“Mandarin Warlords” by Lenny White (1978)

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Cool pick up over the weekend. One I’m always on the lookout for, but had never seen before.

The third studio album from drummer and band leader #LennyWhite is heavy #jazz-fusion dipped in a futuristic sci-fi concept.

Allmusic.com called it “one of Lenny White’s finest, most essential albums.”

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#NowPlaying #Vinyl

Mandarin Warloads

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I'll See You Soon

Lenny White · Streamline · Song · 1978

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🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #AfternoonShow

Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Lenny White:
🎵 October Ballad

#StanleyClarke #ChickCorea #JoeHenderson #FreddieHubbard #LennyWhite

🎶 show playlist 👇
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🎶 KEXP playlist 👇
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kekspee's Afternoon Show

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Legendary Bassist TONY LEVIN Featured In Career-Spanning Interview With Producer / Songwriter RICK BEATO (Video)

Producer / songwriter / educator Rick Beato has shared a new interview video along with the following introduction: "In this interview, legendary bassist Tony Levin shares stories from his collaborations with iconic artists like John Lennon, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, and King Crimson. Levin delves into the creative processes behind some of...

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Live #jazz by the legendary #LennyWhite (Miles Davis, Return to Forever) at the SJZ Breakroom on 7.11.2024. #concertphotography

“Our #music was #rock oriented, but [Return to Forever] played phrases that were totally different from everybody else. Everyone else played the rock way, either using only one chord or a progression … we played phrases.”- #LennyWhite

We explore White’s work with #Santana, #Azteca, #GatoBarbieri, #ReturnToForever, #jacoPastorius, his trio with Larry Coryell and Victor Bailey, how he almost ended up in the rock band Journey, and more.

https://postgenre.org/language-lenny-white-ii/

Translating the Language: A Conversation with Lenny White (Part Two) - PostGenre

We continue our conversation with Lenny White (read part one here), with a discussion of his work with Santana, Azteca, Gato Barbieri, Return to Forever, Jaco Pastorious, and much more. PostGenre: A lot of your music has Latin influences. You worked with Santana on Caravanserai (Columbia, 1972). Around that time, you also performed and recorded with Azteca.

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Translating the Language: A Conversation with Lenny White (Part One) - PostGenre

This site primarily emphasizes music that pushes - or even transcends - preexisting concepts of how certain music "should sound." Arguably, jazz itself is an amalgamated confluence of diverse stylistic perspectives. One of the best examples of such music can be found in Miles Davis' Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1969). The record's boldness made it neither transfixed on

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This morning's workout #music is a great set from a diverse group of #jazz greats including #WayneShorter #StanleyClarke and #LennyWhite - new to me is #MichelPetrucciani on #piano. Will be looking into his discography.

Track list:
00:00 Old Wine, New Bottles (Lenny White)
07:33 Dania (Jaco Pastorius)
15:30 Autumn leaves (Kosma, Prevert & Mercer)
24:10 Nefertiti (Wayne Shorter)
33:05 Virgo Rising (Wayne Shorter)
38:46 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Charles Mingus)
48:14 Summertime (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward)

https://youtu.be/Hs1BLCv8UuU?si=XDgQFP5mPsWz85ba

Manhattan project. Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Wayne Shorter, Michel Petrucciani

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