Lenny White
| Lenny White | |
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 White at a performance at the El Mocambo Club, Toronto, Canada, 1977 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leonard White III |
| Born |
December 19, 1949 New York City, United States |
| Genres | Jazz fusion, funk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1969 – current |
| Labels | Elektra |
| Associated acts | Return to Forever, Azteca, Jamaica Boys |
| Website |
Lenny White |
Leonard White III, better known as Lenny White (born December 19, 1949) is an American jazz fusion drummer, born in New York City, best known for being the drummer of Chick Corea's Return to Forever.[1] A resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, White has been described as "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion".[2]
Discography
As leader
- 1975: Venusian Summer (Nemperor)
- 1977: Big City (Nemperor)
- 1978: The Adventures of Astral Pirates (Elektra)
- 1978: Streamline (Elektra)
- 1979: Best of Friends (With the Twennynine) (Elektra)
- 1980: Twennynine (With Lenny White) (Elektra)
- 1981: Just Like Dreamin' (With the Twennynine) (Elektra)
- 1983: Attitude (Wounded Bird)
- 1983: In Clinic (DCI)
- 1995: Present Tense (Hip Bop/Koch)
- 1996: Renderers of Spirit (Hip Bop Essence)
- 1999: Edge (Hip Bop Essence)
- 2002: Collection (Hip Bop)
- 2004: Tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire (Trauma)
- 2010: Anomaly (Abstract Logix)
As sideman
With Azteca
- 1972: Azteca (Columbia)
- 1973: Pyramid of the Moon (Columbia)
- 2008: From The Ruins (Inakustic Gmbh)
With Stanley Clarke
- 1973: Children of Forever (Polydor)
- 1975: Hello Jeff (Nemporer)
With Al Di Meola:
- 1976: Land of the Midnight Sun (Columbia)
- 1976: Elegant Gypsy (Columbia)
With Return to Forever
- 1973: Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (Polydor)
- 1974: Where Have I Known You Before (Polydor)
- 1975: No Mystery (Polydor)
- 1976: Romantic Warrior (Columbia)
- 2009: Returns
With Larry Coryell & Victor Bailey
- 2005: Electric
- 2006: Traffic
With Chaka Khan, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea & Stanley Clarke
- 1982: Echoes of an Era (Elektra)
- 1982: Echoes of an Era 2 – The Concert (Elektra)
With others
- 1969 – Andrew Hill: Passing Ships (Blue Note) [not released until 2003]
- 1970 – Joe Henderson: If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem (Milestone)
- 1970 – Freddie Hubbard: Red Clay (CTI)
- 1970 – Woody Shaw: Blackstone Legacy (Contemporary)
- 1970 – Miles Davis: Bitches Brew (Columbia)
- 1971 – Curtis Fuller: Crankin' (Mainstream)
- 1973 - Eddie Henderson: Realization (Capricorn)
- 1976 – Don Cherry: Hear & Now (Atlantic)
- 1976 – Jaco Pastorius: Jaco Pastorius (Epic/Legacy (Sony Music))
- 1990 – The Manhattan Project (Blue Note)
- 1990 – Michel Petrucciani: Music (Blue Note)
- 1994 – Marcus Miller, Michel Petrucciani, Bireli Lagrene & Kenny Garrett: "Dreyfus Night in Paris" (Dreyfus Jazz) [not released until 2003]
- 1995 – Urbanator: Urbanator (Hip Bop)
- 1997 – The Geri Allen Trio & The Jazzpar 1996 Nonet: Some Aspects of Water (Storyville)
- 1998 – Geri Allen: The Gathering (Verve, 1998)
- 1999 – Stanley Clarke, Karen Briggs, Rachel Z & Richie Kotzen Vertú (Sony)
- 2009 – The Stanley Clarke Trio: Jazz in the Garden (Heads Up)
- 2011 – Jamey Haddad, Lenny White, Mark Sherman:Explorations In Space and Time (Cesky) [3]
References
- ↑ "Lenny White". Biography of White. All About Jazz. 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ↑ Yorio, Kara. "Teaneck's Lenny White to play four nights at Jazz Standard", The Record, December 19, 2013. Accessed December 19, 2013. "White, a two-time Grammy winner, is one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion. His first recording gig was with Miles Davis on the groundbreaking "Bitches Brew" album that was released in 1970."
- ↑ "Explorations in Space and Time (Binaural) | HDtracks - The World's Greatest-Sounding Music Downloads". HDtracks. 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
External links
- Lenny White's Website
- Lenny White – biography by Scott Yanow for Allmusic
- "Return to Forever: Twelve Historic Tracks" by Walter Kolosky, (Jazz.com)
- Urbanator's Website
- Lenny White video interview at Allaboutjazz
- Lenny White, MusicTaste Website
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