◇ image via WikipediaLenny White
Lenny White is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Roy Haynes, Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, Art Blakey and Philly Joe Jones. Those roots explain a lot about how Lenny White arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Alphonse Mouzon, Billy Cobham, Return to Forever, The Brecker Brothers and Ronnie Foster, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Don Blackman, Michał Urbaniak, Chaka Khan, Dianne Reeves and Jimmy Chamberlin, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Lenny White, reaching back through Roy Haynes and forward to Don Blackman. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Leonard White III is an American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea in the 1970s. White has been called "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion".
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Lenny White connections
Lenny White grew out of Roy Haynes, Kenny Clarke, Max Roach and Art Blakey, shares an orbit with Alphonse Mouzon, Billy Cobham, Return to Forever and The Brecker Brothers, went on to shape Don Blackman, Michał Urbaniak, Chaka Khan and Dianne Reeves. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Lenny White
Sounds and acts that shaped Lenny White.
Artists similar to Lenny White
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Lenny White.
- Alphonse Mouzonartist
- Billy Cobhamartist
- Return to Foreverartist
- The Brecker Brothersartist
- Ronnie Fosterartist
- Eddie Hendersonartist
- Chick Coreaartist
- Gary Bartzartist
- Average White Bandartist
- Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoesartist
- The Crusadersartist
- Lonnie Liston Smithartist
- Tom Browneartist
- Herbie Mannartist
- Jean-Luc Pontyartist
- Mahavishnu Orchestraartist
- The Headhuntersartist
- Snarky Puppyartist
- Roy Ayers Ubiquityartist
- Idris Muhammadartist
- Mezzoforteartist
- Harvey Masonartist
- David Axelrodartist
- Slaveartist
- Freddie Hubbardartist
- Jack DeJohnetteartist
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