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Larry Coryell
Larry
Coryell has been
described by Whitney Balliett as “the most innovative and original
guitarist since Charlie Christian.” Beginning with his first
recordings with Chico Hamilton and his tenure with the Gary Burton
Quartet, Larry has remained in the pantheon of great jazz guitarists
for more than forty years. His personal philosophy of music has kept
his playing fresh and exciting and makes each of his personal
appearances or recordings a special event.
The late 60’s and early 70’s saw Larry as one of the most in-demand
guitarists, not only in jazz but in all musical genres. It was during
this time that Larry released a series of critically acclaimed albums
for Vanguard, did some rock experimentation with Steve Marcus, toured
with British musicians Jack Bruce and Mitch Mitchell and appeared on
the first album by the Jazz Composer’s Orchestra Association. There
were sessions with Jimmy Webb, The Fifth Dimension, Charles Mingus,
Billy Cobham, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin and Miroslav Vitous. The
albums produced at this time show Larry Coryell to be a profound
musical prophet, merging jazz, rock, free-form improvisations and
Eastern modes and scales in a way that was new at the time and still
communicates power and emotion years later.
In 1974, Larry formed The 11th House, one of the most popular and
successful fusion bands of its time. The band, comprising Coryell,
Randy Brecker, Alphonse Mouzon, Mike Mandel and Danny Trifan,
demolished the barriers between jazz and rock and came up with a sound
that merged the best elements of both – the raw emotional power of rock
with the more structured ideas of jazz.
All of Larry’s work, both singly and collectively, highlights Larry’s
uncanny ability to revisit jazz standards and imbue them with the new
life and ideas. He brings to them his years of experience in playing,
listening and learning and synthesizes them into something greater than
the sum of their parts.
Larry Coryell deserves a special place in the history books.
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> Larry
Coryell Biography (pdf)
>
Bombay
Jazz
Biography
(pdf)
>
Larry Coryell Discography (pdf)
>
Larry
Coryell
Quotes
(pdf)
>
Boston
Globe
Performance Review (doc)
Master Clinics
>
Larry
Coryell
Master Clinic and Performance Syllabus (pdf)
Photos
Hi-Res
2011 #1
Hi-Res 2011 # 2
Hi-Res 2011 # 3
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Hi-Res
Photo B&W # 3
Low-Res
Photo # 1
Low-Res
Photo # 2
Video
 Larry
Coryell
and
Al DiMeola in Spain
Larry
Coryell
Trio
in Cincinnati "Tricycles"
Larry
Coryell's
"Love
Is Here to Stay"
Audio Samples
>
"The
Dragon
Gate" from "Laid Back & Blues" (Rhombus 2006) (mp3)
> "No
More booze Minor Blues" from "Laid Back & Blues" (Rhombus 2006)
(mp3)
>
"Stable
Fantasy"
from "Tricycles" (Favored Nations 2004) (mp3)
Bombay Jazz Audio Samples
> "Ganges"
from "Live in Mumbai" (mp3)
>
"Trem
Brazil-India"
from "Live in Mumbai" (mp3)
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