Al di Meola Larry Coryell - Spain

[ciaobebbo050]

They add in an extra beat before the G maj7 at 0.15 0.45 ...I'm not sure whether they do it on purpose

[seaape]

This is why it's called PLAYING!

[vampyros1]

I love this ... it's chops, sure, but it also resonates as being musical to me. wow

[neilraoufsw]

sorry...but that sucks...this is somehow boring...and the play wrong...they don't really follow the changes...they are playing the melody in different keys (three, no four times)...and the are just wank around...they don't listen to each other...it's just noise...sorry al and larry...no me gusta! ugly, ugly, ugly

[leoosiku]

@neilraoufsw could'nt help but notice that this was done about 24 years ago. About when you were born. If you don't like this fine but save us your critique.... and the melody thing is called harmony like up a m3rd etc. And yeah they are show boating but these guys made acoustic guitar exciting and you probably have an easier time getting a gig do to guys like Coryell who broke new ground and opened ears.

[youbadcrazyman]

Larry's comping is superb.

[frankdialogue]

Nice video...The audience is chilling out, having a few beers, smoking cigarettes...You do that today at a jazz concert, you will be kicked out or arrested.

[mrjubalo]

Two masters together THANK YOU for posting this video!

[alexi383cc]

this wouldn't happen to be sponsored by Heineken

[outjazzer]

thank you for posting this. very cool to see and hear.

[winkl777]

Nice one 8:03 :)

[DiatonicSoul]

Al's technique is still clearly better, all wrist, both being awesome obviously, I still like Als technique better.

[leoosiku]

@DiatonicSoul no! Technique is a many faceted tool. Larry has many more facets. And by the way this is 24 years ago.

[DiatonicSoul]

Al is a BEAST!

[leoosiku]

yeah, Al is a great jazz player, blues player, love his walking bass lines, the way he plays a ballad, the way he splits the octave, his intervallic playing,.... just kidding. Al is a fine player and plays his music better than anybody else. But to ramble on about how al is better than all other guitarists; have you thought of doing a stand up act? Comedy aside you are partially correct Al was heavily influenced by Larry. There in one greatest guitarist/musician.

[raydan18]

Larry was Dimeolas teacher in a way, but now Dimeola has outran every guitarist on the planet..he's toooooooo perfect..and way faster, accurate, articurate and complete in every way...but as they say there's no arguing on the taste...just expressing the opinion...another perfect guitarist in his style is David Gilmour from Pink Floyd, but that's another story :)

[MsFedoruk]

SUPER!!!!!!!!!!

[sparkie119]

Dam straight Coryell is a guitar g=od-one of America's finest - bar none.

[69MC97gc]

Larry Coryell(and this is is true,Bruce Springsteen too)set a goal to be the fastest guitarist on Earth.The fastest is John Mc Laughlin,The second being Al.The third is Larry.I base this on not how they are recorded,but on how they perform live,and having seen John McLaughlin both acoustic and electric what can one say?Al is always fun,and he knows,Larry knows,perhaps too much,Birdfigers is an attempt.

[leoosiku]

@69MC97gc there are many things to say. How about do you split the octave when you go fast? or are you playing intervalically when you go fast ? Or how about we just not worry about speed and just concern ourselves with what the artist is trying to say.

[microdot]

@69MC97gc , there is no nice way to say this, but your comment sounds like someone just saying something to appear to have an opinion. This is art, not a sports event.

[docoftheworld]

Hello, we are Larry and Al, and we will divide by zero

[SIRONEDRAGON]

smokin' : )))

[JeffKnight]

Thanks for sharing.

[bassbiff]

3:23 Heineken managed to advertise at this event I guess...lol

[angeloamericano]

2 greats but Larry won that contest.

[fedalxis]

Amazing! But Alexey Arkhipovsky is better. With only 3 strings.

[fedalxis]

我喜歡它！

[mehulpanditful]

Chick Corea gave so much to the world....And both of them are.....u know what...

[leoosiku]

@mehulpanditful no- what?

