Private Concert

• Artist: Larry Coryell
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• Release Date: April 27, 1999
• Type: Live
• Genre: Jazz

Review

This all-acoustic solo guitar studio date by Larry Coryell is a real find, issued by the German label Acoustic Music. Occasionally Coryell overdubs a second accompanying line, as he does on Dizzy Gillespie's "Brother K," played as a gentle samba, and "Hot House," which weds hard bop with bossa nova. Compelling interpretations of timeless standards ("Spring Is Here" and "Body and Soul"), classical works (Ravel's "Pavane de la Belle au Bois Dormant" and Rodrigo's "Spanish Suite"), plus an imaginative reworking of George Harrison's "Something" and a dramatic, extended but never dull take of "Moon River" are among the CD's many assets. About the only thing to gripe about is the liner note author's reference to "Todd" Dameron, a mistake unfortunately repeated in the composer credit to "Hot House." ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Sonnymoon for Two	Sonny Rollins	Larry Coryell	(3:43)
Brother "K"	Dizzy Gillespie	Larry Coryell	(6:29)
Spring Is Here	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	Larry Coryell	(4:40)
Pavan de la Belle au Bois Dormant	Maurice Ravel	Larry Coryell	(1:12)
Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year	Frank Loesser	Larry Coryell	(3:40)
Something	George Harrison	Larry Coryell	(4:20)
Hot House	Tadd Dameron	Larry Coryell	(3:00)
Prelude, No. 2	George Gershwin	Larry Coryell	(3:26)
Django Fanatsy	Larry Coryell	Larry Coryell	(3:21)
Spanish Suite	Joaquín Rodrigo	Larry Coryell	(7:18)
Body and Soul	Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton	Larry Coryell	(4:13)
Moon River	Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer	Larry Coryell	(11:36)

Credits

John Lee (Engineer), Larry Coryell (Guitar (Acoustic))