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![]() Lenny White and Stanley Clarke, 1976
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Background information | |
Birth name | Leonard White III |
Born |
New York City, U.S. |
December 19, 1949
Genres | Jazz fusion, funk |
Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader |
Instruments | Drums |
Years active | 1968–present |
Labels | Nemperor, Elektra, Wounded Bird |
Associated acts | Return to Forever, Azteca, Jamaica Boys |
Website | lennywhite |
Leonard "Lenny" White III (born December 19, 1949) is a three-time Grammy Award-winning American jazz fusion drummer, born in New York City, best known for being the drummer of Chick Corea's Return to Forever. A resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, White has been described as "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion".
Credits partially adapted from AllMusic and Discogs.
With Azteca
With Gato Barbieri
With Stanley Clarke
With Al Di Meola:
With Return to Forever
With Larry Coryell & Victor Bailey
With Chaka Khan, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea & Stanley Clarke
With others