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Larry Coryell

Galveston, United States • 1943-04-02 – 2017-02-19

Larry Coryell is credited on 1,370 releases across 264 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,370

Pressings credited

264

Albums

7

Decades active

188

In collections

Biography

Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist, widely considered the "godfather of fusion". Alongside Gábor Szabó, he was a pioneer in melding jazz, country and rock music. Coryell was also a music teacher and a writer, penning a monthly column for Guitar Player magazine from 1977 to 1989. He collaborated with a number of other high-profile musicians, including Miles Davis, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Charles Mingus, Wayne Shorter, Miroslav Vitouš, Billy Cobham, Lenny White, Emily Remler, Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía, Steve Morse and others.

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Credited work

1,370 releases · 264 albums · active 1962–2026

  • Performance · 3,567
  • Other credits · 183
  • Production · 47

Studios: Vanguard Studios · Apostolic Studios · Montreux Jazz Festival · Rüssl Studio

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