Lenny White

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Lenny White
White at a performance at the El Mocambo Club, Toronto, Canada, 1977
Background information
Birth name	Leonard White III
Born	(1949-12-19) 19 December 1949 (age 63) New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Jazz fusion, funk
Occupations	Musician, bandleader
Instruments	Drums
Years active	1969 - current
Labels	Elektra
Associated acts	Return to Forever, Azteca, Jamaica Boys
Website	Lenny White.com

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]

Discography [edit]

• 1975: Venusian Summer (Nemperor)
• 1977: Big City (Nemperor)
• 1978: The Adventures of Astral Pirates (Elektra)
• 1977: Streamline (Elektra)
• 1978: Best of Friends (With the Twennynine) (Elektra)
• 1980: 29 (With the Twennynine) (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)

With Azteca

• 1972: Azteca (Columbia)
• 1973: Pyramid Of The Moon (Columbia)
• 2008: From The Ruins (Inakustic Gmbh)

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 Chaka Khan, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea & Stanley Clarke

• 1982: Echoes of an Era (Elektra)

With Nancy Wilson, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea & Stanley Clarke

• 1982: Echoes of an Era 2 - The Concert (Elektra)

With Marcus Miller, Michel Petrucciani, Bireli Lagrene & Kenny Garrett

• 1994: "Dreyfus Night in Paris" (Dreyfus Jazz) [not released until 2003]

With Urbanator

• 1995: Urbanator (Hip Bop)

With Stanley Clarke, Karen Briggs, Rachel Z & Richie Kotzen

• 1999: Vertú (Sony)

With Larry Coryell & Victor Bailey

• 2005: Electric
• 2006: Traffic

With others

• 1969 - Andrew Hill: Passing Ships (Blue Note) [not released until 2003]
• 1970 - Miles Davis: Bitches Brew (Columbia)
• 1970 - Freddie Hubbard: Red Clay (Columbia)
• 1971 - Curtis Fuller: Crankin' (Mainstream)
• 1973 - Stanley Clarke: Children of Forever (Polydor)
• 1976 - Jaco Pastorius: Jaco Pastorius (Epic/Legacy)
• 1976 - Al Di Meola: Land Of the Midnight Sun (Columbia)
• 1976 - Don Cherry: Hear & Now (Atlantic)
• 1977 - Al Di Meola: Elegant Gypsy (Columbia)
• 1990 - Michel Petrucciani: Music (Blue Note )
• 1990 - The Manhattan Project (Blue Note)
• 1997 - The Geri Allen Trio & The Jazzpar 1996 Nonet: Some Aspects of Water (Storyville)
• 2009 - The Stanley Clarke Trio: Jazz in the Garden (Heads Up)

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• 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 interview at allaboutjazz.com
• Lenny White, MusicTaste Website