Streamline (Lenny White album)
Streamline is the fourth studio album by drummer Lenny White, released in 1978 by Elektra Records.[1] The album reached No. 27 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[2]
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | July–August 1978 | |||
| Studio | Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood; Indigo Ranch Recording Studio, Malibu | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, jazz-funk, post-bop | |||
| Length | 37:01 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Alex Henderson at AllMusic gave Streamline three stars out of five, saying that it "isn't a five-star gem, but it isn't bad either" and calling it a "generally decent, if mildly uneven, collection of instrumental jazz fusion and R&B vocal numbers." He noted White's cover of the Beatles' "Lady Madonna" as an "interesting" highlight; other songs such as "Night Games", "Struttin'" and "Pooh Bear" he described as "enjoyable even though they fall short of the brilliance of the material on The Adventures of Astral Pirates [1978] and Venusian Summer [1975]."[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Struttin'" | Jamie Glaser | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Lady Madonna" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:54 |
| 3. | "12 Bars From Mars" | Nick Moroch | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Earthlings" | Lenny White, Don Blackman | 4:48 |
| 5. | "Spazmo Strikes Again" | White | 0:25 |
| 6. | "Time" | Blackman | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Pooh Bear" | White, Weldon Irvine | 5:02 |
| 8. | "Lockie's Inspiration" | Denzil Miller, Jr. | 0:41 |
| 9. | "I'll See You Soon" | White | 6:30 |
| 10. | "Night Games" | Marcus Miller | 3:58 |
| 11. | "Cosmic Indigo" | Blackman | 0:50 |
| Total length: | 37:01 | ||
Personnel
- Lenny White – drums, percussion, production
- Chaka Khan – lead vocals (track 2)
- Dianne Reeves – vocals (track 4), background vocals
- Don Blackman – vocals (track 6), keyboard, Minimoog (track 4), synthesizer (track 7), Rhodes piano (track 10), piano (track 11), organ (track 3)
- Nick Moroch – guitar (except tracks 1, 3, 10)
- Jamie Glaser – guitar (tracks 1, 3, 10)
- Denzil Miller Jr. – keyboard (track 8), Minimoog (track 9), rhythm arrangement (track 2)
- Larry Dunn – Minimoog (track 1), synthesizer programming, production
- Marcus Miller – bass
- Chris Brunt – engineering
- Richard Kaplan – engineering
- Steve Hirsch – engineering
- Don Mizell – executive production
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 27[5] |
References
- Lenny White: Streamline. Elektra Records. November 1978.
- Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs (PDF). Billboard Magazine. December 2, 1978.
- Henderson, Alex. "Lenny White: Streamline". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 207. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- "Streamline - Lenny White | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
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