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Guitar Guru Larry Coryell returns |
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Written by Don Berryman
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Sunday, 30 January 2005 |
Photo by Don Berryman
 A guitarist's guitarist Larry Coryell returns for a two night
stand at the Dakota in Minneapolis on February 1st and 2nd with Paul
Wertico on drums and Mark Egan on Bass. Dubbed "the godfather of fusion" by one of his most celebrated
disciples, Al Di Meola, guitarist Larry Coryell now asserts his guitar
authority in a more straight-ahead context.
Dr. Billy Taylor says of Coryell "[Larry] plays all the styles,
Latin, jazz-rock, straight ahead jazz, European classical music, you
name it, he's a master of it." Billy
further emphasizes that Coryell "takes all of the elements that are a
part of the great guitar literature and kind of puts them into a
special style"
From a review of Larry's 2004 release , Tricycles - "Coryell is
virtually singing through his instrument. His focus on sonority and
lush harmonic extrapolations is given weight by his rhythm section, who
dance and weave around one another as a unit. The balance of Tricycles
is its most startling aspect. These cats sound like they've been
playing together for decades. Nuance, impression, and subtle suggestion
are all incorporated in the mix for a wonderful melodic approach to
modern creative jazz. " Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
This is the same trio that Coryell is bringing to the Dakota. For ticket information visit www.dakotacooks.com or call 612 332-1010. |
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