Larry Coryell
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Larry Coryell 2009, at "Jazz im Palmengarten", Frankfurt am Main
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| Background information | |
| Born |
April 2, 1943 Galveston, Texas, U.S. |
| Origin | New York City |
| Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop, free jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Labels | Vanguard, Arista, Novus, Muse, Shanachie, Chesky, Wide Hive |
| Associated acts | The Free Spirits, The Eleventh House, Gary Burton, Foreplay, The Guitar Trio, Philip Catherine |
| Website | www |
Larry Coryell (born April 2, 1943) is an American jazz guitarist known as the "Godfather of Fusion".
Coryell was born in Galveston, Texas. He graduated from Richland High School, in Richland, Washington, where he played in local bands the Jailers, the Rumblers, the Royals, and the Flames. He also played with the Checkers from nearby Yakima, Washington. He then moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington. He played in a number of popular Northwest bands, including the Dynamics, while living in Seattle.
In September 1965, Coryell moved to New York City where he became part of Chico Hamilton's quintet, replacing Gabor Szabo. In 1967 and 1968, he recorded with Gary Burton. Also during the mid-1960s he played with the Free Spirits, his first recorded band. His music during the late-1960s and early-1970s combined the influences of rock, jazz, and eastern music. He married writer-actress Julie Nathanson before the release of his first solo album, Lady Coryell, which like Coryell, At the Village Gate, and, The Lion and the Ram featured her photos on the cover (there is a 'ghost' nude of her descending a staircase on the Aspects album cover). Julie's poetry was featured on the back cover of Ram. She was an important part of his career, as inspiration, management, and appearance at recording sessions. She wrote a book based on interviews with jazz-rock musicians, including Chick Corea, and John McLaughlin.
In the early 1970s, he led a group called Foreplay with Mike Mandel, a childhood friend, although the albums of this period—Barefoot Boy, Offering, and The Real Great Escape—were credited only to "Larry Coryell." He formed the group The Eleventh House in 1973. The album sold well in college towns and the ensemble toured widely. Several of the group's albums featured drummer Alphonse Mouzon.
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