1. Larry Coryell collaborated with a number of other high-profile musicians, including John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitous, Billy Cobham, Lenny White, Emily Remler, Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucia, Steve Morse and others.
26 Facts About Larry Coryell
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Larry Coryell was raised by his stepfather Gene, a chemical engineer, and his mother Cora, who encouraged him to learn piano when he was four years old.
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Larry Coryell liked blues and pop music and tried to play jazz when he was eighteen.
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Larry Coryell said that hearing Wes Montgomery changed his life.
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Larry Coryell graduated from Richland High School, where he played in local bands the Jailers, the Rumblers, the Royals, and the Flames.
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Larry Coryell then moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington.
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In September 1965, Larry Coryell moved to New York City, where he attended Mannes School of Music.
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Larry Coryell replaced guitarist Gabor Szabo in Chico Hamilton's quintet.
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Larry Coryell's continued attendance to The Scene exposed him to further music of a similar ilk, catching the performances of Frank Zappa, Buddy Guy, The Velvet Underground, Stevie Winwood, The Doors and others.
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In 1969, former Miles Davis Quintet drummer Tony Williams invited Larry Coryell to join his new band, The Tony Williams Lifetime.
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Larry Coryell recorded with Al Di Meola on Return to Forever drummer Lenny White's solo debut, Venusian Summer.
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Larry Coryell reveals this was the only time he and Di Meola played together with electric guitars.
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The latter was responsible for Larry Coryell's career turn, showing him in 1976 the Django Reinhardt song "Nuages".
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Larry Coryell strengthened, in parallel, his role as a music educator.
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Larry Coryell gave private lessons and started writing a monthly column for Guitar Player magazine.
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Larry Coryell prepared for three months for recording Le Sacre Du Printemps.
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Larry Coryell got so "obsessed" by it that he got hand sores and blisters hands from over-rehearsing his parts.
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Three weeks before the recording sessions Larry Coryell got cold feet, calling producer Teo Macero to say he was quitting the project.
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Since 2008, Larry Coryell toured in a duo with fusion guitarist Roman Miroshnichenko.
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Larry Coryell was first married to writer-actress Julie Nathanson, daughter of actress Carol Bruce.
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Larry Coryell appeared on the covers of several of his albums and later wrote the book Jazz-Rock Fusion, which was based on interviews with many of Coryell's peers, including Chick Corea and John McLaughlin.
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Larry Coryell sang intermittently with Coryell, including one track on the 1984 album Comin' Home.
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In November 2016, Larry Coryell condemned Donald Trump following his election to the presidency of the United States.
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Shortly after these comments were published, Larry Coryell wrote to Downbeat to apologize and retract:.
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Larry Coryell died of heart failure on Sunday, February 19,2017, in a New York City hotel room at the age of 73.
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Larry Coryell had performed at the Iridium Jazz Club in Manhattan on the preceding two days.