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Larry Willis

Born: Dec 20, 1940 in New York, NY

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Genre: Jazz

Styles: Fusion, Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz

Biography: Once identified with on-the-edge free music, keyboardist Larry Willis had a profitable flirtation with fusion in the '70s, then moved to hard bop in the '80s and '90s. Willis' playing has been frenetic, ambitious, and interesting, but during his jazz-rock and fusion days it was funky but greatly restrained ...Read full biography

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Blue Fable

Released: 2007

Label: Highnote

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Larry Willis' second CD for HighNote is a provocative affair, alternating between a trio and quintet as the pianist takes a fresh look at well-known pieces, along with more recent compositions by participants ...Read full review

Inner Crisis

Released: 1973

Label: P-Vine Japan

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Inner Crisis by Larry Willis is one of the very finest examples of electric jazz-funk from the mid-'70s. With sidemen who included guitarist Roland Prince, drummer Al Foster, tenor saxophonist Harold Vick, ...Read full review

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