LENNY WHITE GROUP / BRUSHED MIKE MILLARD TAPE LIVE AT GOLDEN BEAR 1978 (2CDR)

Lenny White - drums, percussion
Jamie Glazer - guitar
Nick Moroch - guitar
Don Blackman - keyboards, vocals
Marcus Miller - bass

DISC 1 (Early Set // 62 min)
1. Prelude: THEME FOR ASTRAL PIRATES
2. Intro - PURSUIT - Band Intro
3. MANDARIN WARLORDS
4. AND WE MEET AGAIN
5. BIG CITY
6. SWEET DREAMER
7. MATING DRIVE

DISC 2 (Late Set // 75 min)
1. CHICKEN FRIED STEAK - Band Intro
2. UNIVERSAL LOVE
3. SUNSET BURGUNDY
4. THEME FOR ASTRAL PIRATES (including REVIVAL, CLIMAX)
5. ASSAULT
Encore
6. SORCERESS

In recent years, there has been an ongoing effort to digitize the "Mike Millard tapes"—recordings captured by Mike Millard, a taper well-known among fans for his exceptional skill in making audience recordings. Our label has released several titles sourced from these newly digitized Millard tapes; you may have noticed that they are categorized into two series: "Brushed Mike Millard Tapes" and "Legendary Mike Millard Tapes." Not every Mike Millard recording is perfect in terms of sound quality; some require significant restoration and improvement—these fall under the "Brushed" series. Conversely, recordings that are already near-perfect—requiring little to no enhancement beyond minimal editing, such as adjustments between tracks—are designated as part of the "Legendary" series.

This release, from our "Brushed" series, features a live performance by Lenny White’s group. Lenny White is well-known as the drummer for Chick Corea’s Return to Forever; he later formed a group called The Jamaica Boys, in which he—much like in this live performance—teamed up with Marcus Miller. This concert features a dual-guitar setup and prominent use of synthesizers, resulting in a stellar performance of high-quality jazz-rock. Because the original recording contained significant hiss, noise-reduction processing was applied—which is why this release is part of the "Brushed" series. The sound quality is excellent, offering a high-caliber audience recording of the kind one expects from a "Millard tape." The late set, featured on Disc 2, runs for over 82 minutes; as it could not fit onto a single disc, some extended segments—such as spoken interludes between tracks—have been edited out. Rest assured, however, that all musical tracks are included in their entirety, completely uncut.