Vertu - Vertu (1999)

Tracklist

1. V-Wave 5:11
2. On Top Of The Rain 7:41
3. Anoche 5:29
4. The Call 7:22
5. Topasio Es Puro Corazon, Part One 4:48
6. Topasio, Part Two 5:01
7. Danse Of The Harlequin 6:38
8. Start It Again 5:36
9. Marakesh 4:11
10. Toys 7:56

personnel :

Stanley Clarke : bass
Lenny White : drums
Karen Briggs: violin
Rachel Z : keyboards
Richie Kotzen : vocals, guitar

"We're trying to bring virtuosic playing back to the forefront in music," says drummer Lenny White about his new band Vertu, a musical collective that features bassist Stanley Clarke, keyboardist Rachel Z, violinist Karen Briggs, and guitarist Richie Kotzen. "I haven't had an opportunity to play like this in a long time - where everybody is really stretching out on their instruments and playing up to their full potential." White is talking about playing fusion again, music that begged its participants to go for broke and show the audience everything they had in them. But will today's jazz audience be down with the "F" word? White thinks so. "I'm convinced that there is a whole new audience out there that will respond enthusiastically to this music, just as people did 30 years ago."