Lenny White – Big City

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Label:	Nemperor Records – NE 441
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, MO - Monarch Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1977
Genre:	Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style:	Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Funk

Tracklist

A1	Big City Arranged By – Lenny White Arranged By [Horns] – Lenny White, Weldon Irvine Baritone Saxophone – Steve Kupka* Bass – Clive Chaman Congas – Lennox Langton (2) Drums, Synthesizer [Eµ Synthesizer, Micro-minimoog], Other [Wallet] – Lenny White Guitar – Alex Ligertwood Lead Guitar, Soloist – Jack Mills Organ, Electric Piano – Brian Auger Tenor Saxophone – Emilio Castillo Tenor Saxophone, Lyricon, Soloist [Lyricon solo] – Lenny Pickett Trumpet – Greg Adams Trumpet, Trombone – Mic Gillette Written-By – Alex Ligertwood, Jack Mills, Lenny White Arranged By – Lenny White Arranged By [Horns] – Lenny White, Weldon Irvine Baritone Saxophone – Steve Kupka* Bass – Clive Chaman Congas – Lennox Langton (2) Drums, Synthesizer [Eµ Synthesizer, Micro-minimoog], Other [Wallet] – Lenny White Guitar – Alex Ligertwood Lead Guitar, Soloist – Jack Mills Organ, Electric Piano – Brian Auger Tenor Saxophone – Emilio Castillo Tenor Saxophone, Lyricon, Soloist [Lyricon solo] – Lenny Pickett Trumpet – Greg Adams Trumpet, Trombone – Mic Gillette Written-By – Alex Ligertwood, Jack Mills, Lenny White	5:22
A2	Sweet Dreamer Arranged By – Lenny White Bass – Paul Jackson (2) Electric Piano [Yamaha Grand] – Herbie Hancock Guitar [Guitars] – Ray Gomez Lyrics By – Weldon Irvine Music By – Lenny White Synthesizer [Eµ Synthesizer] – Pat Gleeson* Synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic, Arp String Ensemble] – Lenny White Vocals – Linda Tillery	4:42
	Interludes
A3.a	Egypt Written-By, Arranged By – Lenny White Drums, Piano [Acoustic] – Lenny White Bass [Weird Bass] – Marcus Miller	1:00
A3.b	Nocturne Written-By – Lenny White, Don Blackman Arranged By – Lenny White Orchestrated By – Michael Gibbs	1:24
A4	Rapid Transit Arranged By – Lenny White, Ray Gomez Bass [Very Funky Bass] – Verdine White Electric Piano, Electric Piano [Yamaha Grand] – Herbie Hancock Guitar – Ray Gomez Synthesizer [Arp String Ensemble] – Pat Gleeson* Synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic] – Lenny White Written-By – Ray Gomez	3:59
A5	Ritmo Loco Drums, Congas, Timbales, Tom Tom [Roto Toms], Electronic Drums [Moog Drum], Other [Cheese Enchiladas] – Lenny White Written-By – Lenny White	1:08
B1	Dreams Come And Go Away Arranged By – Lenny White, Michael Gibbs Bass – Alex Blake (2) Drums – Lenny White Electric Guitar, Soloist [1st Solo], Acoustic Guitar – Ray Gomez Electric Guitar, Soloist [2nd Solo] – Neal Schon Piano [Acoustic Piano] – Onaje Allan Gumbs Written-By – Alex Blake (2)	3:34
	Enchanted Pool Suite Orchestrated By – Michael Gibbs Written-By, Arranged By – Lenny White
B2.a	Prelude Violin – Jerry Goodman Piano [Acoustic Piano] – Jan Hammer Synthesizer [Eµ Synthesizer] – Pat Gleeson*	1:31
B2.b	Part I Piano [Acoustic Piano] – Lenny White, Michael Gibbs Acoustic Bass [Pizzicato] – Miroslav Vitous Violin – Jerry Goodman Synthesizer [Minimoog] – Jan Hammer Harp – Lois Colin Synthesizer [Eµ Synthesizer] – Pat Gleeson*	2:18
B2.c	Part II Drums – Lenny White Violin – Jerry Goodman Synthesizer [Minimoog], Electric Piano, Piano [Acoustic Piano] – Jan Hammer Bass – Gary King Congas – David Earl Johnson* Programmed By [All Brass] – Pat Gleeson*	5:39
B3	And We Meet Again Bass – Alex Blake (2) Drums, Voice [Announcement] – Lenny White Guitar [Left] – Neal Schon Guitar [Right] – Ray Gomez Organ, Electric Piano, Piano [Acoustic Piano] – Brian Auger Sopranino Saxophone – Bennie Maupin Written-By, Arranged By – Lenny White	6:41

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Different Fur Studios
Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios
Recorded At – CBS Studios, San Francisco
Mixed At – Cherokee Studios
Mixed At – Different Fur Studios
Produced For – Berry Boo Enterprises, Inc.
Distributed By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Nemperor Records
Copyright © – Nemperor Records
Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – △22023
Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios

Credits

Art Direction – Abie Sussman
Cello – Allan Shulman*, Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy
Cover – David Wilcox (4)
Double Bass – Homer Mensch
Flute – Harvey Estrin, Ray Beckenstein, Walt Levinsky
Photography By – Hiro Ito
Producer – Lenny White, Pat Gleeson*
Viola – Al Brown*, Lamar Alsop
Violin – Barry Finclair, David Nadien, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Harry Cykman, John Pintavalle, Marvin Morganstern*, Max Pollikoff, Michael Comins, Paul Gershman

Notes

Some covers are gold stamped as promotional and may also have a timing strip.

℗© 1977 Nemperor Records Printed in U.S.A.
Distributed By Atlantic Recording Corporation

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Label side A): ST-NE-763781-MO
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): ST-NE-763782-MO
Matrix / Runout (Etched/Stamped, Runout Side A): ST-NE-763781-B MR [Monarch Logo] AT △22023 (PR)
Matrix / Runout (Etched/Stamped, Runout Side B): ST-NE-763782-B MR [Monarch Logo] △22023-X (PR)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Big City (LP, Album)	Nemperor Records	50.345	France	1977
Recently Edited	Big City (LP, Album)	Nemperor Records	K 50345	UK	1977
Recently Edited	Big City (LP, Album)	Nemperor Records, Nemperor Records	ATL 50345, NE 441	Netherlands	1977
Recently Edited	Big City (LP, Album)	Nemperor Records	NE 50 345	Germany	1977
Recently Edited	Big City (LP, Album)	Nemperor Records	NE 441	Canada	1977