Larry Coryell at the Village Gate

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Larry Coryell at the Village Gate is a live album by Larry Coryell, recorded with his band and then-wife Julie Coryell (the couple divorced in 1985; she died in 2009)[4] on January 21 & 22, 1971 at the Village Gate in New York City. It was released on Vanguard Records (VSD 6573). This was the first album of his that his that Julie Coryell sang on. It also contained a cover of a Jack Bruce song. whom Coryell had toured with in 1968 as part of the Jack Bruce and Friends tour.[5][6] Rolling Stone stated the album showed Coryell with a power-trio in rock form.[7]In his semi-autobiography,[8] Larry stated that Bronson and Wilkinson formed a tight rhythm-section, although it may seem an odd combination. Larry and Julie's eldest son, Murali, appears on the album jacket.

Track Listing

Side One

  1. The Opening (Larry Coryell) - 6:10
  2. After Later (Larry Coryell) - 5:45
  3. Entardecendo En Saudade (Chick Corea) - 7:50

Side Two

  1. Can You Follow? (Dance On The Green Hill) Jack Bruce - 9:20
  2. Beyond These Chilling Winds (Larry & Julie Coryell) - 7:50

Personnel

Musicians

  • Larry Coryell — guitar, vocals
  • Julie Coryell — vocals on Beyond These Chilling Winds
  • Harry Wilkinson — drums
  • Mervin Bronson — bass

Production

  • Ed Friedner, Claude Karcamer, Jeff Zaraya — engineers, mixing
  • Jack Lothrop — producer

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Larry Coryell". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '70s. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0306804093. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  3. ^ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 51. ISBN 0-394-72643-X. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Julie Coryell, Jazz-Rock Historian, Dies at 61, The New York Times, May 28, 2009
  5. ^ Jazz Rock: A History, by Stuart Nicholson, Schirmer Books, New York, 1998, p.53
  6. ^ The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, ed. by Nick Logan & Bob Woffinden of New Musical Express, Harmony Books-Salamander Books, London, 1976, p.44
  7. ^ The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide, ed. John Swenson, Random House, New York, 1985, p.51
  8. ^ Improvising: My Life in Music, Larry Coryell, Hal Leonard Corp-Backbeat Books, Milwaukee, 2007, p.83