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My Take
Larry Coryell is one of those players I keep coming back to. Calling him the godfather of fusion sounds grand, but what I admire most is his refusal to respect genre walls, folding country and rock into jazz long before it was fashionable. The fact that he wrote a magazine column for over a decade tells me he wanted to teach, not just dazzle. Coming out of Galveston and the Mannes school, he had both grit and polish. Since his death in 2017 his freewheeling tone still feels alive to me, and I think his real legacy is permission to be curious.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Larry Coryell
- Name (Japanese)
- ラリー・コリエル
- Reading
- らりー・こりえる
- Born
- April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Goat
- Origin
- Galveston, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / composer / music educator / jazz musician / jazz guitarist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Richland High School
- University
- Mannes College The New School for Music
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://larrycoryell.net/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB
Frequently asked questions
When was Larry Coryell born?
April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017.
Where is Larry Coryell from?
Larry Coryell is from Galveston, Texas, United States.
What does Larry Coryell do?
Larry Coryell works as guitarist, composer, music educator, jazz musician, jazz guitarist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.