Larry Coryell

Larry Coryell
Born: Apr 2, 1943 in Galveston, TX
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Fusion, Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Jazz-Rock
Biography: As one of the pioneers of jazz-rock -- perhaps the pioneer in the ears of some -- Larry Coryell deserves a special place in the history books. He brought what amounted to a nearly alien sensibility to jazz electric guitar playing in the 1960s, a hard-edged, cutting tone, phrasing and note-bending that ...Read full biography
Tricycles
Released: 2004
Label: FAVORED NATIONS RECORDS
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Jazz über-guitarist Larry Coryell has been hinting at a studio set like this for a long time now: a solid, top-to-bottom six-string jazz date with a crack rhythm section. Drummer Paul Wertico was on board ...Read full review
Monk, 'Trane, Miles & Me
Released: 1999
Label: High Note
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This recording properly acknowledges Coryell's main influences, swings nicely, delves into his under-appreciated mellow side, and reaffirms his status as an enduring jazz guitarist who still has plenty ...Read full review
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