Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American

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Early life

Larry Coryell was born in

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, Texas, United States. He never knew his biological father, a musician. He was raised by his stepfather Gene, a chemical engineer, and his mother Cora, who encouraged him to learn piano when he was four years old. In his teens he switched to guitar. After his family moved to Richland, Washington, he took lessons from a teacher who lent him albums by

Les Paul Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, and his prototype ...

Johnny Smith Johnny Henry Smith II (June 25, 1922 – June 11, 2013) was an American cool jazz and mainstream jazz guitarist. He wrote "Walk, Don't Run" in 1954. In 1984, Smith was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. Early life During the Great D ...

Barney Kessel Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Known in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups a ...

, and

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. When asked what jazz guitar albums influenced him, Coryell cited ''

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, ''Red Norvo with Strings'', and ''

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''. He liked blues and pop music and tried to play jazz when he was eighteen. He said that hearing

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changed his life. Coryell graduated from Richland High School, where he played in local bands the Jailers, the Rumblers, the Royals, and the Flames. He also played with the Checkers from

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. He then moved to Seattle to attend the

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Career

In September 1965, Coryell moved to New York City, where he attended Mannes School of Music. After moving to New York, he listened to classical composers such as Bartók,

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, and

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. He replaced guitarist

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Chico Hamilton Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Hamilton became a bandleader, ...

's quintet. In 1967–68, he recorded with

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. During the mid-1960s he played with

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, his first recorded band. His music during the late-1960s and early-1970s combined

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, jazz, and

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. In the 1970s, he led the group Foreplay with Mike Mandel, a friend since childhood, although the albums of this period, '' Barefoot Boy'', '' Offering'', and '' The Real Great Escape'', were credited only to Larry Coryell. He formed The Eleventh House in 1973. Several of the group's albums included drummer

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. He recorded two guitar duet albums with

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. In 1979, he formed The Guitar Trio with

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and

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. The group toured Europe briefly, releasing a video recorded at Royal Albert Hall in London entitled ''Meeting of the Spirits''. In early 1980, Coryell's drug addiction led to his being replaced by

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. In 1985, he recorded ''

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'' with fellow guitarist

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, who died in 1990. Starting in 2010, Coryell toured with a trio that included pianist

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. Since 2008, Coryell toured in a duo with fusion guitarist

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Personal life

Coryell was first married to writer-actress Julie Nathanson (1947-2009), daughter of actress

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. She appeared on the covers of several of his albums (including '' Lady Coryell'', ''

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'' and '' The Lion and the Ram'') and later wrote the book ''Jazz-Rock Fusion'', which was based on interviews with many of Coryell's peers, including

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and John McLaughlin. She also sang intermittently with Coryell, including one track on the 1984 album ''Comin' Home''. The couple had two sons (

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(b. 1969) and

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(b. 1973), both professional guitarists) before divorcing in 1985. Thereafter, he had a brief romance with fellow jazz guitarist and artistic collaborator Emily Remler. In 1988, he remarried to Connecticut native Mary Schuler; they divorced in 2005. Two years later, he married his last wife, Tracey Lynn Piergross, in

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(where he resided later in life). Tracey is a singer/songwriter/performer who appeared on Larry's ''Laid, Back & Blues'' recording in 2006 on Rhombus Records. Coryell recorded one of Tracey's compositions, "First Day of Autumn" on his album ''The Lift'' in 2013 on Wide Hive Records. After surmounting his alcohol and

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addictions, Coryell practiced

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. He also attempted to introduce Remler (who struggled with opioid addiction until her death in 1990) to a more healthful lifestyle, as exemplified by

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and taking

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. In November 2016, Coryell condemned

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following his election to the

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. "This is an unacceptable situation", he said to

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of ''

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''. "We cannot let all the work we've done as jazz musicians to help relationships between people … we can't let all that go to hell. And that's what this election is going to do. It'll take us back to the Dark Ages and people will think that it’s OK to be prejudiced again. Well, I don't accept it. We have to stand up. … rump isan impostor, a huckster, and he's got to go. And because I'm a Buddhist I'm going to chant about it and try to turn poison into medicine, and just get deeper and deeper into my music." Shortly after these comments were published, Coryell wrote to ''Downbeat'' to apologize and retract: "I am no longer angry about the election; I accept it. I have musician friends who did not vote my way. I have no place implying, as I did in the article, that their votes were insincere or illegitimate... Also—and this is very important—I believe that I have a responsibility to transcend politics, focusing instead on finding ways to touch people’s hearts through music. I never want to forget all the great players who mentored me in the art of demonstrating restraint regarding hot-button issues; these men and women advised me to exercise discretion, and to behave with exemplary humanity. ...My comments did nothing to further the cause of our music. I apologize."

