Larry Coryell

brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,561
The other day, I was rummaging through a local thrift store and turned over a stone and found gold:   Larry Coryell's album, European Impressions.


I've been a Coryell fan since the late 60's and thought I had pretty much collected every great Coryell album (and there are a lot of great ones!) but somehow had missed this one.  The last track on side one (a live side- side two is composed of studio recordings), "Rodrigo Reflections" alone is worth the price of admission.  Coryell's playing on this number is stunning- and when you hear the audience reaction at the end, like me, you'll wish you could have been there too. 

Coryell played in a wide variety of settings- starting out early with people like Chico Hamilton and Gary Burton, soon moving on to form his own work alone and in various bands as a guitar virtuoso and the "Godfather of Fusion".  He went on to form excellent band The Eleventh House with drummer Alphonse Mouzon.  Much of his post Eleventh House work was oriented around acoustic  guitar outings ranging from straight ahead jazz to jazz tinged classical music.  Complex, virtuosic, impassioned, powerful, accessible, Coryell was a giant among guitarists.  Not to be missed! 


"Don't give in to the lies.  Don't give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth.  And to hope."
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,561
    Happy Birthday Larry Coryell.  If there's a rock 'n' roll heaven, Larry and Jimi Hendrix are jamming up a storm.  Coryell would have been 75 today.  We lost a great one a few years ago.  Happy Birthday, Larry.


    "Don't give in to the lies.  Don't give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth.  And to hope."
    -Jim Acosta











  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,561
    Was turned on to this today and this might just be the most amazing guitar piece I've ever seen on video!


    "Don't give in to the lies.  Don't give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth.  And to hope."
    -Jim Acosta











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