Present Tense (Lenny White album)

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Present Tense
Lenny White - PresentTense.jpg
Studio album by
Released1995 (1995)
Studio
  • Ambient Recording Studio, Stamford, Connecticut
  • Camel Island, L.A
  • House Of Music, Orange, New Jersey
  • Stagg Street Studios, Van Nuys, California
Genre
Length1:12:04
Label Hip Bop
Producer
Lenny White chronology
In Clinic
(1983)
Present Tense
(1995)
Renderers of Spirit
(1996)

Present Tense is the third studio album by drummer Lenny White, released in 1995 by Hip Bop Records. [1] The album reached No. 23 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz albums chart and No. 36 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. [2]

Contents

Background

Artists such as Chaka Khan, Marcus Miller, Kenny Garett, Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke make guest appearances on Present Tense. [1]

White covered The Police's "Tea in the Sahara" and Bernard Wright's "Who Do You Love" on the album. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Bass Player A [5]

Tim Sheridan of AllMusic described White's music as a laid-back fusion of jazz and funk, perfect for casual settings, but lacking in intensity. [4] The album was a "critic's choice" in Billboard , with the reviewers saying it "is sure to please fusion lovers, quality-minded R&B aficionados, and mature hip-hoppers". [6] The Washington Post 's Mike Joyce concluded the album "has a lot more going for it than its obvious surface appeal". [7] Bass Player Chris Jisi called it "one of the best bass albums of the year". [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Thick" Lenny White 6:03
2."East St. Louis"Lenny White, Charles W. Groce III6:25
3."Who You Love"Lenny White, Bernard Wright 4:56
4."Door #3"Jane Getter, Lenny White4:53
5."Sweet Tooth" Victor Bailey 5:51
6."Wolfbane"Lenny White6:26
7."Tea in the Sahara" Sting 5:06
8."Dark"Lenny White, Tony Purrone6:10
9."And Then You'll Know"Jane Getter, Lenny White5:27
10."By Any Means Necessary"Candy Bell, Jean McClain, Lenny White, Tina Harris5:06
11."Two Weeks In Another Town"Lenny White6:29
12."Shadow Of Lo"Lenny White5:25
13."Caprice" Chick Corea 3:41

References

  1. 1 2 Lenny White: Present Tense. Hip Bop Records. 1995.
  2. "Lenny White Chart History". Billboard .
  3. "Present Tense - Lenny White". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  4. 1 2 Sheridan, Tim. "Lenny White: Present Tense". AllMusic.
  5. 1 2 "Reviews: Records * videos * books". Bass Player . Vol. 7, no. 5. May 1996. p. 60. ProQuest   1487198.
  6. Verna, Paul; Gillen, Marilyn A.; Cronin, Peter (May 20, 1995). "Album Reviews". Billboard . Vol. 107, no. 20. p. 52. ProQuest   227050910.
  7. Joyce, Mike (May 18, 1995). "White's depth, Miller's romance". The Washington Post . Retrieved November 18, 2024.