Impressions (Remastered) The Larry Coryell Organ Trio

• 1 Very Early 07:08
• 2 Stowaway 06:15
• 3 Come Rain or Come Shine 06:55
• 4 Embraceable You 07:32
• 5 Cariba 06:05
• 6 Impressions 05:58
• 7 Szabodar 05:19
• 8 Full Moon over Istanbul 03:16
• 9 Centerpiece 07:25
• Total Runtime 55:53

Info for Impressions (Remastered)

This smoking organ trio recording is both a first for guitarist Larry Coryell and a return to his roots. More than 40 years after moving to New York City from Seattle, Coryell comes full circle back to his roots with this inspired organ trio outing. And in the stellar company of Yahel and Wertico, he is pushed to some exhilarating heights on these nine tracks.

"What types of jazz setups has Coryell not tried so far? One of them is playing with Hammond organ in a jazz trio. So he assembled younger drummer and Hammond organ player who offer a set of relaxing jazz numbers containing elements of blues, soul and rock. Playing is exquisite and tasty, colour and style preferred to hitting hundreds of notes. Music is often playful, miles away from academic jazz. Sometimes, the chords follow the typical blues pattern. My favourite track is the title number (composed by Coltrane) with a lot of good improvisations by all three players, this track also has a good velocity. "Full moon over Istanbul" stands out by its tonality and tenderness. A nice effort." (allmusic.com)

Larry Coryell Organ Trio:
Larry Coryell, electric guitar
Sam Yahel, Hammond B3 organ
Paul Wertico, drums

Digitally remastered

Larry Coryell
(April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist known as the "Godfather of Fusion".

Coryell was born in Galveston, Texas. 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. He played in a number of popular Northwest bands, including the Dynamics, while living in Seattle.

In September 1965, Coryell moved to New York City, where he attended the Mannes School of Music, and then became part of Chico Hamilton's quintet, replacing Gabor Szabo. In 1967 and 1968, he recorded with Gary Burton. Also during the mid-1960s he played with the Free Spirits, his first recorded band. His music during the late-1960s and early-1970s combined the influences of rock, jazz, and eastern music. He married Jewish writer-actress Julie Nathanson before the release of his first solo album, Lady Coryell, which like Coryell, At the Village Gate, and, The Lion and the Ram featured her photos on the cover (there is a 'ghost' nude of her descending a staircase on the Aspects album cover). Julie's poetry was featured on the back cover of Ram. She was an important part of his career, as inspiration, management, and appearance at recording sessions. She wrote a book based on interviews with jazz-rock musicians, including John Abercrombie, and Jaco Pastorius.

In the early 1970s, he led a group called Foreplay with Mike Mandel, a childhood friend, although the albums of this period—Barefoot Boy, Offering, and The Real Great Escape—were credited only to "Larry Coryell." He formed the group The Eleventh House in 1973. The album sold well in college towns and the ensemble toured widely. Several of the group's albums featured drummer Alphonse Mouzon.

Following the breakup of this band, Coryell played mainly acoustic guitar but returned to electric guitar later in the 1970s. He released an album credited with Mouzon and an album with the Brubeck Brothers that was recorded direct-to-disc, a recording method revived for a time. He made several acoustic duet albums, two with Belgian guitarist (and former Focus member) Philip Catherine. Their album Twin House (1977), which contained the song "Miss Julie", drew favorable reviews.

In 1979, Coryell formed The Guitar Trio with fusion guitarist John McLaughlin and flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía. The group toured Europe and released a video recorded at Royal Albert Hall in London entitled Meeting of Spirits. In early 1980, Coryell's drug addiction led to him being replaced by Al Di Meola. Julie Coryell sang on one track of Comin' Home (1984). The couple divorced in 1986. She died in 2009. Coryell recorded an album with (and was briefly romantically involved with) Emily Remler before her death from a heroin overdose while on tour in Australia. (Source: timenote.info)

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