[EricStJohn]

So how'd ya get this audio for such a cool edit?

There are maybe ten good guitarists in the world and these are two of 'em.

[Deadfreeeak]

@EricStJohn Maybe ten good guitarist in the world.............that's just retarded.

[NAKKURUPANTI]

これ本気でやってる？

日本やからってナメてないか？

？？　

[hamehameyario]

@NAKKURUPANTI 氏

これはovationのプロモート　デモンストレーションみたいなモノですから

無問題ですｗ

[NAKKURUPANTI]

@hamehameyario

にしても、雑な事は否めないですね。

頑張って下さい。

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[EclecticGuitarTV]

Larry Coryell is amazing! Have you heard Larry's son Julian Coryell? He plays isin another cool guitar trio called Line Forms Hear. Good musical DNA!

[ciaobebbo050]

The improvisations are great but I don't really like the way they play the theme

[keo774]

@ciaobebbo050 yeah, a bit pointless

[noadmax]

These musicians are exceptional.

[Matara]

LOL at 5:25 "I'll never consume LSD before a jazz concert!"

[CHooked]

@Matara LOL!

[tyrannicoystercult]

@Matara lol i love all the effects yeah, so 'collective unconscious tv'

[jampoles]

They are managing to play along the audience's clapping. Try this instead of a metronome!

[diewabbit]

such a high level of playing!

[darkoanton5]

Great players but Ovation guitars sound like tin cans. They're a piece of crap. Come on gentlemen find better acoustic guitars.

[guitar17johnny]

lol heineken ad in halftime

two masters of the guitar!

[jintakah]

Just great!

[swansong6666]

palm mute overkill

[gr0mithtimon]

@DandyBlues

sadomasochism (is that spelled correctly?)

[lens2optic]

i was wondering why al was wearing the bandana and then i realised he just didnt want his toop hinging.

[Rycon973]

@DandyBlues Keep you imaginary late-iron age friend to yourself.

[alspageddi]

@Rycon973 brutal yet hilarious

[awesomeluciano78]

@DandyBlues Jesus is the bread that satisfies the soul, so that the soul hungers no longer.

:) these guys are good though :)

[Jjonathanhart]

Larry Coryell is a guitar god.

[johnnybolas79]

I just saw Larry Coryell tonight at the Rosendale Cafe in New York. He was unbelievable!!!!!

[mrprogjazzgto]

These guys are smokin those acoustics at this show..

Awesome guitarists, Hot Asian babes, heinekens.. Life is Great..!!

[nori98765432]

lol

BAD SCREENPLAY

[godu1111]

omfg @ the crowed clapping all the way through !

[737flyhigh]

AWESOME

[musictranscription]

I'm getting this sheet music

[axiluss]

this video.. i died. too much win. or, to put it more sophisticated way: is just insane to see two jazz virtuosos playing a beautiful piece composed by another virtuoso. just great..

[tah85664]

name calling is the last resort of the 2 digit mentality. i question if you make these remarks to someones face. there is only music you like and why you like something realy doesnt matter. there is no such thing as good ar bad. just do you like it to justify your opinions is to question your belief in yourself so be nice and grow up

[tcolkett]

I like ice cream!

[IpkisStanley]

wow this sucks more than I thought it would

[arroyomusic]

Dude, that shit was badass!

[06mets]

HEY...can we all just get along?? I wrote Al a letter from my high school homeroom (1978) and guess what? he personally answered it with his actual signature. I know that because he addressed specific questions and personally filled out the envelope. Pretentious? i don't think so.

[janderson2000]

Yeah, he put his address on every one of his albums. Not really relevant, though.

[minjoem]

That is funny.You are a typical 21 yr old UTUBE commentor know it all even when you have done nothing in real life.

You have seen thousands of videos-that does not make you experienced.

I have met him and Larry.

Young punks with no real life experience are starting to make me think about the good old days before chat rooms and blogs defined the intellect of the average person.

Do us all a favor and ask yourself what you really know before you spew forth your ignorant observations.

