Lenny White
Venusian Summer
The Story
Lenny White's "Venusian Summer" is a reissue of a 1975 album by this superb jazz drummer, assisted by great guitarists such as Al Di Meola, Larry Coryell, Ray Gomez and Doug Rodrigues, along with keyboard players including Jimmy Smith and Larry Young. Six tracks total mark this classic mid '70s fusion album, including "Chicken Fried Steak" and "Prince Of The Sea", the latter which features Di Meola and Coryell cuttin' heads. A drummer-led, guitarist-fueled instrumental fusion must-have.
The Music
| 04:36 | Chicken-Fried Steak | Instrumental |
| 03:33 | Away Go Troubles Down The Drain | Instrumental |
| 10:15 | The Venusian Summer Suite | Instrumental |
| 01:13 | Prelude To Rainbow Delta | Instrumental |
| 07:44 | Mating Drive | Instrumental |
| 11:39 | Prince Of The Sea | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Doug Rodrigues | Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar |
| Raymond Gomez | Rhythm Guitar |
| Larry Coryell | Electric Guitar |
| Al DiMeola | Electric Guitar |
| Lenny White | Drums, Wandering Clavinet, Minimoog, Eu Synthesizer, ARP 2600, Snap Bass, Tympani, Snare Drum, Roto-Toms, Wood Block, Triangle Gong, Marimba, Suspended Cymbal, Gong, Production |
| Doug Rauch | Bass |
| Jimmy Smith | Organ |
| David Sancious | Minimoog, Organ |
| Weldon Irvine | Organ |
| Onaje Allan Gumbs | Electric Piano, Clavinet, Acoustic Piano, Mellotron, Organ |
| Tom Harrel | Minimoog |
| Hubert Laws | Flute |
| Peter Robinson | Clavinet, Minimoog |
| Patrick Gleeson | Eu Synthesizer, ARP 2600, Minimoog |
| Dennis MacKay | Backwards Gong, Engineering, Re-Mix Engineering |
| Larry Young | Organ |
| Tom Harrel | Flugelhorn |
| John Viera | Orchestral Sequence Engineering |
| Dane Butcher | Orchestral Sequence Engineering |
| Abie Sussman | Design |
| Larry Kresek | Illustration |
| Dennis Chalkin | Liner Photography |
| Recorded June and August, 1975 at Electric Lady Studios, New York.
Orchestra sequences recorded at Different Fur, San Francisco. Re-mixed at Trident Studios, London, England. |
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