Three Guitars (Remastered) Larry Coryell, Badi Assad, John Abercrombie

• 1 Seu Jorge E Dona Ica 06:03
• 2 New Lute Prelude 01:37
• 3 New Lute Interlude 03:17
• 4 Soundtrack 04:20
• 5 After the Rain 04:59
• 6 Descending Grace 05:31
• 7 Metamorphosis 04:06
• 8 No Flight Tonight 04:27
• 9 Ralph's Piano Waltz 05:12
• 10 Suspended Circles 05:28
• 11 Exercise in Fourths 02:36
• 12 Autumn Breeze 03:33
• 13 Timeless 07:07
• Total Runtime 58:16

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Was passiert, wenn Sie drei Gitarrenmeister mit jeweils einem Leben lang beeindruckender musikalischer Erlebnisse kombinieren und sie zum ersten Mal zusammen in der wunderbaren akustischen Kulisse der New Yorker St. Peter's Church spielen lassen? Sie haben das ideale Set an Zutaten für ein eklektisches und originelles Meisterwerk. John Abercrombie verbindet einen kreativen Stilmix in seinem Spiel und gilt als einer der einflussreichsten Gitarristen der letzten 25 Jahre. Guitar Master Nummer zwei ist einer der aufregendsten und innovativsten Gitarristen, die heute auftreten und das ist Brasiliens Badi Assad. Eine Virtuose, deren technische Fähigkeit niemals die viszerale Wirkung ihres Spiels überschattet. Larry Coryell gründete The Eleventh House, eine der einflussreichsten Gruppen der Fusion in den 1970er Jahren und hatte seine Gitarrenzauber mit allen entfesselt – von Dizzy Gillespie und Charles Mingus bis hin zu Randy Brecker und Chico Hamilton. Mit ihrem charakteristischen hochauflösenden Aufnahmeprozess erfasst Chesky Records mit erstaunlicher Klangklarheit, diese historische Kombination aus drei Originalstilen und kreativen Persönlichkeiten, um Ihnen ein "unvergessliches Erlebnis" zu bieten.

Badi Assad, Gitarre, Gesang, Flöte, Kalimba, Mundharmonika, Perkussion
John Abercrombie, Gitarre
Larry Coryell, Gitarre

Digital remastered

Badi Assad
Born in Sao Joao da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Badi Assad embarked on her musical journey at the age of fourteen, studying guitar under the guidance of her father Jorge and her brothers Sergio and Odair, known as the world-renowned Duo Assad. Her passion for singing was ignited by her mother, Angelina Assad’s remarkable talent. In 1984, Badi clinched victory at the Concurso Jovens Instrumentistas (Young Instrumentalists Contest) and pursued further guitar studies at a conservatory in Rio de Janeiro in 1985. She showcased her multifaceted skills in 1988 with the creation of Antagonismus, a solo piece where she displayed her abilities as a guitarist, singer, actress, and dancer. The release of her debut album, Danca dos Tons, in 1989 marked the beginning of a prolific career. Over the years, Badi graced numerous prestigious festivals alongside acclaimed artists like Hermeto Pascoal, Milton Nascimento, Pat Metheny, Francoise-Emmanuelle Denis, Mike Stern, Dori Caymmi, and the Duo Assad. Her partnership with Chesky Records in 1994 led to the release of Solo, her first album with international acclaim. Subsequent albums like Rhythms earned her accolades such as Best Classical Guitar Album from Guitar Player readers and Best Classical Guitarist from Acoustic Guitar. Badi’s music has been featured on NPR, television, and stages worldwide, captivating audiences with her captivating performances at festivals and concerts across the globe.

John Abercrombie
has played on more than fifty ECM sessions, both as a leader and highly creative contributor to recordings with Charles Lloyd, Kenny Wheeler, Jan Garbarek, Collin Walcott, Jack DeJohnette, Enrico Rava, Barre Phillips, Dave Liebman and many more. Along the way his playing has evolved, becoming, he says, both freer and more traditional, without ever renouncing experimentation. His 2011 recording Without A Song, with Joe Lovano, Drew Gress and Joey Baron, reflected upon the music that first inspired him back in the 1960s, taking stock of the freedoms implied in the music of Coltrane, Coleman and Rollins, and emphasising his musical connections to Bill Evans and guitarist Jim Hall.

