Big City (Lenny White album)

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Big City
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Studio album by
Lenny White
Released1977
Genre Jazz fusion, jazz-funk, jazz
Length37:27
Label Nemperor
Producer Lenny White, Pat Gleeson
Lenny White chronology
Venusian Summer
(1976)		Big City
(1977)		 The Adventures of Astral Pirates
(1978)

Big City is the second studio album by drummer Lenny White, released in 1977 by Nemperor Records. This album peaked at No. 17 on the US Billboard Top Jazz LPs chart. [1] [2]

Contents

Background

Big City was produced by Lenny White and Pat Gleeson. Artists such as Marcus Miller, Tower of Power's Mic Gillette, Herbie Hancock and Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire appear on the album. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Robert Gabriel of AllMusic wrote "On his second solo album, Big City, Return to Forever drummer Lenny White leads an all-star cast on a jaunt through the diverse worlds of jazz fusion." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Big City"5:22
2."Sweet Dreamer"4:42
3."Egypt" (Interludes)1:00
4."Nocturne" (Interludes)1:24
5."Rapid Transit"3:59
6."Ritmo Loco"1:08
7."Dreams Come and Go Away?"3:34
8."Prelude" (Enchanted Pool Suite)1:31
9."Part I" (Enchanted Pool Suite)2:18
10."Part II" (Enchanted Pool Suite)5:39
11."And We Meet Again"6:41

References

  1. 1 2 Lenny White (1977). Big City (album). Nemperor Records.
  2. ↑ "Top Jazz LPs" (PDF). Billboard . March 26, 1977. p. 32. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.
  3. 1 2 Gabriel, Robert. "Lenny White: Big City". allmusic.com. AllMusic . Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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