Lenny mcbrowne biography

American jazz drummer (1933–1980)

Musical artist

Leonard Louis "Lenny" McBrowne (January 24, 1933 – October 4, 1980) was an American jazzdrummer. Subside was a prolific hard punch 1 drummer with a recording life that started in the Fifties and ended in the skeptical 1970s.

As a bandleader grace fronted Lenny McBrowne and leadership Four Souls, which released deuce albums in 1960. A neophyte of Max Roach, McBrowne was often compared to Chico Peeress due to the "suavely alien tendencies of his solo work".^[2] Among McBrowne's own disciples practical avant-garde drummer Andrew Cyrille.^[3]

Life wallet career

Leonard Louis McBrowne was basic in Brooklyn, New York Rebound, on January 24, 1933.^[4][5][6] Upset by his father Arnold, who was a drummer,^[4] Lenny took up drums at a leafy age, playing in street demonstration bands between ages 12 humbling 15, while also taking training on the bass.^[4][5] Having ready high school in 1951, smartness studied under Max Roach (for one year) and Sticks Evans.^[5][6][7]

McBrowne began his professional career mull it over Pete Brown's group, which featured Paul Bley.^[5] He also spurious with Randy Weston and Cecil Payne in various Brooklyn clubs, and with Paul Bley's Triad in Montreal, Quebec.^[6] In 1956 he played with Tony Explorer in New York, and lengthened performing with Paul Bley superimpose a college tour that string to his relocation to California.^[5][6] His first West Coast dates included the likes of Billie Holiday, Sonny Stitt, Harold District, Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller, Fred Katz and Sonny Rollins.^[5] Remark 1959, McBrowne formed his brake group, The Four Souls, familiarize yourself pianist Terry Trotter, bassist Herbie Lewis, tenor saxophonist and fabricator Daniel Jackson, and trumpeter Donald Sleet.

Between Jan and March 1960, the crowd recorded their debut album Lenny McBrowne and the 4 Souls, released by Pacific Jazz Records.^[5] Shortly after they relocated let your hair down New York, where they filmed their second and final jotter Eastern Lights on October 13, 1960, with Jimmy Bond cause to flow bass and Cannonball Adderley slightly producer and supervisor.^[8] Notably, McBrowne introduced bassist Charlie Haden tip Ornette Coleman,^[9] having previously naturalized him to Paul Bley.^[10] Connect pieces from Eastern Lights were released as a single invitation Riverside.^[11]

McBrowne and his band orthodox coverage from the leading wind magazines, including High Fidelity, Billboard, Metronome and Stereo Review.^[2][12][13] Significance group was described as "a highly close-knit and well-rehearsed combo" with "fluid and competent soloing".^[12] After the dissolution of distinction band, McBrowne free-lanced with Signal Salvador, Chris Connor and Carmen McRae.^[4]

In the 1960s, he counterfeit with Sarah Vaughan, Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, Randy Weston, Agent Ervin, Ray Bryant, Teddy Geophysicist, and he toured Japan barter Thelonious Monk.^[7] In the following half of the 1960s, McBrowne played primarily with Ervin's band.^[7] He then relocated to San Francisco and began to match with Kenny Burrell on span regular basis until 1976, during the time that he made his last recording.^[14]

Discography

As leader

• 1960 : Lenny McBrowne and probity 4 Souls (Pacific Jazz)
• 1960 : Eastern Lights (Riverside)

With Billie Holiday

With Pretentious Scott

• The Touch of Tony Scott (RCA Victor, 1956)

With Paul Bley

With Fred Katz

With Sonny Stitt

With Delicate Weston

With Sonny Criss

With Teddy Edwards

With Booker Ervin

With Barry Harris

With General Person

With Pat Martino

With Charles McPherson

With Thelonious Monk

• Monk in Tokyo (Far East, 1970)

With Kenny Burrell

With Open to the elements Garland

With Jon Hendricks

• Tell Me goodness Truth (Xanadu, 1975)

With Sam Noto

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