Larry Coryell - Love is here to stay

[kanga58]

Truly a treasure, great teacher! l would love to hear play somewhere. The way he makes a six string acoustic sound so twelve stringy is always amazing to me! l have a cd with him and Emily Reimler. Do they ever do it up on acoustics. They play electrics, but their acoustic inner

play is classic !

[nichobo]

wow..... music is love

[briancatanzaro]

Thank you so much for posting this. It is a most spiritual moment in music.

[jabyram]

I have been playing for 4o years and consider myslf a good judge of musicians, he is the most creative and inspirational guitarist i have ever heard. It's ashame he isn't recognized by more. If he wore sunglasses w/windshield wipers he might be more famous!!!

[PreviewResorts]

Saw him and Alfonse Mouson in a club in Denver in the late 70's. It went real well with Ouzo. This is not one of his best, but everyone has to have this chestnut in their bag. Nice casual, off the top, version.

[ibanezprox]

awesome holding a chord shape and playing the harmonics 12 frets up in the same shape, I have really enjoyed his music and instructional books

[MrJevguitar88]

is he playing the guitar?

[Marcus538]

@MrJevguitar88 looks like it

[jazzster123]

@MrJevguitar88 no, he is caressing the guitar.

[macuser2]

God bless this man...most of the real " Jazz Dude's" are almost all gone...treasure these guys, because when there all gone, there "Really" all gone! Yes there are great young cats out there, but these guys set the original bar for the rest of us...

[doallthegoodyoucan]

This player is NOT from this earth.. he is from "beyond the heavens"..and I have been his fan since 1969..

[alspageddi]

Anyone else hear a little tribute to "Donna Lee" at roughly 2:39-2:41?

[123marsmarsmars]

Mr. Coryell has moved my musical heart since I was 18, I'm 62. Thank you.

[melibass]

MASTER I LVE HIM TO DEATH HE IS SO SO GREAT 

[remijazz]

@yoe91

You say jazz music is so "unfeeling" ??

Excuse me,but this is probably one of the most insane things I've never read on you tube!!

I study music and believe me,I 've never heard another music who asking as much feeling than jazz!!Jazz is THE EXPRESSION OF FEELING,because jazz is improvisation and you can't improvise withouth feeling..

I don't really want to be arrogant with you,but please,before judging something ,try to be sure you have sufficient knowledge to understand and thus judge

[danlimdav182]

@remijazz Jazz is unfeeling....to a no hearted person. Most guitarist started out with jazz, and ended with jazz. That includes Eric Clapton, Slash, Synyster Gates, etc. Even some blues players started with jazz. But warning, Jazz isn't for the ppl with no feelings

[yoe91]

GOD I despise jazz....so unfeeling, cold...but the beginning is super awesome !!! Mega original.

[hitsounds]

@yoe91 Wow - It's just expressing grown up feelings - more subtle than 'girls run this motherf**king world' or "my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard'' - maybe you just can't relate yet..

[yoe91]

@hitsounds maybe, but most probably not ;)

[JonP1961]

@yoe91

really. i mean, look at his face at 2:28, for example. no feeling there, right? or at 3:20.

>shaking head<

it's actually the EXACT opposite. once you get past the fact that it generally takes a lot of time/effort into studying the form, it takes feeling from the soul to be able to improv and make it work! otherwise it's just.... mega randomness, dude! ;)

[doallthegoodyoucan]

I see it's a guitar playing the beginning but I think he's got a harp inside!

[twochaudio]

### 3 dislikes, how can you not like that he did not yell out f,u,k, you or eat s--hit like today music

[merlinsaixvqo]

i had once a guitar lesson in VHS of this guitarist way back 1993...I'm 18 that time and i'm not that much talented as i did not absorb all the technics and tricks...but i know how he is doing the harmonics in intro here which is the pick is concealed in his palm picking the strings while the fore finger slightly touching the same string on the higher octave fret creating natural harmonics...part of his tutorial that i had...

[lagatuda]

Just AWESOME!

[lornacd]

Miss having SGI meetings at his house. For those how don't know about sgi here is the site. sgi-usa.org.

[DANGILBERT03]

what the fuck he is doing?!? sounds incredible...

[RickFreeloader]

I thought that 8 finger tapping was a prerogative of metal guitarist. Then I've found Stanley Jordan. And now Larry Coryell.. heck, is there anything this man can' t do?

[Cmyers1992]

@RickFreeloader

He's actually using natural harmonics. A technique used alot in classical guitar. uses one finger to slightly touch the string and the thumb to strike it. That's the basic way of doing that. He is obviously taken it to another level but it creates that chimy harp sound.

