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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 country as it did to earlier, smoother bop influences.

Yet as a true eclectic, armed with a brilliant technique, Coryell is comfortable in almost every style, covering every base from the most decibel-heavy, distortion-laden electric work to the most delicate, soothing, intricate lines on acoustic guitar. Unfortunately, a lot of his most crucial electric work from the '60s and '70s is missing on CD, tied up by the erratic reissue schemes of Vanguard, RCA and other labels, and by jazz-rock's myopically low level of status in the CD era - although that mindset is slowly changing.

Larry Coryell grew up in the Seattle, Washington area where his mother introduced him to the piano at the tender age of 4. He switched to guitar and played rock music while in his teens. He didn't consider himself good enough to pursue a music career and studied journalism at The University of Washington while at the same time taking private guitar lessons. By 1965 he had relocated to New York City and began taking classical guitar lessons which would figure prominently in later stages of his career. Although citing Chet Atkins and Chuck Berry as early influences he also took cues from jazzmen such as John Coltrane and Wes Montgomery. He was also inspired by pop music of the day by The Beatles, The Byrds and Bob Dylan and worked diligently to meld both rock and jazz stylings into his technique.

Larry Coryell - Jazz Guitar - Vol 1 - DVD
This 3 part video series presents an intense and challenging study of jazz guitar ideas. In this first volume the following subjects are discussed: major scales and playing these in different positions and variations, minor, diminished, whole tone-augmented scales, chromatic scales, accents within picking patterns, arpeggios, modes and intervals, building an intellectual understanding between scales and chords, movements between harmony and bass lines, going beyond diatonic chord/scale usage, single-note line improvising over changes, substitute chords and soloing!
(85 min) Booklet included........................................................Price - $29.95

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