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G-Fire II

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Vernon Neilly teams up with fellow guitarists Kevin Chokan, Miguel Mega and high profile player, Mark Whitfield on this ambitious project. G-Fire II is their second release. Each guitarist has a difference in the musical styles and their compositions. Whitfield shows why he's one of the best guitarists in the genre with his tracks, "LFO" & "Smoov Soul". Chokan shines with the tracks "Twinkle Toes" & "Unconditional Love". Neilly & Mega round out the rest of the CD with some pretty good work such as "Por Mi Amour" & "Don't You Cry". This CD succeeded in grabbing my attention. It's a good piece of work that I recommend to all smooth jazz enthusiasts.

Vernon Neilly and G-Fire brings pizazz to smooth jazz. I enjoy listening to this CD. The compositions are original and the music is fresh. My favorite tracks are LPO, Smoov Soul and Por Mi Amor.
Take this CD with you on a lazy Sunday afternoon drive. I anticipate more groovy releases from G-Fire.

Christos Kioni
PositiveVibesRadio.net
Smooth Urban Jazz

From the very beginning of the first note of this CD to the last my attention was riveted to the diversity of the CD project, and how smoothly it connected from one song to the other. Mark Whitfield who needs no introduction from his past recording projects for Warner Bros, and Verve Records, brings the same world class playing to G-Fire II, that has brought him much acclaim from jazz and music lovers world wide. Award winning guitarist Vernon Neilly founder of G-Fire also adds some smoke with his world renown playing, and even adds touches of his vocals skills to spice up this CD release. Award Winning Guitarist Kevin Chokan, musical director of Diana Ross, who has also been the guitar voice for George Duke, Chaka Khan, Phillip Bailey, Stephanie Mills, and many other top artists in Jazz and R&B music, brings his eclectic style to the already heated G-Fire II CD. Lets not forget Brazilian hotshot guitarist Miguel Mega, also an award winning guitarist who rounds out the G-Fire ensemble. This CD is truly a musical gem for your music treasure chest, one that you will listen to over and over again for years to come. Stand out tracks are "LFO", "Por MI Amor", "Angel", "Twinkle Toes", "Afternoon Drive", and the smooth as silk vocal ballad "Unconditional Love". It's loaded with good music !

Vernon Neilly's G-Fire II featuring guitarist Mark Whitfield, is a display of supreme talent. Though the sound is smoother than G-Fire ( its predecessor), the switch in style is like a balm for your soul, and ambrosia for your ears.
There is a kaleidiscope of emotions that this CD invokes. Mark Whitfield's

The praise for this cd is hokum. Vernon only plays on four tunes and none of them is any good. The only good thing about this project is LFO, written and played by Mark Whitfield, who seems to have fallen on hard times as a recording artist and turned up here due to a publishing deal.

LFO is a classy track and would not sound out of place on recordings by any of the leading smooth jazz practitioners. But it is a Mark Whitfield recording.

G-FIRE II
by Peter Kim
ALL ABOUT JAZZ MAGAZINE

Let's see, where do we start? Vernon Neilly is a name that will probably be familiar to only the most perceptive urban/contemporary jazz followers. His G-Fire release seems to suggest that Neilly is interested in going beyond a mainstream "smooth" jazz audience, really coming into his own with a diverse program that is as notable for what it takes in as for what it avoids. Truly an interesting record, G-Fire is not the typical groove dominated contemporary jazz record. Instead, Neilly, a capable instrumentalist, audibly displays his virtuosity and variety in his program. G-Fire is certainly one of the most interesting "smooth" jazz records to come out in a long time. It may be "smooth," but G-Fire has plenty of bite.