Larry Coryell and his collegues delighted the enthusiastic audience
of more than 300 people.
He demonstrated as a magician of the guitar the tecnique,
the different styles and variations in a extreme highest perfection especially the
Bolero - a masterstroke of breathtaking speed, musical intensity and dexterity - the
highlight together with the final number with his wife Tracey. [read more]
The show was
great. I had never seen Larry in this arrangement.( first saw Larry at the Lone Star in
manhatten in 1977.
I was very pleasently surprised that Alphozne Mouzon was sitting
in, since it was billed differently. I had never seen joe Bagg who is now on my radar.
Very sweet show, got to meet Larry and [read more]
In 1965, after attending college in Seattle, a 22-year-old Larry Coryell headed
to New York. He stopped in Denver first, though, where he heard the organ trio was all
the rage. As he made his away around Five Points jazz clubs asking to sit in, he met
drummer Buddy Miles (who later joined Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys). The pair [read more]
Essence Story by Kurt Huget:
How blessed and lucky we are that Larry and his lovely wife, Tracey, could
take
the time out of their busy touring schedule to share their musical
talents with our
friends at Center for Elders Independence in Oakland.
Fortunately, they were staying
at a hotel nearby while in town for
performances at Yoshi’s, so it was relatively
easy to make [read more]
It was
apparent from the first notes from the Larry Coryell Trio that they came to PLAY!
Guitarist Coryell, with electric bassist Mark Egan and drummer Paul Wertico, tore into
the opening "Good Citizen Swallow," (referring to bassist Steve Swallow,
Coryell's old bandmate in the Gary Burton Quartet) with a vengeance. The title
track from the trio's superb album "Tricycles," [read more]
LONDON, FRIDAY 13.06.08
LARRY CORYELL'S
DREAM TEAM PLAYS BRILLIANTLY
By Jack Massarik, Evening Standard 10.06.08
Still has what it takes: Larry Coryell knows how to play.
One of the few jazz
stars who could write his own reviews and possibly sell them, Larry Coryell initially
graduated in journalism from Washington State. And after half a century on the
bandstand, his expertise as both [read more]
Larry Mark and Paul (and Tracey) please an appreciative audience in Annapolis
Paul
Wetico and Mark Egan are among the masters of their instruments and, as always, Larry
plays to the level of his band, and brings his best chops when in the company of
equally talented musicians. I was fortunate to have wonderful seats to the Power Trio
concert at the intimate Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis, Maryland. The [read more]
I saw Larry for the 1st time in
a long awaited time. Having recently moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, I didn't get to
see Larry while growing up/living in Texas and Colorado. As a guitarist, watching Larry
is like an encyclopedia of styles, but he always has his own spin on it. He was one of
the best performers [read more]
Larry played an awesome solo gig at Watercolor Café last night right near my
home. An unexpected surprise as Larry was an influence to me since my teens many years
ago. It was a pleasure hearing him play and chatting with him between sets and after
the gig. Larry graciously accepted a request from my 11 year old son Justin [read more]
I had the pleasure of catching
Larry with Victor Bailey and Lenny White at Blues Alley on Saturday night at the
legendary and tiny DC jazz club Blues Alley. I have seen this trio a few times before
(once with Alphonse Mouzon sitting in for Lenny, who was in Europe at the time), and
this was the hottest [read more]