Lenny White - Present Tense (1995)
Artist: Lenny White
Title: Present Tense
Year Of Release: 1995
Label: Hip Bop Records
Genre: Fusion / Jazz-Funk
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, artwork) / MP3
Total Time: 01:12:23
Total Size: 472 MB / 174 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Present Tense
Year Of Release: 1995
Label: Hip Bop Records
Genre: Fusion / Jazz-Funk
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, artwork) / MP3
Total Time: 01:12:23
Total Size: 472 MB / 174 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Thick [06:03]
02. East St. Louis [06:27]
03. Who Do You Love [04:59]
04. Door #3 [04:53]
05. Sweet Tooth [05:50]
06. Wolfbane [06:28]
07. Tea In The Sahara [05:07]
08. Dark [06:19]
09. And Then You'll Know [05:27]
10. By Any Means Necessary [05:07]
11. Two Weeks In Another Town [06:29]
12. The Shadow Of Lo [05:27]
13. Caprice [03:42]
Personnel:
Lenny White (keyboards, drums, percussion, programming);
Mark Ledford, Nicki Richards, Jean McClain, Chaka Khan (vocals);
Muckhead (rap vocals);
Dean Brown , Tony Purrone, John Scofield (guitar);
Michal Urbaniak (violin);
Michael Brecker (saxophone, tenor saxophone);
Kenny Garrett (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone);
Danny Walsh (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone);
Rick Margitza (tenor saxophone);
Michael Stewart (trumpet, flugelhorn);
Bernard Wright (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer);
Chick Corea (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, synthesizer);
Mulgrew Miller (piano);
Adam Holzman, Pete Levin (synthesizer, programming);
George Whitty, Gil Goldstein, Jon Dryden (synthesizer);
Stephanie McKay, Sybil, Charvoni (background vocals).
Leonard White III is best known for playing in Chick Corea's Return to Forever and being one of the forerunners of jazz-rock/funk.
White was born in New York City. A self-taught, left- handed drummer on a right-handed kit, he began his career in local groups, and playing regularly with Jackie McLean in the late 1960s. In 1969, he first appeared on Miles Davis' historic recording on Bitches' Brew and later in 1970 he played with Freddie Hubbard on Red Clay before joining Corea's Return to Forever and Azteca in 1972. A year after, Azteca dissolved and he became dedicated to RTF. For five years, he recorded a number of albums with Return to Forever including the award winning “No Mystery” and “Romantic Warrior. When the group split up in 1977 White signed with the Nemperor label (via Atlantic) and recorded two albums as leader.
In 1978, he switched to Elektra for his album Best of Friends, before forming the group Twennynine in 1979, with Carlo Vaughn (vocals), Jocelyn Smith (vocals), Skip Anderson (keyboards), Barry Johnson (bass), and Eddy Martinez (guitar). He later became one of the Jamaica Boys, a group also including Marcus Miller (bass) and Dinky Bingham (vocals), and worked with all-star groups Echoes of an Era and Griffith Park.
White has played with many of the greatest jazz musicians, including Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw, Gato Barbieri, Gil Evans, and Stan Getz.
Present Tense is hip-hop for the easy-chair set. Mixing breezy jazz with light funk, White creates an innocuous mix perfect for the patio. But steer clear if you want your beats with some meat on them. -- Tim Sheridan
White was born in New York City. A self-taught, left- handed drummer on a right-handed kit, he began his career in local groups, and playing regularly with Jackie McLean in the late 1960s. In 1969, he first appeared on Miles Davis' historic recording on Bitches' Brew and later in 1970 he played with Freddie Hubbard on Red Clay before joining Corea's Return to Forever and Azteca in 1972. A year after, Azteca dissolved and he became dedicated to RTF. For five years, he recorded a number of albums with Return to Forever including the award winning “No Mystery” and “Romantic Warrior. When the group split up in 1977 White signed with the Nemperor label (via Atlantic) and recorded two albums as leader.
In 1978, he switched to Elektra for his album Best of Friends, before forming the group Twennynine in 1979, with Carlo Vaughn (vocals), Jocelyn Smith (vocals), Skip Anderson (keyboards), Barry Johnson (bass), and Eddy Martinez (guitar). He later became one of the Jamaica Boys, a group also including Marcus Miller (bass) and Dinky Bingham (vocals), and worked with all-star groups Echoes of an Era and Griffith Park.
White has played with many of the greatest jazz musicians, including Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw, Gato Barbieri, Gil Evans, and Stan Getz.
Present Tense is hip-hop for the easy-chair set. Mixing breezy jazz with light funk, White creates an innocuous mix perfect for the patio. But steer clear if you want your beats with some meat on them. -- Tim Sheridan
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