Present Tense (Lenny White album)

Present Tense
Studio album by Lenny White
Released	1995 (1995)
Studio	Ambient Recording Studio, Stamford, CT Camel Island, L.A House Of Music, Orange, NJ Stagg Street Studios, Van Nuys, CA
Genre	Jazz fusion, jazz-funk
Length	1:12:04
Label	Hip Bop Records
Producer	Yusuf Ghandi, Reynold da Silva (Exec.), Lenny White,
Lenny White chronology
In Clinic (1983) Present Tense (1995) Renderers of Spirit (1996)

Present Tense is the third studio album by drummer Lenny White, released in 1995 by Hip Bop Records. The album reached No. 23 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz albums and No. 36 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums charts.

Background

Artists such as Chaka Khan, Marcus Miller, Kenny Garett, Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke made guest appearances upon Present Tense.

White also covered The Police's Tea in the Sahara and Bernard Wright's Who Do You Love upon the album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Tim Sheridan of Allmusic wrote "This is hip-hop for the easy-chair set. Mixing breezy jazz with light funk, White creates an innocuous mix perfect for the patio."

Tracklisting

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Thick"	Lenny White	6:03
2.	"East St. Louis"	Lenny White, Charles W. Groce III	6:25
3.	"Who You Love"	Lenny White, Bernard Wright	4:56
4.	"Door #3"	Jane Getter, Lenny White	4:53
5.	"Sweet Tooth"	Victor Bailey	5:51
6.	"Wolfbane"	Lenny White	6:26
7.	"Tea in the Sahara"	Sting	5:06
8.	"Dark"	Lenny White, Tony Purrone	6:10
9.	"And Then You'll Know"	Jane Getter, Lenny White	5:27
10.	"By Any Means Necessary"	Candy Bell, Jean McClain, Lenny White, Tina Harris	5:06
11.	"Two Weeks In Another Town"	Lenny White	6:29
12.	"Shadow Of Lo"	Lenny White	5:25
13.	"Caprice"	Chick Corea	3:41