Eleventh House With Larry Coryell [Extra tracks, Import]

The Eleventh House (Artist), Larry Coryell (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 12, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Universe Italy
• ASIN: B0000695MR
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #680,502 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Birdfingers

2. The Funky Waltz

3. Low-Lee-Tah

4. Adam Smasher

5. Joy Ride

6. Yin

7. Theme for a Dream

8. Gratitude "A So Low"

9. Ism-Ejercicio

10. Right on Y'all

11. Cover Girl [*]

12. Rocks [*]

13. The Eyes of Love [*]

Editorial Reviews

Full title - Introducing The Eleventh House With Larry Coryell. Originally released in 1974 on Vanguard. Early jazz-fusion rock from guitarist Larry Coryell's pioneering band with a hard-edged sound, penetrating and loud. A great vehicle for Coryell helped here by drummer Alphonse Mouzon, keyboardist Mike Mandel, trumpeter Randy Brecker and bassist Danny Trifan. Contains 3 bonus tracks 'Cover Girl', 'Rocks' & 'The Eyes Of Love'. Miniature LP sleeve with original artwork.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MuTron and the Hagstrom, April 1, 2005

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frankp93 "frankp93" (Connecticut United States) - See all my reviews
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I had the pleasure of seeing these guys (with a number of trumpet players - Lawrence, Hino) and this album was a staple in high school. The remastering is a noticable improvement over the original, although there's alot to be said for that Vanguard Apostolic sound on the original LP. They didn't yet call it "Fusion" back then - I think "Jazz-Rock" was the going term. Funkier than "Birds of Fire", without the Bartok influence, the material here was eclectic and tuneful - particularly "Joy Ride", my favorite which sounds like it could have be written yesterday.

Now, how about dusting off the tapes of "Level One", "Aspects" and the solo "Lion and the Ram" to round out the Coryell catalog.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coryell classic w/ a few "bonus" tracks, August 26, 2004

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Christopher Henrici (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eleventh House With Larry Coryell (Audio CD)

The psychedelic art on the cover of this 1974 Eleventh House album is really cool, there are a few songs that sound kind of like psychedelic/fusion, and some that are jazz/fusion. A few are funky fusion, and as usual Larry includes a mellow acoustic based tune....so there is a good variety of songs. Coryell is an amazing musician who is also not afraid to experiment. The early 70's produced fusions cream of the crop and alot of excellent records. Though not as big as the other fusion bands (Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to forever) in terms of record sales, Coryell pioneerd the art form and was a huge influence on his contemporaries. A couple of these songs have a guitar sound and style that makes you wonder if Jerry Garcia was influenced by this album. This is the heaviest and overall best of the eleventh house records with good remastering and "bonus" tracks from the album "Planet End", which was a compilation of out-takes- "Cover Girl" being the standout. The inclusion of these tracks make this package the best single disc available of Larry Coryell with the Eleventh House...there is'nt a bad track on it. Incredible guitar work by Larry Coryell w/ Alphonse Mouzon on drums, and good trumpet (some w/ wah wah pedal) from R. Brecker. Though Amazon did not have this disc listed as an import, my copy says made in Italy, the label is called Universe, which is a well respected reissue company that has exclusive rights from Vanguard records USA for the Italian market. They did an excellent job of reproducing the cover art for this cd issue. This disc will be enjoyable to fans of Coryell, Fusion, or anyone interested in hearing one of the best guitarists in the world.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellently Remastered, December 6, 2002

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Theodore J Lake Jr (Hopewell, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eleventh House With Larry Coryell (Audio CD)

Just to let everyone know, the three bonus tracks are from Coryell's album Planet End. The whole album is remastered though and sounds significantly better than the original cd version.