Larry Coryell Biography

Larry Coryell (April 2, 1943-) is an American jazz guitarist.

He was born in Galveston, Texas in 1943. After growing up in Seattle, 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 and toured Europe briefly, eventually releasing a video recorded at Royal Albert Hall in London entitled "Meeting of Spirits". In early 1980 Larry was replaced by Al Di Meola, due to drug addiction.

With over 60 recordings under his belt, Larry continues to be a groundbreaking force in the guitar world. He currently lives in Kissimee, 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.

Among others, he has performed with:

• Eric Clapton
• Chick Corea
• Jimi Hendrix
• Paco de Lucia
• John McLaughlin
• Billy Cobham
• Keith Jarrett
• Miles Davis
• Jaco Pastorius
• Al Di Meola
• Biréli Lagrène
• Emily Remler
• Pat Metheny
• Kazuhito Yamashita
• Brian Q. Torff