Death

Coryell died of heart failure on Sunday, February 19, 2017, in a New York City hotel room at the age of 73. He had performed at the

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in Manhattan on the preceding two days.

Discography

As leader

* '' Lady Coryell'' (Vanguard Apostolic, 1969) – recorded in 1968 * '' Coryell'' (Vanguard Apostolic, 1969) * '' Spaces'' (Vanguard Apostolic, 1970) * ''

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'' (

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, 1971) * ''

'' (Vanguard, 1971) * '' Barefoot Boy'' (

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, 1971) * '' Offering'' (Vanguard, 1972) * '' The Real Great Escape'' (Vanguard, 1973) * ''

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'' (Vanguard, 1974) – recorded in 1973 * ''

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'' (Vanguard, 1975) * '' Planet End'' (Vanguard, 1975) – recorded in 1970, 75 * '' Level One'' ( Arista, 1975) * ''Basics'' (Vanguard, 1976) * '' The Lion and the Ram'' (Arista, 1976) * '' Aspects'' (Arista, 1976) * '' Two for the Road'' with

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(Arista, 1977) * '' Twin House'' with

( Elektra, 1977) * ''Back Together Again'' with

(Atlantic, 1977) * ''Difference'' (Egg, 1978) * ''Better Than Live'' with the Brubeck Brothers (Direct-Disk Labs, 1978) * ''European Impressions'' (Arista Novus 1978) * ''At Montreux'' with Eleventh House (Vanguard, 1978) – recorded in 1974 * ''Standing Ovation: Solo'' (Mood, 1978) * ''Splendid'' with

(Elektra, 1978) * ''Return'' (Vanguard, 1979) * ''Tributaries'' (Arista Novus, 1979) * ''Live!'' with Philip Catherine, Joachim Kühn, (Elektra, 1980) – live * '' Boléro'' (Philips, 1981) * ''The Larry Coryell/Michael Urbaniak Duo'' (Keytone, 1982) * ''Scheherazade'' (Philips, 1982) * '' L'Oiseau de Feu, Petrouchka'' (Philips, 1983) * ''Facts of Life'' with

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(SWS, 1983) * ''Just Like Being Born'' with

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(Flying Fish, 1984) * '' Comin' Home'' (

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, 1984) * ''

'' with

(

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, 1985) * ''

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'' (Muse, 1986) – recorded in 1985 * ''Dedicated to Bill Evans and Scott La Faro'' with

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(Jazzpoint, 1987) * ''Air Dancing'' (Jazzpoint, 1988) * '' Toku Do'' (Muse, 1988) * ''Dragon Gate'' (Shanachie, 1989) * ''Visions in Blue: Coryell Plays Ravel & Gershwin'' (Little Major, 1989) * '' Shining Hour'' (Muse, 1989) * ''American Odyssey'' (DRG, 1990) * ''Don Lanphere/Larry Coryell'' (Hep, 1990) * ''Twelve Frets to One Octave'' (Shanachie, 1991) * ''Live from Bahia'' (CTI, 1992) – live * ''Fallen Angel'' (CTI, 1993) * ''I'll Be Over You'' (CTI, 1995) * ''Spaces Revisited'' (Shanachie, 1997) * ''Cause and Effect'' with Steve Smith, Tom Coster, (Tone Center, 1998) * ''Private Concert'' (Acoutic Music Records, 1999) * ''

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, 1999) * ''From the Ashes'' with L. Subrahaniam (Water Lily Acoustics, 1999) * ''The Coryells'' (Chesky, 2000) * '' New High'' (HighNote, 2000) * ''Moonlight Whispers'' (Pastels, 2001) * ''Count's Jam Band Reunion'' with Steve Marcus, Steve Smith, Kai Eckhardt (Tone Center, 2001) * '' Inner Urge'' (HighNote, 2001) * ''

