Lenny White's "Venusian Summer" is a reissue of a 1975 album past times this superb jazz drummer, assisted past times slap-up guitarists such every bit Al Di Meola, Larry Coryell, Ray Gomez together with Doug Rodrigues, along amongst keyboard players including Jimmy Smith together with Larry Young. Six tracks full grade this classic mid '70s fusion album, including "Chicken Fried Steak" together with "Prince Of The Sea", the latter which features Di Meola together with Coryell cuttin' heads. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 drummer-led, guitarist-fueled instrumental fusion must-have.
One of the amend entries to emerge from a genre that was speedily growing tired. Return to Forever drummer Lenny White, piece non every bit powerful or talented every bit counterparts Billy Cobham or Alphonse Mouzon, had an fantabulous experience for funk together with an amazing feel of taste. "Chicken-Fried Steak" contains plenty odd-time beats together with fills to satisfy whatever drum fanatic, but White proves to hold upward to a greater extent than than simply a technician. "The Venusian Summer Suite" together with "Mating Drive" are both moody pieces that were manifestly influenced past times the music of Tangerine Dream. But the principal argue this session succeeds is "Prince of the Sea." It is a potent composition that features Al di Meola together with Larry Coryell. This was their solely recorded surgical physical care for together inwards the '70s together with fans are withal seeking this recording out to encounter "who won". This is a must-have fusion recording.
I cause got no employment giving this album five stars or more! The drummer from Return to Forever delivers an incredible fusion album that never got the recognition it deserves! David Sancious does his park wonderful labor on keyboards on a few tunes. And the closing finale slice has superlative playing past times fusion guitar legends Larry Coryell together with Al DiMeola (they each cause got 1 long solo, thus they merchandise alternating solos at the end...an album highlight, for sure!). Billed every bit a concept album (as difficult every bit it is to practise that amongst an instumental album), this CD features influences of jazz, rock, funk, an occasional drift into classical, together with simply GREAT performances past times all the musicians involved, although I don't recall recognizing whatever of the personnel other than those I cause got mentioned. Wonderful guitar solos are plentiful........keyboards solos popular upward hither together with there.......there's fifty-fifty a flute solo inwards in that place somewhere. And of course, Lenny's drumming is spectacular, every bit always. Lenny wrote or cowrote virtually of the songs.....although his fusion mindset on this album is much unlike (more rockin') than the tunes he wrote for Return to Forever. Still, if you lot similar fusion together with you're a Return to Forever fan, this is an overlooked classic that you lot simply cause got to hear! Take my give-and-take for it!! Don't transcend this 1 up!!!
Bought this on vinyl dorsum inwards the seventies. This music is the essence of fusion. Although in that place are a duo of infinite funk tunes on the album the residue follows the Venusian summertime theme.Mating campaign is strictly high unloose energy fusion at its best. The beat department of Doug Rauch on bass together with Lenny on drums absolutely smokes. Raymond gomez does the guitar function on this melody together with does non disappoint. Prince of the ocean is my favorite melody on this compilation. It starts off amongst the audio of seagulls together with the audio of the sea.As the melody builds,Tom Harrel plays a slap-up flugelhorn solo. Next the amazing solo past times Larry Coryell. Coryell at this indicate has 1 of the best sounds on his guitar together with takes it to the satelite .After a slap-up keyboard solo past times Onjae Allan Gumbs, Al Dimeola takes his turn. After his amazing solo both he together with Coryell merchandise off dorsum together with forth amongst about of the best guitar playing I ever heard.Please hold upward advised this music is non for the faint of heart. Buy this disc if you lot dare,it's monster! Oh yeah, 1 of the keyboard players David Sancious has an album he issue dorsum thus called The Forest of Feelings. What an amazing album. Not a bad melody on the tape banking concern stand upward for it out.
Tracks Listing:
1. Chicken-Fried Steak (4:33)
2. Away Go Troubles (Down The Drain) (3:21)
3. The Venusian Summer Suite:
Part 1. Sirenes (4:28)
Part 2. Venusian Summer (6:38)
4. Prelude To Rainbow Delta (1:10)
5. Mating Drive (7:40)
6. Prince Of The Sea (11:37)
Line-up / Musicians:
Lenny White - bateria, Wandering Clavinet, Minimoog, Eu Synthesizer, ARP 2600, baixo, tÃmpano, Snare Drum B1, Roto-Toms, triangulo, gongo, marimba, cÃmbalo suspenso
Larry Coryell - guitarra (6)
Al DiMeola - guitarra (6)
Raymond Gomez - guitarra rÃtmica (1, 5)
Doug Rodrigues - guitarra (1, 2, 5)
Jimmy Smith - órgão (1)
Larry Young - órgão (5)
David Sancious - Minimoog, órgão
Peter Robinson (Quatermass, Brand X) - Clavinet, Minimoog
Weldon Irvine - órgão (2)
Onaje Allan Gumbs - pianoforte elétrico, piano, Clavinet, Mellotron, órgão (2, 3, 5, 6)
Tom Harrel - Minimoog, flugelhorn
Patrick Gleeson - Eu Synthesizer, ARP 2600, Minimoog Hubert Laws - flauta
Doug Rauch (Santana) - baixo
Dennis MacKay - gongo
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