| Streamline | ||||
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| Studio album by Lenny White | ||||
| Released | 1978 (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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| Lenny White chronology | ||||
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Streamline is the fourth studio album by drummer Lenny White, released in 1978 by Elektra Records. The album reached No. 27 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
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 and Venusian Summer ."
Track listing
| 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 | ||
Personnel
Credits adapted from LP liner notes.
Musicians
- Lenny White – drums, percussion; drum solo (5, 10)
- Nick Moroch – guitars; guitar solo (2–6, 8–9)
- Donald "Captain Keyboards" Blackman – keyboards, vocals; organ solo (3), Mini Moog solo (4), Oberheim synthesizer solo (6), acoustic piano solo (8), Rhodes piano solo (9), piano solo (10)
- Jamie Glaser – guitars; guitar solo (1, 3, 9)
- Marcus Miller – bass guitar; bass guitar solo (8, 10)
- Denzil "Broadway" Miller – keyboards; keyboard solo (7), Mini Moog solo (8)
Additional musicians
- Chaka Khan – lead and background vocals (2)
- Dianne Reeves – background vocals
- Larry Dunn – synthesizer programming; Mini Moog solo (1)
Technical
- Lenny White – producer
- Larry Dunn – producer
- Denzil Miller – rhythm track arranger (2)
- Chris Brunt – engineer
- Richard Kaplan – engineer
- Steve Hirsch – engineer
- Moshe Brakha – photography
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 27 |
References
- Lenny White: Streamline. Elektra Records. November 1978.
- Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs (PDF). Billboard Magazine. December 2, 1978.
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Lenny White: Streamline". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 207. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Streamline (LP liner notes). New York: Elektra Records. 6E-164 SP.
- "Streamline - Lenny White | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-12-23.