Thanks.

[janderson2000]

Please.  You can try to mention my age instead of making any real argument.

If you don't find Al Di Meola pretentious, you are the immature one.

[minjoem]

That was a pretty weak response.

Do you have any real life experience or not?

[janderson2000]

Of course...but it doesn't take much life experience to recognize a guitarist who frequently relies on sequential scalar patterns played at high speeds. ...just an ear.

I'm not saying Al is bad. I'm saying he frequently suspends good taste for flash. I hope your vast life experience allows you to discern that much.

[minjoem]

Al Dimeola was very young when he developed a reputation as a flashy and egocentic gutarist.

He is so past all that now and has been for a long time.

I suggest that anyone who loves great music to see him perform. He will take the time to sign autographs and visit/chat with everyone that wants to.

He is a great man.Very rare.

We all learn from our mistakes.

[janderson2000]

Al Di Meola is the Yngwie of jazz.

...and that's not a compliment.

[minjoem]

Like you know the guy.

Get real loser.

[janderson2000]

You're an idiot. I don't "know" him but his pretentiousness is self-evident.

[junvai]

Five stars to Larry Coryell. He shows here how far and high his imagination flies. Great guitarist and artist.

[TanburaS]

they play like beginners

[freddlyo]

TanburaS, Dude, they are playing so far above your head that you don't even get it. Who do you like out of curiosity?

[TanburaS]

01:40

[69MC97gc]

@freddlyo JML

[minjoem]

You need to grow up before you can comment on anything.

These guys are a total class act on and off stage.

[TanburaS]

01:40

[gatsbyKLoGGitz]

very good job and great video..5 stars!!

[gunthypunthy]

great song and musicians

[byzantine15]

I didn't think that Al dropped the ball with his accompaniment. As a matter of fact I liked the change of texture at the beginning of Larry's solo, their interplay at that point made for an interesting transition. However, I thought that Larry's solo ideas were much more satisfying. More imaginative, more prolific, more variety.

[Deathbunny14]

3:25-3:30, Funniest stuff ever.

[BobMillahhh]

long live the ovation guitar

[6432crab]

ovation lovers..

[rocketaxe]

sweet guitars...played by the masters.

[kmartm]

Both incredible musicians but Coryells comping is perfect.He gives Al a lot more to play with then Al gives him.

[kingbiscuitnugget]

Agreed. Larry plays great chords, and Al drops the ball when it's Larry's turn to solo.

[gmanjam]

i have to say, this was an incredible performance of a jazz classic. the video would have been even better, in my opinion, had the cinematographers and film editors focused more on the musicians than everything else going on at the concert. i mean WTF??? these guys were doing some phenomenal stuff... that got left on the cutting room floor because somebody wanted to show that they could cleverly place video in the photos of a newspaper that a guy is reading. puleeze!!!...give me a break!

[ritchie63]

a lot of asian people living in spain ..

[TIMMYDEEZ]

The name of the song is Spain... lol

[JimmyDeLocke]

If you like this tune, check out the version by Bireli LaGrene and Stochelo Rosenberg. More guitar porn . .

[boyanrouz]

Hehehe U got it right man :)

[MarkSeibold]

Whenever I see video comments, why are there arguments about who does what better? Larry Coryell was playing like this at age 20 when Al Dimeola was age 9. Check Wiki bios. Dimeola is a fine flamenco and spanish style player. They are both masters in their own style. I saw Coryell live and talked to him in Portland OR a few years ago. Amazing diversity and espcially in strange jazz chords like no other. I also talked to Ralph Towner about the group Oregon backing Coryells Restful Mind. Wow! -MS

[SevenCircles]

wow did Corryell play this fast already back in 1963? there were almost no one that did the speedpicking thing back then

[jspartacus]

You must be a 12 year old tard, 'cause you have obviously never heard of Jimmy Bryant or even Django Reinhardt.

[kenouman]

12 year old tard.. lol

[BobMillahhh]

dont forget chet!

