Talk:Larry Coryell

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I think it's important to note that Larry does not only perform fusion music, but also performs (and composes) in the genre of mainstream jazz music. --Ksteveh (talk) 19:20, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

article needs fleshing out - this is about one of the most important jazz guitarists

I've added some material, and a couple of times did not (yet) add in-line citations - in those instances, the information comes from various articles of Downbeat, Record Review, and Gig magazine. I will add the references shortly. I'm glad that many of his records have their own articles - that helps. Larry's work from 1967-1980 was pretty influential (especially the much-noted work with Gary Burton), and he still made solid recordings after that, such as Equipoise. HammerFilmFan (talk) 06:36, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

Geography...

According to the bio page on Coryell's official website,

Coryell grew up in the Seattle, Washington area where his mother introduced him to the piano at the tender age of 4.

That doesn't jibe with the article's unsourced

He graduated from Richland High School, in Richland, Washington, where he played in local bands the Jailers, the Rumblers, the Royals, and the Flames. He also played with the Checkers from nearby Yakima, Washington. He then moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington.

Richland (202 miles (325 km)) and Yakima (142 miles (229 km)) are nowhere near Seattle:

Seattle

Yakima

Richland

But I have no idea how to resolve this. --Thnidu (talk) 16:45, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

Religion is irrelevant

He married Jewish writer-actress Julie Nathanson

Her religion is irrelevant, and religion is not mentioned anywhere else in the article. Deleted. --Thnidu (talk) 16:42, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks!

Brubrecker Brothers

In the Biography section, there's a reference to the Brubeck Brothers: "Coryell [released] an album with the Brubeck Brothers that was recorded direct-to-disc." I first assumed you meant the Brecker Brothers, since Coryell has recorded numerous times with both Breckers, esp. Randy. But I went digging and found a Discogs listing of 1978's Better Than Live, credited to Larry Coryell & The Brubeck Brothers at https://www.discogs.com/Larry-Coryell-Brubeck-Brothers-Better-Than-Live/release/3011595.

I'm writing with the assumption that I may not be the only confused reader (or maybe I am), and to suggest that the title and year of the Coryell/Brubecks LP be added, with a link below to the Discogs page that references it. I'm uncertain if Better Than Live is the specific D2D recording you were referring to, so I haven't changed anything on the page; better to change nothing than to screw up a well-written and -researched article. Let me know if I missed anything obvious... it happens. Thanks. Username: folder1 / Real name: Peter F 02:10, 12 July 2016 (UTC)‎