''New High'' is an album by guitarist
Larry Coryell which was recorded in 1999 and released on the
HighNote
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label the following year.
Larry Coryell discography
Retrieved December 28, 2018
Reception
In his review on Allmusic
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, Stewart Mason states "A better-than-average standards date, Larry Coryell's ''New High'' finds the guitarist in a supportive small-combo setting, playing a solid mix of some well-chosen standards and a fine pair of originals. ... Larry Coryell has taken some heat from jazz purists for his too-regular forays into easy listening jazz-pop, but ''New High'' is a more-than-respectable piece of solid post-bop".JazzTimes
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Coverage
After a decade of growt ...
, Jim Ferguson called it " an album that is beautifully played and recorded" noting "the opening moments of this most recent album leave little doubt that he's in a blowing, straightahead frame of mind and in command of an expert combo".[Ferguson, J]
JazzTimes Review
Retrieved December 28, 2018
Track listing
All compositions by Larry Coryell except where noted
# " Bags' Groove" ( Milt Jackson) – 8:02
# "Like Sonny" (John Coltrane
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
Born and raise ...
) – 5:46
# "Funereal" – 5:04
# "Ursula" (Harold Land
Harold de Vance Land (December 18, 1928 – July 27, 2001) was an American hard bop and post-bop tenor saxophonist. Land developed his hard bop playing with the Max Roach/ Clifford Brown band into a personal, modern style, often rivalling Cliffo ...
) – 5:48
# "John Charles" (Ronnie Mathews) – 7:53
# "Spiral Staircase" (Mark Sherman) – 6:49
# " Old Folks" (Willard Robison
Willard Robison (September 18, 1894 – June 24, 1968) was an American vocalist, pianist, and composer of popular songs, born in Shelbina, Missouri. His songs reflect a rural, melancholy theme steeped in Americana and their warm style has ...
, Dedette Lee Hill) – 5:25
# "New High" – 5:15
Personnel
* Larry Coryell – guitar
* Shunzo Ono – trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 8)
*Ronnie Mathews
Ronald Mathews (December 2, 1935 in New York City – June 28, 2008 in Brooklyn) was an American jazz pianist who worked with Max Roach from 1963 to 1968 and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He acted as lead in recording from 1963 and 1978–79. His ...
– piano (tracks 1–6 & 8)
* Mark Sherman – vibraphone
The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a ''vibraphonist,'' ''vibraharpist ...
(tracks 1, 3, 6 & 8)
* Buster Williams – bass (tracks 1–6 & 8)
* Yoron Israel – drums (tracks 1–6 & 8)
References
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Larry Coryell albums
2000 albums
HighNote Records albums
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio