is a compilation album by French Jazz-Fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1996.

Sonny Emory

Though probably best known for his groundbreaking drumming with Earth, Wind, and Fire; Sonny has performed with a virtual "who's who" in pop and jazz music including Stanley Clarke, David Sanborn, Bette Midler, Al Jarreau, Paula Abdul, Lee Ritenour, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Boz Scaggs, and even Jennifer Lopez.

Viersen Jazz Festival

The most famous performances in the festival's history include Chick Corea, Charlie Mariano, Joe Zawinul, Billy Cobham, Stéphane Grappelli, Ron Carter, Chris Potter, Jean-Luc Ponty, Ahmad Jamal, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Joachim Kühn, Sheila Jordan with Cameron Brown, Philip Catherine, Maria João, Candy Dulfer, Barbara Dennerlein, Daniel Humair, and others more.

Visions of the Emerald Beyond

Jean-Luc Ponty - violin, vocals, electric violin, baritone violin

Wolfgang Dauner

1967 Free Action, with Jean-Luc Ponty, viol; Gerd Dudek, ts; Jürgen Karg, cello; Eberhard Weber, b; Fred Braceful, dr, und Mani Neumaier, dr; MPS Records


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