For You Lot Larry Coryell - 1993 Fallen Angel

On Fallen Angel, Larry Coryell teams upwards amongst arranger Don Sebesky to create a wide-ranging album amount of sampled sounds together with programmed tracks inward an endeavor to mix the sometime CTI audio of the '70s amongst the production techniques together with rhythms of the '90s. "Inner City Blues" kicks things off amongst nifty promise, every bit Coryell jams over a pre-programmed beat rails amongst background vocalists. On "(Angel on Sunset) Bumpin' on Sunset," he improvises along amongst a sampled Wes Montgomery, therefore turns Erroll Garner's classic "Misty" into a mid-tempo reggae jaunt through which he together with pianist Mulgrew Miller move lightly. The CTI connecter is brought to the forefront amongst a remake of Deodato's "2001" hitting called "Thus Spoke Z," on which the famous topic is implied only never stated. Other highlights include a funky, angular tribute called "Monk's Corner," Sebesky's attractive "I Remember Bill" together with the solo "Westerly Wind." There are likewise 2 pleasant shine jazz song pieces at the front end of the album, the beautiful ballad, "Fallen," a distich betwixt vocalists Klyde Jones together with Jeanie Bryson, together with the funky made-for-radio "Never Never," featuring saxophonist Richard Elliot together with a song from Ms. Jones.

Fallen Angel was manifestly an endeavor to honor Larry Coryell a house on the shine jazz playlist, a business it didn't actually accomplish. While it is non probable to appease those who bemoan the guitarist's failure to alive upwards to his initial promise, it tin sack last enjoyed if taken on its ain terms.

Tracks Listing

1. Inner City Blues (3:31)
2. Fallen (3:45)
3. Never Never (3:34)
4. Angel On Sunset (5:40)
5. Stardust (5:55)
6. Misty (4:32)
7. I Remember Bill (3:07)
8. Pieta (5:53)
9. Thus Spoke Z (4:49)
10. Stella By Starlight (4:31)
11. Monk's Corner (6:26)
12. Westerly Wind (2:04)
13. The Moors (2:53)

Total fourth dimension 56:40

Line-up / Musicians

- Larry Coryell / electrical guitar

With:
- Jeanie Bryson / vocals (2)
- Klyde Jones / vocals (1-3)
- Wes Montgomery / guitar (4)
- Mulgrew Miller / pianoforte (5,6,9)
- Ted Rosenthal / pianoforte (8,11)
- Jamie Laurence / synth programming
- Don Sebesky / synth (?), musical director, arrangements
- Richard Elliot / tenor saxophone (2,3)
- Chris Hunter / alto saxophone (9)