{"title":"Digital Downloads","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-agora-cleveland-ohio-january-1977","title":"The Agora Cleveland, Ohio. 1977","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerformed in the midst of The Eleventh House breakup, and reuniting some old friends, Coryell churns out a jam like performance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLarry Coryell - guitar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlphonse Mouzon - drums\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiroslav Vitous - bass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteve Marcus - sax\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn 1977, Larry Coryell was truly in a transitional year.  The much heralded Eleventh House fusion group he founded had just broken up, and the reasons given were by Larry himself, he was done playing loud music. Maybe a partial truth, as \u003ci\u003eBack Together Again\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewas recorded this same year with a new variation of the Eleventh House group, minus a horn, and an added guitar, credited to Coryell\/Mouzon. Acoustic records were also being released by Coryell throughout this time, mostly duet records with Philip Catherine and Steve Khan, and even more acoustic records were yet to come. Still, in the midst of all of this, Coryell took to the road with Alphonse Mouzon and bassist Miroslav Vitous for a series of fusion shows, this one from the famous Agora Club in Cleveland, Ohio, which also features a rare rendition of \"My Favorite Things\", ironically a jazz standard Coryell never recorded or played extensively.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Larry Legacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46981828182236,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/7500\/6172\/files\/Larry_Coryell_Agora_Fixed.jpg?v=1775145803"},{"product_id":"the-eleventh-house-featuring-larry-coryell-looks-like-the-band-is-ready-to-go-sir-morgans-cove-worcester-massachusetts-december-14-1973","title":"The Eleventh House featuring Larry Coryell - Sir Morgan's Cove: Worcester, Massachusetts December 14, 1973","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eLarry Coryell - guitar\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDanny Trifan - bass\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAlphonse Mouzon - drums\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMike Mandel - keys\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRandy Brecker - trumpet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. \"Looks Like the Band Is Ready to Go\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2.  The Cover Girl\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3.  Larry Introduces the Band\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4.  The Funky Waltz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5.  Adam Smasher\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6.  Untitled (Thoughts)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e7.  Rocks\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e8.  Birdfingers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e9.  DJ Outroduction\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Eleventh House was merely 6 months old at the time of this performance, and another 6 months from releasing their debut album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Eleventh House with Larry Coryell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowing disinterested with his former band Foreplay, Coryell had decided he wanted to get a little more funky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe employed the likes of Alphonse Mouzon (drums) and Randy Brecker (trumpet) almost immediately, adding Danny Trifan on bass and keeping longtime friend and bandmate Mike Mandel on keys.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan id=\"m_-6474631639124669604gmail-docs-internal-guid-c6e1c0ad-7fff-da8a-8933-938a2a65ce67\"\u003eCoda magazine from May of 1974 explains:  Coryell says, “The old band just kind of disintegrated. It had been together for two years or more and it was time for a change. I have a much better band, better musicians now. There is a stronger cohesion in the 11th house. It’s more than five individuals. Even though everyone is very strong on their own, it’s the togetherness that’s the focal point in the group and that’s what’s going to carry us through.  Mike Mandel is the only member of the old group who I felt had the ability, the preparedness, to move into this new kind of music. I would’ve kept Steve Marcus except that I needed a stronger horn. The trumpet is much stronger in this loud electronic music. The poor soprano just gets drowned out. A trumpet adds an extra dimension.  Randy is not only a good jazz horn soloist but he makes the ensemble passages much stronger, and he writes.  When I was forming the 11th House, I originally wanted to have two horns, but I just couldn’t afford it. I do want to keep things fluctuating. I want to keep the personnel changing if there’s ever any let down in the creative effort.  If there’s a bad apple in the works, even if it’s me, I’ll remove it.  What the 11th House will do as a group is more important than any individual effort in the long run.  My goal is for the world to receive us while we’re still playing at our peak.  I’m not out there to get good reviews, I’m out there to make some money, as terrible as that may sound.” (Coda, May 1974)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Larry Legacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47644030370012,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/7500\/6172\/files\/Birdfinger_Boot_Series_Free_Download.jpg?v=1772570938"},{"product_id":"the-eleventh-house-featuring-larry-coryell-nazareth-college-arts-rochester-new-york","title":"The Eleventh House featuring Larry Coryell - Nazareth College Arts: Rochester, New York, February 23, 1974","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e1.  Low-Lee-Tah\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2.  Rocks\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3.  The Funky Waltz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4.  Untitled Thoughts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5.  Drum Solo [cuts Birdfingers]\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMusicians:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLarry Coryell - guitar\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAlphonse Mouzon - drums\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRandy Brecker - trumpet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMike Mandel - keys\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDanny Trifan - bass\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePerforming on the same bill as Soft Machine, The Eleventh House featuring Larry Coryell had been together for about 5 months, and were making a push on the fusion scene.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTheir debut album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eleventh House featuring Larry Coryell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehad not yet been released, however the band were already putting in a healthy string of dates going back to the Fall of 1973.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe band put on a fiery performance, albeit incomplete, but the approach is very much high octane.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCoryell's desire to create an ensemble of dedicated musicians and composers, rather than solely focus on himself.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhen asked about his intentions with the Eleventh House in one of his last interviews, he simply answered \"funk\", and those explorations are on full display here.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yj6qo\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"adL\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Larry Legacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49880179441884,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/7500\/6172\/files\/Vol_3_Photo_Larry_Coryell.jpg?v=1775952345"},{"product_id":"the-eleventh-house-featuring-larry-coryell-village-gate-greenwich-village-new-york-november-10-1975","title":"The Eleventh House featuring Larry Coryell -  Village Gate: Greenwich Village, New York, November 10, 1975","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" width=\"569\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" height=\"419\" style=\"width: 101.607%;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the end of 1975, the Eleventh House band was either splintering or finding new direction. Recorded only a few months after the departure of Alphonse Mouzon (drums) and Michael Lawrence (trumpet), this version of the Eleventh House group is rarely showcased. As a quartet (sans a horn player), Coryell and keyboardist Mike Mandel are forced to pick up many of the crucial horn lines through their respective instruments, and with new drummer Gerald Brown added into the fold, the vibe is funky, loose and jamming. Coryell picks up much more of the solo spotlight than usual, leaving this entire program to be played with a little more urgency. A rare, unearthed recording, and taken directly from the soundboard, the sound quality is stellar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Nyctaphobia\u003cbr\u003e2. Level One\u003cbr\u003e3. Diedra\u003cbr\u003e4. Suite: Entrance\/Repose\/Exit\u003cbr\u003e5. 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