Introducing the Eleventh House with Larry Coryell

Larry Coryell, Eleventh House

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1972
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vanguard Records
• ASIN: B000000EL4
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #100,738 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars And miss out on "cover girl" & "rocks"? You're Nuts!, September 25, 2003

By A Customer

Don't get this version, make a few more mouse clicks & find the REMASTERED import version with 3 bonus tracks & pay the 2 or 3 dollars extra for that & be even more blown away, it's worth every penny. Far from being forgettable, the tracks "Cover Girl" & "Rocks" are as burning as fusion gets & as crazy as Mouzon gets on drums! Mouzon & Cobham are the reigning king monsters of all 1970s drummers.

Also, if you like this recording pick up "Barefoot Boy" by Coryell which is even better. Then go over to John Etheridge & Rick Sanders 2nd-Vision if you want to find a really obscure fusion album that ranks up with the best ever made by anyone.

peace

hm

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the all-time fusion masterpieces, December 10, 2005

By	Warren W. Nelson (Mooresville, NC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Larry Coryell stands on equal footing with John McLaughlin as one of the premier jazz fusion guitarist and this probably represents his finest achievement. Many people consider his earlier work with McLaughlin, 'Spaces' as writing the textbook for fusion style guitarwork, but to me, this is his greatest overall musical achievement. Comparisons to the original Mahavishnu Orchestra may seem to be inevitable considering the power and attack of the band's performance, but stylistically, the band plays much closer to the fusion/funk style of Herbie Hancock's Headhunters. Their is not as much of an eastern influence as the Mahavishnu Orchestra and there seems to be a wider variety of tempo and stylistic diversity on this recording. The synthesizer runs and Randy Brecker's trumpet keep pace rather well with Coryell's intensity and the compositional framework is elaborate and melodically sophisticated. But the highlight, of course, is the blitzkrieg of notes being pummelled out of Coryell's guitar mostly trading with synthesizer and trumpet, intermingled with more mid tempo improvisations; but the dynamics and interaction feature not just beautifully intricate work, but ingenious melodic and harmonic scales befitting musicians of the highest technical accomplishment. This is probably the most technically perfect fusion recording I have ever heard; a joyous and awesome performance!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a fusion classic., February 25, 1999

By A Customer

All must boiw to the guitar of Larry Coryell and his 70's band Elevth House. This is ensemble action at its highest with Coryell's incredibly fast unison lines with trumpeter Randy Brecker, Mike Mandel's slightly dated keyboard sound, yet you can tell the talent is there and Alphonse Mouzon's dramatic speedy playing and also when playing with bassist Danny Trifan. A great rhythm section. If you find this you must buy it.

Kirk Mueller