Lenny McBrowne: 'And the 4 Souls' (1960)

Lenny McBrowne was a crisp, shrewd hard-bop drummer who spent much of his recording career working as a sideman. Along the way, from 1956 to 1976, he recorded two leadership albums, both in 1960: Lenny McBrowne and the 4 Souls (Pacific Jazz) and Eastern Lights (Riverside). Today, McBrowne and these two albums have been largely forgotten. [Photo above, t…