Happy Birthday to Jazz-Fusion great Lenny White! Here he is back in '97 playing it straight with Geri Allen and Ralphe Armstrong. Lenny White 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". #drummer #drums #drumming #drumlife #drumfam #drumchops #drumsolo #jazz #jazzdrummer #playingitstraight #lennywhite #geriallen #ralphearmstrong #passion #joy | Howard Alper

On this day in 1951, Miles recorded the melancholy and cool “Blue Room” along with three more tracks appearing on ‘Blue Period’ and ‘Modern Jazz Trumpets.’ This marked Miles’ first session under his deal with Prestige. | Miles Davis