By Howard Reich
Tribune arts
critic
Published January 14, 2006
Only guitarist Larry Coryell can say for
sure why he's sounding as refreshed and rejuvenated as he did Thursday night at the
Jazz Showcase.
Perhaps it's because he nearly has completed his
autobiography, which he plans to issue later this year. Or maybe he's exulting in
the release of his newest CD, "Laid Back [read more]
the pioneer in the ears of some -- Larry Coryell [...]
As one of the pioneers of jazz-rock --
perhaps the pioneer in the ears of some -- Larry Coryell deserves a special place in
the history books. He brought what amounted to a nearly alien sensibility to jazz
electric guitar playing in the 1960s, a hard-edged, cutting tone, phrasing and note-
bending that owed as much to blues, rock and even [read more]
what was undoubtedly intended as a criticism, a lead[...]
Of course, what the critic
missed was that Coryell's intention was not to be any of the above. Like any
dedicated, creative artist, Larry Coryell has always sought to be himself. While it is
true that in his case this has taken him stylistically all over the musical map, from
Ravel to Rimsky-Korsakov to Robert Johnson to rock and beyond, [read more]
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