Larry Coryell (born April 2 1943) is an American jazz fusion guitarist.

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Biography

Coryell was born in Galveston, Texas on April 2, 1943. After graduating from Richland High School in eastern Washington, he moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington. In 1965, Coryell moved to New York City where he became part of Chico Hamilton's quintet, replacing Gabor Szabo. In 1967 and 1968, he recorded with Gary Burton and Jim Pepper. His music during the late-1960s and early-1970s combined the influences of rock, jazz and eastern music. He formed his own group, The Eleventh House , in 1973. Following the break-up of this band, Coryell played mainly acoustic guitar, but returned to electric guitar later in the 1980s. In 1979, Coryell formed "The Guitar Trio" with jazz fusion guitarist John McLaughlin and flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia. The group toured Europe briefly, eventually releasing a video recorded at Royal Albert Hall in London entitled "Meeting of Spirits". In early-1980, Coryell was replaced by Al Di Meola, due to drug addiction.

He has over 60 recordings under his belt. He currently lives near Orlando, Florida, and still continues to perform and write music. Larry's two sons, Julian Coryell and Murali Coryell are also actively involved in the music business.

In 2007, an autobiography was released under the title Improvising: My Life in Music .

Among others, he has performed with: Eric Clapton, Chick Corea, Albert Dailey, Jimi Hendrix, Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham, Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Al Di Meola, Biréli Lagrène, Emily Remler, Kazuhito Yamashita, Brian Q. Torff, The Head Shop, Sharon Isbin, Laurindo Almeida, Players Association and Larry Gray.

Selected discography

• The Free Spirits - Out of Sight and Sound (1967)
• Bob Moses - Love Animal (1967-68)
• Gary Burton - Duster (1967)
• Gary Burton - Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)
• Herbie Mann - Memphis Underground (1968) with Sonny Sharrock
• Count´s Rock Band (1968) with Steve Marcus
• The Lord´s Prayer (1968) with Steve Marcus
• Lady Coryell (1969)
• Coryell (1969)
• Spaces (1970) with John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham, Miroslav Vitous, Chick Corea
• Barefoot Boy (1971)
• Larry Coryell at the Village Gate (1971)
• Offering (1972)
• The Real Great Escape (1973)
• Introducing Eleventh House with Larry Coryell (1974) with The Eleventh House
• Larry Coryell and the Eleventh House at Montreux (1974) with The Eleventh House
• Level One (1974) with the Eleventh House
• The Restful Mind (1975) with Ralph Towner, Glen Moore, Collin Walcott
• Planet End (1975)
• Aspects (1976) with The Eleventh House
• Larry Coryell/Philip Catherine - Twin House (1976)
• Two For The Road (1977) with Steve Khan
• Charles Mingus - Three or Four Shades of Blues (1977)
• Difference (1978)
• Splendid (1978) with Philip Catherine
• Young Django (1979) with Stephane Grappelli
• The Enormous Radio (1984) with Simon Bard Group, Paul Wertico
• Together (1985) with Emily Remler
• Spaces Revisited (1997)
• Cause and Effect (1998) with Steve Smith, Tom Coster, Victor Wooten
• Private Concert (Live) (1999)
• Gypsy Blood and Voodoo Crossing (2002) - Jimi Hendrix tributes with Paul Santa Maria
• Count´s Jam Band Reunion (2002) with Steve Marcus
• Three Guitars (2003) with Badi Assad, John Abercrombie
• Tricycles (2004)
• Electric (2005) with Lenny White, Victor Bailey
• Traffic (2006) with Lenny White, Victor Bailey

Filmography

• Meeting of the Spirits (1980) - live performance in London with Coryell, John McLaughlin, and Paco de Lucia.
• L. Subramaniam: Violin From the Heart (1999) - directed by Jean Henri Meunier. (Includes a scene of Coryell performing with L. Subramaniam.)
• Three Guitars: Paris Concert (2004) - live performance featuring Coryell, Badi Assad, and John Abercrombie.
• Super Guitar Trio and Friends in Concert (2005) - live performance featuring Coryell, Al Di Meola, and Biréli Lagrène.