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Lenny White

As jazz and funk music morphed and strayed into strange new territory in the late 1960s, drummer Lenny White was at the forefront, providing intoxicating rhythms and shuffling backbeats for Chick Corea's seminal group Return to Forever. Born in New York City, he grew up seeing the eras of great drummers like Art Blakey, Max Roach and Kenny Clark in small clubs and started out playing in his teens with bebop saxophonist Jackie McLean, before making his recording debut at 19 on Miles Davis' legendary album 'Bitches Brew'. Stints with Freddie Hubbard (during which time he playe...