Lady Coryell

Lady Coryell is the debut album by jazz fusion guitarist Larry Coryell, recorded when he was 25.[1]

Lady Coryell
Studio album by
Larry Coryell
Released1969
Recorded1968
GenreJazz, jazz fusion
Length39:29
LabelVanguard
ProducerLarry Coryell, Danny Weiss
Larry Coryell chronology
Lady Coryell
(1969)		 Coryell
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Village VoiceB+[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

Reception

Lady Coryell was mostly ignored upon release but later received positive reviews. Robert Christgau gave the album a B+, stating, "Larry Coryell is the greatest thing to happen to the guitar since stretched gut" and "This is far more satisfying but still crabbed and uneven".[5] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide had a mostly positive review, saying Larry Coryell was "one of the most creative and accomplished modern electric guitarists."[2] Jim Todd, writing for Allmusic, stated "This 1968 set is for anyone who felt let down when the early '70s promise for a truly creative, genre-busting fusion of jazz and rock swiftly disappeared in a wave of vapid, show biz values and disco frippery" but also stated that "The album's only lapse is the country corn of "Love Child Is Coming Home," where Coryell tries to transcend one genre too many."[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Larry Coryell except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Herman Wright"3:21
2."Sunday Telephone"2:27
3."Two Minute Classical"2:08
4."Love Child is Coming Home"2:31
5."Lady Coryell"6:31
6."The Dream Thing"2:23
7."Treats Style"" (Jimmy Garrison)5:42
8."You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye)2:35
9."Stiff Neck"7:12
10."Cleo's Mood" (Junior Walker)4:20

Personnel

References
  1. Todd, Jim. "Lady Coryell". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1 ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. p. 51. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. Christgau, Robert (September 18, 1969). "Consumer Guide (4)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Album". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  6. Todd, Jim. "Larry Coryell Lady Coryell". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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