[savida34e]

This is the 1st heard of Larry Coryell! 2 smooth! like very much 2 listen again. I love Take 5!

[BetoClapton]

That's why Al Di Meola is one of the best, and Chick Corea is the best Jazz player in the world !!!! He is making some of the msot beautiful songs of the world !!! Only masters.

[Power2theFlyingV]

some of it sounds like its from legend of zelda 64 lol

[losapolice]

i love that part from 00:45 - 00:57

[bleeshpo]

Looks like Coryell has aged and Dimeola hasn't.

[2manygitars]

He's like 10 years older than Al.

[Unnoticed37]

Larry Coryell doesn't have the chops that Al Di Meola has, but his solos are creative and intricate. I've seen him live, and he really is a very interesting player. He finishes with such energy here; his solo isn't a bunch of pointless wanking.

[enorbet2]

Agreed. Larry's a musician. Al's a technician. It's really hard to understand why after all these years Al has yet to have something from the heart, something worthwhile to say other than "see what I learned in school today?" I'd rather read Shakespeare than monkeys on typewriters or Robert Johnson than robot "music" too.

[Unnoticed37]

I think Al Di Meola's 1985 album Cielo e Terra is great. So are Orange and Blue and The Infinite Desire. Really great composition on those albums.

[givation68]

historic super play!!!

[givation68]

historic super play!!!

[darazn1]

Great music. I like how this video promotes beer, smoking, and the music festival. Old school shit. The music.... that will never die.

[Modes9]

I hate this tune...It's like the "Sweet Home Alabama" or "Hotel California" of jazz. "Spain" was played to death by 1980. I'm REEEAALLY sick of it now.

[dookiebl]

god i know what you mean....

at first i kinda liked it but now it drives me mad X(

[shredicon86]

yet you still seek it out on youtube...

we know you love it really :P

lol!

[bookexceed]

I fucking hate "Take Five"

[ridleyrockets]

There's nothing worse than having Al Di Meola play you a song you already hate.

[Rexicano]

ridleyrockets;

My feelings exactly.

[seanseventy]

i want al di meolas babies bit of a bummer im a bloke

[kevinm4435]

foxy

[beakyH]

who the hell are you people?

[3shiftgtr]

Just goes to show you that even the most lyrical, smart, and intense players like Coryell, can fall under the spell of competitive wankery. But boy it sure looks like they were having fun!

[suratof]

the best guitar version i know of this song is on a cd called two for the road coryel and steve khan, very musical

here it is more jam session and circus for japanese guys...

[eastweymouthchris]

3:29 Heineken man approves of your video

[samson98]

It is indeed a Corea composition.

[Kinshasa9200]

Who originally composed spain? i've seen alot of vids titled spain by dimeola or mclaughlin but i think this is a corea song.

[Neidhardt84]

It´s a Corea song. He played it with Return to Forever.

[joelioes]

are you going to Return To Forever tour ?

[Neidhardt84]

They are not coming to Vienna but Chick Corea plays with McLaughlin in november here.

[axeman1009]

They're both great in their own way guys. No sense in arguing.

[wilmaman]

..Dont knock the quiet audience. I Japan they are quiet and respectful during a performance, unlike us rude and obnoxious Americans !!

[wilmaman]

Al Rocks ! ...But Larry ?????.....ehhhh

[soulfulnotes]

Larry's the better player. Listen to his comping. Listen to the harmonic complexities of his solos. Al's playing is much flashier, but Larry's solos are much more sophisticated.  Al just does the same stuff over and over again on all his records.

[JoeCala17]

I think Larry is the better player ,technically.He takes more chances,goes off on tangents and comps great !But something makes me like Al more..Maybe it's his style and flash...??

[soulfulnotes]

Well, there's something to be said for personal taste.

[bannedfromutopia]

larry's better. i like them both but ive always thought of al as being a little too "scaly" sometimes...he might be more technically proficient than larry but that isnt what music is all about

[gmajorspresents]

Thats nothing, I can do that

[bytedildo]

so much emotion and people just watched like there is nothing...(not to mention the sleeping guy)

[greenlizardsun]

They're hypnotized by amazing music..

