Vertu marks a return to fusion for ex-Return to Forever stars Stanley Clarke (bass) and Lenny White (drums), along with Rachel Z on keys, Karen Briggs on violin and the versatile Richie Kotzen on guitar. Kotzen gets to exercise his fusion chops all over highlights such as "V-Wave" and "Marakesh", and the entire band gets a workout in the two part opus "Topasio". Briggs is a ferociously aggressive soloiist in her own right (fans of Ponty, take note). If you miss Return To Forever and wouldn't mind hearing an updated, more guitar-centric version of that group, check out Vertu - hopefully one super group that will go beyond the debut disc.
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The record
| 1 | V-Wave Instrumental Guitar | 5:09 |
| 2 | On Top Of The Rain Instrumental Guitar | 7:42 |
| 3 | Anoche Instrumental Guitar | 5:30 |
| 4 | The Call Instrumental Guitar | 7:23 |
| 5 | Topasio Es Puro Corazon, Part One Instrumental Guitar | 4:47 |
| 6 | Topasio Es Puro Corazon, Part Two Instrumental Guitar | 5:02 |
| 7 | Danse Of The Harlequin Instrumental Guitar | 6:38 |
| 8 | Start It Again | 5:38 |
| 9 | Marakesh Instrumental Guitar | 4:12 |
| 10 | Toys Instrumental Guitar | 7:55 |