[bsharporbflat]

@Cmyers1992 You mean artificial harmonics of course, natural harmonics being played on open strings....

[beeroosterm]

@bsharporbflat Mr. Sharp/flat is correct. Steve Morse uses these to lovely effect in much of his live playing these days...

[leoosiku]

@bsharporbflat Harp harmonics- he alternates between an artificial harmonic and a regular fretted note giving the harp effect. He learned this from Lenny Breau many years ago.

[markatier]

It is so nice to see Coryell get the respect now. He did not always get it. The pioneer was so far out of the "box" in 60s & early 70s, most people could not understand. Through the years Larry showed amazing versatility and reach with his music. I grew up & old with his music. Saw him live, every chance. Bought every album, every concert & album was a different expression. Larry Coryell to me is..... well part of my life.

[lootheessence]

he's a legend

[awesomejohnnet]

You have to respect him for his dedication and the fact that he is still a great technician at his age his chop are great... a pioneer who jammed with Hendrix and turned many people on to jazz...

know his value he wont be around forever.

[TheCowsword]

I play guitar and my main influences have been Jason Becker, Shawn Lane, Jeff Loomis, Ravi Shankar and Larry Coryell

Can't afford to go to music school but I would love to learn Jazz theory. Technique lies in Jazz

[motistrat]

That's what I call beautiful music in guitar playing. Try to get his very first solo album back in 1969. THere is a duo with Elvin Jones. Amazing duo, knowing that at the same time, Jimi was playing Woodstock Hey young generation, you dont know what you missed in those days : creativity...

[Wrathasyth]

@motistrat hey, i ain't missing a thing! i'm loving right now just as much as you did back then. You're right though, you just don't get creativity like this anymore :(

[angeloamericano]

I've seen him play this many times and it always pleases me. He's a friend of mine and I've had several lessons w him but don't have the facility to play like him. I do what I can and continue to improve in spite of some technical limitations. His playing has given me a lot of joy over the years.

[MsMegajosh]

oh my god! i played on that guitar today! he let me use it and he gave me his pick!

[muscritiq80]

It's beautiful, it reminds me of Alan Holdsworth.

[meditatio1]

bravo!! bravissimo!!

[chissD]

magnific atmosphear!

[VeganaExPuta]

Did anyone enjoy this just because Larry played it beautifully?

[cliffworks4321]

i did

[amsedelm]

Absolutely beautiful. I took one lesson from Larry back in '75 or '76 at the Gorham Hotel in NYC. It lasted 3 hours and he took only $25! What a nice guy. Wrote out Birdfingers and some lessons for me which I still have. I'll never forget that as long as I live.

[univibe23]

Got to give the man his due respect! Nice to see how the experience, hard work and dedication to a craft pay off. Wish more people could see this kind of talent--we don't have enough people like this to inspire us no matter what we choose to do in life. Unfortunately, we have a lot of Hollywood posers these days who get by on a face alone...no wonder were in such dire straits.

[Mistien]

nice job!

[narancor]

It,s little darlin´.

[jplent]

Genius....

[tskwork]

Impressionnant

[RENN357]

this guy just dances around his guitar.

fantastic :)

[ReWiNd437]

Larry Coryell is a true technician, a master of his instrument! Peace

[jlilaj]

really I didnt even know a guitar could sound like that

[alembicbassguy]

I personally love Larrys playing - I first became a fan in the eighties. Wonderful!

[juliedog464]

Same here..... he's one of the greats , a true personality on the guitar

[snoopy9456]

I was at that concert! Nice to see someone was able to capture some of it on video. Wow no video can do justice to the sounds heard there that night though. Just amazing...

[noles33]

this is insane. i never heard of this guy until tonight.

[WwwLickonizerDe]

Cool man, sounds like a harp in the beginning.

[jkip44]

There are no adjectives which would do Larry justice. He is just an amazing player, great teacher and all around gentleman. Thanks for the posting.

[Dvareckas]

L.Coryell super guitarist!!!

koks tembras,flazoletai,virtuozas!!­! by Daivis

[Giantsteppin]

whoa.. that just blew my mind. We are playing this in Jazz Band (which is how I came across it).

[remijazz]

just beautiful

[lagatuda]

Simply put - Larry Coryell is a national treasure. One of the all-time greatest guitar players and an excellent musician and gentleman.

[keeponblinking]

beautiful

[romaneberle]

larry is one of my personal idols, that's for sure. his chord progressions and subtle melodies are a class of it's own, superb. he's not a 'rocker' like mcLaughlin or scott henderson, that's obvious after listening to a few of his pieces. and, yes, sometimes (often?) you need an open, jazz-trained ear to grip the flow of his music.

