Air Dancing

Larry Coryell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 8, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jazzpoint
• ASIN: B000001P3Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #967,574 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars air coryell, October 27, 2000

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JB BARRERA (singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Air Dancing (Audio CD)

this is one of my favorite from my 500 plus collection of cd's. a live recording which features buster willams(bass),stanley cowell(piano)and billy hart(drums).coryell in top form with his blistering solos particularly in the opening track PRAYER FOR PEACE,my favorite track though is the title track AIR DANCING which started out with a slow acro bass solo from williams and slowly join in by hart and coryell showcasing stunning interplay and improvisation.all 7 tracks is a knock down,a MUST not only for coryell fans but for all guitar music lovers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Songs That Changed My Life, October 29, 2007

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Oded Fried-Gaon "'Musician/Composer/Philosopher'" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Air Dancing (Audio CD)

This album is sublime. But particularly because of the song Air Dancing, written by the great bassist (also playing on this cd) Buster Williams. An especially beautiful composition, on which Larry has quite a solo. Very beautiful production, accompanied by the not-so-well-known-but-amazing Billy Hart on drums. A worthwhile album, mainly subdued, and on the 'easy' side of jazz.

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Quite Straight Ahead, April 10, 2011

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Brian P. Nestor (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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I finally found "Air Dancing" available online and picked it up. It was an excellent purchase. The music comes from 1988, a period when Coryell had moved past the more aggressive fusion the the late 1960s and 1970s and was concentrating on either straight ahead jazz in the Kenny Burrell / Wes Montgomery / Grant Green mode, or concentrating on acoustic guitar and sometimes dabbling in covering classical pieces.

Surprisingly, this album, while boasting a 'classic' jazz quartet, still retains some of the aggressive tone and feel of fusion. The songs tend to be long, with plenty of solos. Coryell uses a more treble tone on this album than on other albums of the period. And the solos are faster and more furious. Still, this is not really fusion, keeping closer to straight ahead in both structure and song choices.

To remind us that we are in the 1980s, Larry covers a Gershwin tune on solo acoustic guitar, which helps break up the album. If you are a fan of Larry Coryell, this is an excellent addition. If you want to try out this vastly underrated guitar maestro, this is an excellent starting point, as you get a taste of fusion, straight ahead, and solo acoustic all in one package.