The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty is a compilation album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 2000. It mainly focuses on his work while on the Atlantic label.

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 Allan Zavod – keyboards, clavinet Jamie Glaser – guitar Scott Henderson – guitar Allan Holdsworth – guitar Joaquin Lievano – guitar, guitar synth Peter Maunu – guitar, guitar synth Dan Sawyer – guitar Daryl Stuermer – guitar Ralphe Armstrong – bass Baron Browne – bass Tom Fowler – bass Randy Jackson – bass Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – 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

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