Venusian Summer

Venusian Summer

ASIN: B00000JFYD

Track Listings

1. Chicken-Fried Steak

2. Away Go Troubles Down the Drain

3. Venusian Summer Suite, Pts. 1-2

4. Prelude to Rainbow Delta

5. Mating Drive

6. Prince of the Sea

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Reissue of 1975 album by this jazz drummer assisted by Al Dimeola, Larry Coryell, Jimmy Smith and Larry Young. Six tracks total including 'Chicken Fried Steak' and 'Prince Of The Sea'. A 1999 Wounded Bird release.

Venusian Summer,Lenny White,Wounded Bird Records,Fusion,Jazz,Pop,Soul

Average customer rating:

Treading the Ethereal

All different, all good

Lenny White Venusian Summer

70's Fusion at it's best.

WAY Over The Top!

Venusian Summer
Lenny White
Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JFYD
Release Date: 1999-12-14

Tracks:

Chicken-Fried Steak
Away Go Troubles Down the Drain
Venusian Summer Suite, Pts. 1-2
Prelude to Rainbow Delta
Mating Drive
Prince of the Sea

Album Description

Reissue of 1975 album by this jazz drummer assisted by Al Dimeola, Larry Coryell, Jimmy Smith and Larry Young. Six tracks total including 'Chicken Fried Steak' and 'Prince Of The Sea'. A 1999 Wounded Bird release.

Customer Reviews:

Treading the Ethereal.......2006-11-05

Venusian Summer reveals a conflict happening within Lenny White's musical persona. There are grooves that have an R&B/Jazz signiture familiar to most listeners. While other cuts on the album tread the ethereal of jazz-fusion happening at this time. Most likely, Lenny White was trying to reach that "other reality" that artists like Chick Corea, Billy Cobham, and John Mclaughlin had already transcended to. This album is great for listeners just beginning to "get an ear" for fusion.

All different, all good.......2006-07-27

All tracks different in character -- and excellent. Players include some real heavyweights. Not lightweight stuff -- listen-to music, not elevator music. I would buy it again.

Lenny White Venusian Summer.......2005-09-23

Ahhh - The Prince of the Sea. I'd seen RTF in Ann Arbor, MI in 1975 or 1976, and was blown away by the experience - having not heard nor even heard of them before the concert (U of M housemate of mine approached me and offered to sell me a couple of extra tickets he ended up not needing - a fortuitous event, to say the least!) I'd also seen Larry Coryell & the Eleventh House as the WARM UP band before Frank Zappa in Ann Arbor. Here again, I was dumbfounded and in awe over seeing/hearing Larry Coryell, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, et. al. - also not having heard nor heard of them beforehand. Needless to say, it changed my perceptions of music forever (no pun intended). Al D is awesome on this cut - but the frenzied manner in which Larry C attacks the strings/notes really does it for me here... takes me back to those heady days of yore. The rest of the album is so-so, the first two cuts falling into a category I would call "whomever wrote this song should give up composing and just stick to playing", progressing into three dreamlike, atmospheric cuts. If not for PotS, I would not have bought the CD. Similar situation as with the tune Flame-Sky on Santana's Welcome CD. Santana is on fire - but the nod goes to McLaughlin.

70's Fusion at it's best........2005-04-25

I've had this album in vinyl for years and loved that it came out on CD. Lenny White's playing is what is always was, and continues to be...GREAT! He brings on board for this journey his fellow bandmate in Return to Forever, Al DiMeola on guitar, as well as guitar greats Coryell and Gomez, with the late Doug Rauch playing his unique bass style. There's funk for those that want to groove and jazz fusion for those that want to hear some great improvisational playing. The track, Prince of the Sea, is a standout in my opinion, and as a young drummer in the mid 70's it influenced me tremendously. You can't go wrong with this album and it should be part of any 70's fusion collection.

WAY Over The Top!.......2003-10-15

Unfortunately this album exhibits the most indulgenty musical qualities of Return To Forever but on the pounding
"Chicken-Fried Steak" White shines in true funky form.But
elsewhere the pickin's are thin.

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