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, John Abercrombie (Chesky, 2003) * ''Electric'' with Victor Bailey, Lenny White (Chesky, 2005) * ''Traffic'' with Victor Bailey, Lenny White (Chesky, 2006) * ''Laid Back & Blues'' (Rhombus, 2006) * ''Impressions: The New York Sessions'' (Chesky, 2008) * ''Earthquake at the Avalon'' (In-Akustik, 2009) * ''Montgomery'' (Patuxent Music, 2011) * ''Larry Coryell with the Wide Hive Players'' (Wide Hive, 2011) * ''Duality'' with Kenny Drew Jr. (Random Act, 2011) * ''The Lift'' (Wide Hive, 2013) * ''Heavy Feel'' (Wide Hive, 2015) * ''Barefoot Man: Sanpaku'' (Purple Pyramid, 2016) * ''Seven Secrets'' with Eleventh House (Savoy, 2016) * ''Last Swing with Ireland'' Larry Coryell Trio (Angel Air, 2021) * ''Live At The Sugar Club'' Larry Coryell Trio (Angel Air, 2022) – live

As member

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* ''Out of Sight and Sound'' (ABC, 1967) * ''Live at the Scene'' (Sunbeam, 2011) – live

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* ''Fuse One'' (CTI, 1980) * ''Ice'' (Electric Bird, 1984)

As sideman

With

* '' Duster'' (RCA Victor, 1967) * '' Lofty Fake Anagram'' (RCA Victor, 1967) * '' Gary Burton Quartet in Concert'' (RCA Victor, 1968) * '' A Genuine Tong Funeral'' (RCAVictor, 1968) With

* '' Castro Marín'' (Philips, 1981) * ''Entre Dos Aguas'' (Philips, 1983) With

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* ''Impressions of Charles Mingus'' (Palo Alto, 1983) * ''Acoustical Suspension'' (Doctor Jazz, 1985) With

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* ''Children of Hope'' (Gong, 1986) * ''Out of Key... with the Time'' (Sony, 2002) With

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* ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1969) * '' Memphis Two-Step'' (Embryo, 1971) * ''Mellow'' (Atlantic, 1981) With Steve Marcus * ''Tomorrow Never Knows'' (Vortex, 1968) * ''Count's Rock Band'' (Vortex, 1969) With

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* ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1977) * ''Me Myself An Eye'' (Atlantic, 1979) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1980) With

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* ''Don Sebesky & the Jazz Rock Syndrome'' (Verve, 1968) * ''The Distant Galaxy'' (Verve, 1968) * ''I Remember Bill'' (RCA Victor, 1998) With L. Subramaniam * ''Blossom'' (Crusaders, 1981) * ''Spanish Wave'' (Milestone, 1983) * ''Mani & Co.'' (Milestone, 1986) With

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* '' Blues and the Soulful Truth'' (Flying Dutchman, 1973) – recorded in 1972 * ''Facets - The Legend of Leon Thomas'' (Flying Dutchman, 1973) – compilation With

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* ''Fusion III'' (CBS, 1975) * ''Miles of Blue'' (Sony, 2009) With

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* '' Dogatana'' (Better Days, 1981) * '' One for All'' (Polydor Japan, 1999) – live With others *

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, ''

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'' (ABC, 1975) *

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, Sharon Isbin, ''3 Guitars 3'' (Pro Arte, 1985) *

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, '' 1000 Hands: Chapter One'' (Opio Media 2019) *

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, ''

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'' (Sandra, 1980) * Bob Baldwin, ''Cool Breeze'' (Shanachie, 1997) *

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, 1965) *

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Videography

* ''L. Subramaniam Violin From the Heart'' (1999) – directed by Jean Henri Meunier (includes a scene of Coryell performing with L. Subramaniam) * ''Meeting of the Spirits'' /1979 (2003) – live performance in London featuring Coryell,

, and

* ''Super Guitar Trio and Friends in Concert'' /1990 (2005) – live performance featuring Coryell,

, and

Biréli Lagrène Biréli Lagrène (born 4 September 1966) is a French jazz guitarist who came to prominence in the 1980s for his Django Reinhardt–influenced style. He often performs in swing, jazz fusion, and post-bop styles. Biography Lagrène was born in ...

* ''Super Guitar Trio: Live in Montreux'' /1989 (2007) – live performance featuring Coryell, Al Di Meola, and Biréli Lagrène * ''Three Guitars: Paris Concert'' /2004 (2012) – live performance featuring Coryell,

Badi Assad Badi Assad (born 23 December 1966) is a Brazilian singer, composer and guitarist in the jazz and worldbeat genres. Early life and education Assad was born in São João da Boa Vista in the state of São Paulo, but lived in Rio de Janeiro unt ...

, and John Abercrombie

Bibliography

References

External links

Larry Coryell Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2008)Larry Coryell: Blues and Beyond
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