[almostbetterthansile]

A documentary about the audience called "White People Without Rhythm" would be a winner.

[kevinm4435]

this was in japan, i believe.

[funkster007]

Sponsored by Heineken.LMAO

Great jam between two greats though.

[LilyDaleTV]

Clapping to a song by these two is gonna be tough at some point...lmfao...

[gianlucapaul]

People have terrible rhythm. Its quite annoying really to hear a down beat spread across 2 beats.

[EchoCannon89]

I agree, off-beat clapping is terrible, and it is almost always incredibly off-beat. Luckily this crowd gave up at a certain point, sometimes they just keep on going forever!

[rm77ot]

the clapping was not offbeat.

[EchoCannon89]

it's difficult for an entire crowd of people to clap on beat, it just sounds sloppy even if a lot of people are on beat. I was glad when they stopped

[bobbygoesbig]

the binoculars thing is hysterical.

[gilmur]

mmmm muy bueno pero me quedo con la versión de paquito y john

[picachu52]

vean mi video me qujedo bkn este tambien es bkn

[Holdsworth12345]

This version is just awful.. For a real musical version of this piece you should hear Paco and John play it at the Friedburg concert in 1987. That's really something else.

[cave82]

I can't believe they dropped so many beats.. They must have been strung out

[douggiss]

great song, thank´s chick corea for this beautifull song!!!

[trappedsoul7]

i've seen better interpretations of spain than this one.

[elleinashd]

Get a copy of coryel's "tributaries"album. If i rememberber right, abercrombie played with him. Two acoustics.

[elleinashd]

I used to listen to Al and Larry when I was 17. Now I'm 47, they are still unbelievable.--carlo salcedo

[nixter888]

Go to the video "not out of Africa" by ellasAZ!

[orlandoCF1]

How can one say Al is not a good player? He is excellent! May not be what you want to hear.

[uisguexjack]

You don't like the country, get the hell out of it. Looks like you make your living here, like American music and too make fun of farting imams.... Hmmm... yeah, go back to your fare land fool

[ferrariModenas]

It is amazing that great American musicians much more appreciated over seas than in their own land, that alone proves that education level of American society, keep wearing your jeans below your ass that just suits you..

[jiggity99]

You're really good at not making generalizations.

[mrfranix]

I won't stereo-type 300M people, that would show a lack of depth and a wealth of stupidity, but I will evaluate you individually as a fool.

[jm3004]

Ahh but these great musicians are a product of our uneducated society...And im sure in 10 years most of your countrymen will be wearing their jeans below their asses long after the youngsters here have moved on from that

[deapwavelio]

The USA education now is not the best, even poor Countries have better education, they have the luck of living on a Country that have a great economy based created by their people from a time were they had great education... But now is ridiculous bad... But that is not for everyone who lives there.

[romaneberle]

wow. we all know meola is lightning fast. but we didn't expect coryell to beat him in style AND speed! :)))

[gurucow]

but those chromatic fingers exercises are...

[deapwavelio]

Like music is a competition man, do you think guitar playing is a sport?

[romaneberle]

no.

[dazedandconfucious]

wow, they massacred that. totally not up to their standards. and coryell, leave out the bends, man! this version is so cold and it has no heart or subtly, no delicate touch. john and paco's performances of this piece are far superior.

[deapwavelio]

Maybe far diferent but not far superior, why would you say is superior, i think you may play guitar our something, but you don´t realy know what music is...

[SevenCircles]

I never heard Larry Coryell play this fast on the recordings he made during the sixties. Could he play like this back then too?

[Podestacide]

I didn't mind it overall, but there are a few kind of gross moments. Judging by the crowd's response, they didn't care much for it either...

[unkljer]

al's not really a walking rhythm player like Coryell, that's why he sounds a little thin while Coryell plays lead, but their styles do complement each other and they have rock and roll heart.