Larry Coryell - Barefoot Boy

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1971
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:33
Size: 92,9 MB
Art: Front

(11:51)  1. Gypsy Queen
( 8:39)  2. The Great Escape
(20:03)  3. Call To The Higher Consciousness

Produced by Bob Thiele and recorded at Electric Lady studios with engineer Eddie Kramer, Barefoot Boy is one of Larry Coryell's finest recordings as a leader. "Gypsy Queen" was recorded prior to bassist Mervin Bronson's arrival at the studio, and features the percussion section locking into a groove over which Coryell lays down a riff and Steve Marcus cuts loose with a fiery soprano sax solo. When it's his turn to solo on this opening number, Coryell turns up the heat, sounding like a cross between Jimi Hendrix and Sonny Sharrock. (Coryell played with Sharrock on Herbie Mann's Memphis Underground.) "The Great Escape" finds Coryell cooking over a bass and percussion groove, with Marcus on tenor sax. "Call to the Higher Consciousness" is a side-long 20-minute jam in which all the players take a ride, with Marcus once again cooking on the soprano sax. Roy Haynes is superb throughout, working in tandem with the percussionists to keep the music moving. This recording is a noteworthy example of the possibilities inherent in the early days of fusion, blending the electrifying energy of rock with the improvisational excitement of jazz. ~ Jim Newsom http://www.allmusic.com/album/barefoot-boy-mw0000117582

Personnel:   Guitar – Larry Coryell;  Bass – Mervin Bronson (tracks: 2, 3);  Congas [Conga] – Lawrence Killian;  Drums – Roy Haynes;  Percussion – Harry Wilkinson;  Piano – Mike Mandel (tracks: 3);  Soprano Saxophone – Steve Marcus (tracks: 1, 2);  Tenor Saxophone – Steve Marcus (tracks: 3)

Barefoot Boy

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