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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 thirty 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.
Bombay
Jazz
Larry Coryell • Guitar
George Brooks • Saxophone
Ronu Majumdar • Bansuri
Vijay Ghate • Tabla
BombayJazz, four internationally renowned
musicians performing 21st century global jazz, made their debut in
India in 2003, receiving critical and popular acclaim. A whirlwind tour
of Europe in the fall of 2004 and US performances in 2005 solidified
the group’s relentless pursuit of compositional and improvisational
excellence.
BombayJazz performs a dynamic blend of Jazz and classical Indian music.
Each member of the group is and accomplished performer and composer,
with each contributing his own spices to the fragrant mix. BombayJazz
explores the melodic richness of raga and the dynamic rhythmic
interplay that is common to both Indian classical music and jazz, while
pioneering a harmonic exploration rarely heard in east – west fusions
of any kind.
As one of the pioneers of jazz-rock — perhaps the pioneer— Larry
Coryell deserves a special place in the history books. He is equally at
home on the classical stage, on the cutting edge of fusion or trading
ferocious jazz licks with James Moody or Jimmy Smith. Larry has
performed alongside the likes of Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, John
McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia, Pat Metheny and Al Di Meola and has toured
India with L. Subramanium and Shakti.
Saxophone virtuoso George Brooks has collaborated with jazz and blues
titans Etta James, Steve Smith, Anthony Braxton and Albert Collins and
Indian classical gurus Hariprasad Chaurasia, Zakir Hussain, Sultan
Khan, L.Subramaniam and Aashish Khan. The Telegraph, Calcutta called
his CD Night Spinner, “one of the finest Indo-jazz fusion albums ever.”
CD Baby gave his Summit CD five stars, denoting it “…a beacon of jazz
excellence, among the best in our warehouse.”
In the hands of world-renowned flutist, Ronu Majumdar, the bansuri, a
simple bamboo flute, becomes an instrument of tremendous power,
virtuosity and versatility. A Grammy nominee, Ronu has performed with
international superstars, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Beatle George Harrison
and guitarist Ry Cooder.
Vijay Ghate is recognized as one of the most brilliant and exciting
tabla players of the present generation. He has toured the world
accompanying some of India’s most important classical artists including
Pandit Jasraj, Vilayat Khan, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Amjad Ali Khan, and
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Vijay has gained global recognition in world music
through performances with Al Jarreau, George Duke, Larry Coryell,
Egberto Gismonti, George Brooks, and Danny Gottleib.
Downloads
> Larry
Coryell Biography (pdf)
> Bombay
Jazz Biography (pdf)
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Larry Coryell Discography (pdf)
> Larry
Coryell Quotes (pdf)
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Boston Globe Performance Review (doc)
Master Clinics
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Larry Coryell Master Clinic and Performance Syllabus (pdf)
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"The Dragon Gate" from "Laid Back & Blues" (Rhombus 2006) (mp3)
> "No
More booze Minor Blues" from "Laid Back & Blues" (Rhombus 2006)
(mp3)
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"Stable Fantasy" from "Tricycles" (Favored Nations 2004) (mp3)
> "Ganges"
from "Live in Mumbai" (mp3)
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"Trem Brazil-India" from "Live in Mumbai" (mp3)
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