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Infobox musical artist | name = Larry Coryell| image = Larry-coryell-ffm-001.jpg| caption = Larry Coryell 2009, at "Jazz im Palmengarten", Frankfurt am Main.| image_size =| birth_name = Larry Coryell| alias =| background =non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_date = Birth date and age|1943|4|2|birth_place = Galveston, Texas|Galveston , Texas , United States|U.S. | death_date =| origin =| instrument = Acoustic guitar , electric guitar | genre = Jazz , jazz fusion , jazz rock , post-bop , free jazz | occupation =| years_active =| label = Vanguard Records|Vanguard , Arista Records|Arista , Atlantic Records|Atlantic Novus Records | associated_acts = The Free Spirits , The Eleventh House | website = http://larrycoryell.net/ larrycoryell.net| notable_instruments = Larry Coryell (born April 2, 1943) is an United States|American jazz fusion guitarist .Allmusic|class=artist|id=p6340|pure_url=yes Allmusic
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Coryell was born in Galveston, Texas . He graduated from Richland High School, in Richland, Washington ,Citation needed|date=June 2010 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, Washington|Seattle to attend the University of Washington .Citation needed|date=June 2010 He played in a number of popular Northwest bands, including The Dynamics, while living in Seattle.
In 1965, Coryell moved to New York City where he became part of Chico Hamilton 's quintet , replacing Gábor Szabó|Gabor Szabo . In 1967 and 1968, he recorded with Gary Burton . Also during the mid-1960s he played with The Free Spirits . #Unterberger1998|Unterberger 1998 , pg. 329 His music during the late-1960s and early-1970s combined the influences of rock music|rock , jazz and eastern music . He formed his own group, The Eleventh House , in 1973. The album sold well in college towns and the ensemble toured widely to support that. Following the break-up of this band, Coryell played mainly acoustic guitar , but returned to electric guitar later in the 1980s. In 1979, Coryell formed "The Guitar Trio" with jazz fusion guitarist John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin and flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia . The group toured Europe briefly, eventually releasing a video recorded at Royal Albert Hall in London entitled "Meeting of Spirits". In early 1980, Coryell's drug addiction led to him being replaced by Al Di Meola .cite web|url= http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/36915/larry-coryell-power-trio|title= Larry Coryell Power Trio |publisher=Washingtoncitypaper.com by Mike Riggs March 19, 2009 at the Blues Alley , Washington, D.C. |accessdate=2010-11-09
In 2007, Coryell published an autobiography titled Improvising: My Life in Music . Larry's two sons, Julian Coryell and Murali Coryell are also actively involved in the music business.
Said about
David Miller, a Jazz critique from All About Jazz|Allaboutjazz in his review of Coryell concert at the Iridium Jazz Club|Iridium said:
"This was jazz at its finest—complex and virtuosic yet easily accessible, at times intense, at others fun-filled, and always with the feeling of the unknown that comes with truly spontaneous and inspired improvisation. While the music was steeped in the bop tradition, the musicians continually found new ways to utilize the idiom. Few locations other than New York could host a powerhouse gathering of musical heavyweights of this order, and one can only hope that the shows have been recorded for a future release."cite web|url= http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php? id=32400|title= Larry Coryell Live at the Iridium |publisher=allaboutjazz.com|accessdate=2010-11-09
When NPR radio host Billy Taylor , on one of the editions of ''Billy Taylor's Jazz at the Kennedy Center , introduced Coryell, he said:
Versatile virtuoso guitarist Larry Coryell proves to be more than an outstanding musician; he’s also a particularly enlightening and affable conversationalist.cite web|url= http://www.npr.org/programs/btaylor/pastprograms/lcoryell.html|title= Larry Coryell Live at the Kennedy Center |publisher=Npr.org|accessdate=2010-11-09
Meeting of the Spirits (1980) - live performance in London with Coryell, John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin , and Paco de Lucia .
L. Subramaniam: Violin From the Heart (1999) - directed by Jean Henri Meunier. (Includes a scene of Coryell performing with L. Subramaniam .)
Three Guitars: Paris Concert (2004) - live performance featuring Coryell, Badi Assad , and John Abercrombie (guitarist)|John Abercrombie .
Super Guitar Trio and Friends in Concert (2005) - live performance featuring Coryell, Al Di Meola , and Biréli Lagrčne .
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External links
http://larrycoryell.net/ Larry Coryell Official Website
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p6340
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php? id=80579 Larry Coryell video interview at allaboutjazz.com
Persondata | NAME =Coryell, Larry | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =April 2, 1943 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Galveston, Texas|Galveston , Texas , United States|U.S. | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Coryell, Larry Category:American jazz guitarists Category:Converts to Hinduism Category:American Hindus Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:People from Richland, Washington Category:People from Galveston, Texas Category:Vanguard Records artists Category:Arista Records artists Category:Muse Records artists Category:Novus Records artists Category:American jazz educators
