Lenny White "Venusian Summer"

Lenny White "Venusian Summer"

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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.