[vzuani]

McLaughlin??? Well you need to check this man when he is playing with Paco De Lucia, he was beyond superb than this video and his technique can be compare with the highest class and speed, if Paco accept him to play together before McLauglhin, and Al Dimeola that can tell you something about the ability and knowledge of this man, check him out at any of the Paco De Lucia videos with Larry Coryel.

[doallthegoodyoucan]

@romaneberle

Listen to his rendition of You Don't Know what Love Is.. and then tell me which you like better.

[lancedeboyle]

i have to say, reading a few of the comments here, that some of you appear to be over-analysing the music and falling into that all too familiar trap of the "gun-slinger" mentality of who has the best technique. surely the technique of the player is, by far, secondary to the music which results? listening to this myself i was more impressed by the mood evoked by larry's playing than anything else. in my opinion, if your music isn't about expressing emotion, then what you're producing isn't art.

[regozini]

a whole lifetime dedicated to jazz

[Simbai69]

Don't taste,just listen.

[murf5824]

no doubt Coryell is a very well known artist but this broken up walkabout jazz seems like it has no personality. im sure ill get bashed for that but theres no fluidity. i am always watching him and many of his peers(so much can be learned) to see what they are doing but man its definitely an aquired taste.

[red19bridge]

Larry is one of my favorite musicians ever, but I understand what you're saying. What I find is, the vibe when he's playing is so extraordinary, it somehow provides the fluidity that might seem missing rhythmically. It REALLY helps to be there live, at least at first; it's kind of like another level of listening. Just my 2 cents.

[murf5824]

i guess what i should have said is i dont like this piece it does nothing for me. when i listen to music i like to relax and absorb it almost being imaginatively displaced this piece does not do that it leaves me hanging therefore i say 5 stars on technique no score on fulfilment

[Rizzo12388]

Larry Coryell is an incredible guitar player! WOW!!!

[synesthesia67]

amazing....

[leoosiku]

Part1 response!1BIG RETARD Calm down.People like John too.There are things Larry does better and there are things John does better. Larrys straight ahead,blues,unaccompanied,walk­ing bass line and comping,ripple harmonics are a few of these.larry compresses idioms and does so often seamlessly within the same solo.He phrases as he breathes and splits the octave well.How you play within the octave does not visually impress but it sure does aurally and is probably one of the hardest things to master

[OneBigRetard]

I say again. I lovc Larry. You people are preaching to the choir. My point is this, he does not have the very best technique, yet he stands up next to great players in the world because of his other attributes. BTW my comment was about Larry in general not this clip.

[leoosiku]

PART 2 in response to "ONE BIG RETARD" Larry has some 70+ releases out there. Some are more technically proficient than others. All show a stunning repetoire and continual growth as a musician. Both Larry and John are visionaries and among the most important guitarists of the 20th century.

[Metallica1419]

I was here to see him live, this was at Lakeland COmmunity College. He is the 1st Jazz Artist that I had ever seen live and didn't know what to expect, but his performance was superb to say the least

[coolweasel]

If any of you have heard his "Spain," which he recorded on acoustic steel-string guitar and later overdubbed it, you won't question his technique. The problem with Coryell is consistency. There were times when he played like he had too much to drink, smoke, or pop. I dunno.

[OneBigRetard]

I would question almost everybody's technique. There is always more work to be done.

I have Spain, and as I said in the original post, I love Larry and his playing.

Just too many kiddy fiddlers on here tgetting upset when their hero is knocked.

[leoosiku]

Holes in his technique? Stupid comment. He played the way he felt like playing at the time. Rest assured that Larry's technique is of the highest order and perhaps the most well rounded of all time. The song is played beautifully-- enough said.

[OneBigRetard]

Why is it a stupid comment? There are guitarists with better technique, I would however still prefer to hear Larry because of his imagination and heart.

'Larry's technique is of the higest order'. That is a stupid comment because clear as day to anybody with at least one eye and half a brain (including Larry) can see that John Mclaughlin has a higher order of technique.

The song is played beautifully, why is that enough said? Another dickhead who takes opinions about other people personally.

[zinnington]

just wonderful. He never ceases to amaze me.

[OneBigRetard]

Got imagination and heart to make up for holes in technique. Really sweet player.

[theoak84]

everybody messes up.. who cares...

[OneBigRetard]

Twat.

[teetosh]

Fearless, he just gets better and better with age. What a treasure, play any Green Day?

[mrdonaldbecker]

Was that a kaki king/stanley jordan impression? Cool. Larry in his 60s trying new techniques...incredibly cool...reform 11th House!

[Chromatype]

The more I listen to Coryell, the more I like his playing. Great musician!