Born in 1944 in Port Chester, New York, Abercrombie grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he began playing the guitar aged 14. He started out imitating Chuck Berry licks, but the bluesy music of Barney Kessel soon attracted him to jazz. Abercrombie enrolled at Boston's Berklee College of Music and teamed up with other students to play local clubs and bars. After graduating, he went to New York, where he quickly became one of the city’s most in-demand session players and recorded with Gil Evans, Gato Barbieri and Barry Miles, among many others.

In the early 1970s, Abercrombie met Manfred Eicher, who invited him to record for ECM. The result was Abercrombie's first solo album, Timeless, in which he was joined by Jan Hammer and Jack DeJohnette. In 1975 he recorded in the cooperative trio Gateway, with DeJohnette and bassist Dave Holland.

At the end of the 1970s he formed his first quartet, recording three albums – Arcade, Abercrombie Quartet, and M – with pianist Richie Beirach, bassist George Mraz and drummer Peter Donald (re-released as a 3-CD set, The First Quartet, in 2015). It was in this group in which the guitarist defined some priorities, moving away from a jazz-rock period into a more spacious, impressionistic and original music.

A trio with bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Peter Erskine incorporated experiments with the guitar synthesizer, and what Abercrombie called "louder, more open music.”

He reunited with his Gateway coleagues in 1995 for an album titled Homecoming. Another propitious relationship has been with guitarist, pianist, and composer Ralph Towner, with whom Abercrombie has worked in duet setting.

In 2013 he recorded 39 Steps with Marc Copland (piano), Drew Gress (double bass), Joey Baron (drums). Of this album, on which jazz ballads and lyricism predominate, LondonJAzzNews wrote: “the entire album simply exudes class, elegance and assurance – a flawless recording from four masters of the craft at the top of their game”.

Larry Coryell
was born in Galveston, Texas. He graduated from Richland High School, in Richland, Washington, where he played in local bands the Jailers, the Rumblers, the Royals, and the Flames. He also played with the Checkers from nearby Yakima, Washington. He then moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington. He played in a number of popular Northwest bands, including the Dynamics, while living in Seattle.

In September 1965, Coryell moved to New York City, where he attended the Mannes School of Music, and then became part of Chico Hamilton's quintet, replacing Gabor Szabo. In 1967 and 1968, he recorded with Gary Burton. Also during the mid-1960s he played with the Free Spirits, his first recorded band. His music during the late-1960s and early-1970s combined the influences of rock, jazz, and eastern music. He married Jewish writer-actress Julie Nathanson before the release of his first solo album, Lady Coryell, which like Coryell, At the Village Gate, and, The Lion and the Ram featured her photos on the cover (there is a 'ghost' nude of her descending a staircase on the Aspects album cover). Julie's poetry was featured on the back cover of Ram. She was an important part of his career, as inspiration, management, and appearance at recording sessions. She wrote a book based on interviews with jazz-rock musicians, including John Abercrombie, and Jaco Pastorius.

In the early 1970s, he led a group called Foreplay with Mike Mandel, a childhood friend, although the albums of this period—Barefoot Boy, Offering, and The Real Great Escape—were credited only to "Larry Coryell." He formed the group The Eleventh House in 1973. The album sold well in college towns and the ensemble toured widely. Several of the group's albums featured drummer Alphonse Mouzon.

Following the breakup of this band, Coryell played mainly acoustic guitar but returned to electric guitar later in the 1970s. He released an album credited with Mouzon and an album with the Brubeck Brothers that was recorded direct-to-disc, a recording method revived for a time. He made several acoustic duet albums, two with Belgian guitarist (and former Focus member) Philip Catherine. Their album Twin House (1977), which contained the song "Miss Julie", drew favorable reviews.

In 1979, Coryell formed The Guitar Trio with fusion guitarist John McLaughlin and flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía. The group toured Europe and released a video recorded at Royal Albert Hall in London entitled Meeting of Spirits. In early 1980, Coryell's drug addiction led to him being replaced by Al Di Meola. Julie Coryell sang on one track of Comin' Home (1984). The couple divorced in 1986. She died in 2009. Coryell recorded an album with (and was briefly romantically involved with) Emily Remler before her death from a heroin overdose while on tour in Australia.

In 2007, Coryell published an autobiography titled Improvising: My Life in Music. His two sons, Julian Coryell and Murali Coryell, are also involved in the music business. Coryell died of natural causes in New York City in his hotel room on February 19, 2017, at the age of 73.

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