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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | July–August 1978 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz fusion, jazz-funk, post-bop | |||
| Length | 37:01 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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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]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Alex Henderson at AllMusic wrote that the album "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]
| 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 | ||
Credits adapted from LP liner notes. [5]
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| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1978 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 27 [6] |
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