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Larry Coryell follows Joey DeFrancesco with a single chorus on electric guitar, completing the solo section. Taken at a blazing swing tempo of 282 BPM over the 80-bar AAB in B♭, the improvisation requires fleet execution and decisive melodic choices. Coryell follows with a single commanding chorus, his electric guitar cutting through the organ's rich texture with the fusion-influenced edge that defined his long career. Recorded for the album Wonderful! Wonderful! in 2012, the performance captures Larry Coryell at 68 to 69 years old. The title track of Joey DeFrancesco's 2012 album Wonderful! Wonderful! pairs the Hammond B3 organ virtuoso with guitarist Larry Coryell in a performance that celebrates the soul jazz tradition while pushing it in contemporary directions.
Larry Coryell was 68 to 69 years old at the time.
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