Lenny White
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Lenny White and Stanley Clarke, 1976 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leonard White III |
| Born |
December 19, 1949 New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz fusion, funk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Labels | Elektra |
| Associated acts | Return to Forever, Azteca, Jamaica Boys |
| Website |
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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. A resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, White has been described as "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion".[1][2][3]
Discography
Credits partially adapted from AllMusic and Discogs.[4][5]
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 Gato Barbieri
- 1971: Fenix (Flying Dutchman)
With Stanley Clarke
- 1973: Children of Forever (Polydor)
- 1975: Hello Jeff (Nemporer)
With Al Di Meola:
- 1976: Land of the Midnight Sun (Columbia)
- 1977: 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 (Eagle)
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)
- 1972 - Buddy Terry: Pure Dynamite (Mainstream)
- 1973 - Eddie Henderson: Realization (Capricorn)
- 1976 – Don Cherry: Hear & Now (Atlantic)
- 1976 – Jaco Pastorius: Jaco Pastorius (Epic/Legacy (Sony Music))
- 1986 – Eliane Elias: Illusions (Denon Records)
- 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)[6]
References
- ↑ "All About Jazz: Lenny White biography". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ↑ Scott Yanow. "Allmusic: Lenny White biography". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ↑ Kara Yorio (December 19, 2013). "Teaneck's Lenny White to play four nights at Jazz Standard". The Record. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
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.
- ↑ "Allmusic: Lenny White – discography". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Discogs: Lenny White III – discography". Discogs.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Explorations in Space and Time (Binaural)". HDtracks. 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Lenny White on Facebook
- Lenny White video interview at All About Jazz
- Return to Forever: Twelve Historic Tracks at Jazz.com
- Lenny White biography at MusicTaste
- Lenny White at the Internet Movie Database
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