Present Tense | ||||
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Released | 1995 | |||
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Length | 1:12:04 | |||
Label | Hip Bop | |||
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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]
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]
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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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Thick" | Lenny White | 6:03 |
2. | "East St. Louis" | Lenny White, Charles W. Groce III | 6:25 |
3. | "Who You Love" | Lenny White, Bernard Wright | 4:56 |
4. | "Door #3" | Jane Getter, Lenny White | 4:53 |
5. | "Sweet Tooth" | Victor Bailey | 5:51 |
6. | "Wolfbane" | Lenny White | 6:26 |
7. | "Tea in the Sahara" | Sting | 5:06 |
8. | "Dark" | Lenny White, Tony Purrone | 6:10 |
9. | "And Then You'll Know" | Jane Getter, Lenny White | 5:27 |
10. | "By Any Means Necessary" | Candy Bell, Jean McClain, Lenny White, Tina Harris | 5:06 |
11. | "Two Weeks In Another Town" | Lenny White | 6:29 |
12. | "Shadow Of Lo" | Lenny White | 5:25 |
13. | "Caprice" | Chick Corea | 3:41 |