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1995 studio album by Lenny White
Present Tense
Studio album by Lenny White
Released1995 (1995)
Studio
  • Ambient Recording Studio, Stamford, CT
  • Camel Island, L.A
  • House Of Music, Orange, NJ
  • Stagg Street Studios, Van Nuys, CA
GenreJazz fusion, jazz-funk
Length1:12:04
LabelHip Bop Records
ProducerYusuf Ghandi, Reynold da Silva (Exec.), Lenny White,
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. The album reached No. 23 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz albums and No. 36 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums charts.

Background

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

White also covered The Police's Tea in the Sahara and Bernard Wright's Who Do You Love upon the album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Bass PlayerA

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. 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". The Washington Post's Mike Joyce concluded the album "has a lot more going for it than its obvious surface appeal". Bass Player Chris Jisi called it "one of the best bass albums of the year".

Tracklisting

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Thick"Lenny White6:03
2."East St. Louis"Lenny White, Charles W. Groce III6:25
3."Who You Love"Lenny White, Bernard Wright4:56
4."Door #3"Jane Getter, Lenny White4:53
5."Sweet Tooth"Victor Bailey5:51
6."Wolfbane"Lenny White6:26
7."Tea in the Sahara"Sting5:06
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 Corea3:41

References

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