Monk, Trane, Miles & Me Explained

Monk, Trane, Miles & Me
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Larry Coryell
Cover:	Monk, Trane, Miles & Me.jpg
Released:	January 26, 1999
Recorded:	May 28, 1998
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	56:34
Label:	HighNote HCD 7028
Producer:	Don Sickler
Chronology:	Larry Coryell
Prev Title:	Cause and Effect
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	New High
Next Year:	2001

Monk, Trane, Miles & Me is an album by the guitarist Larry Coryell, recorded in 1998 and released on the HighNote label the following year.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

In his review on AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos states: "This recording properly acknowledges Coryell's main influences, swings nicely, delves into his under-appreciated mellow side, and reaffirms his status as an enduring jazz guitarist who still has plenty to say ... this finely crafted recording ranks with any of his many better-to-best dates". In JazzTimes, Jim Ferguson wrote: "Once a young lion of jazz guitar, Coryell is gradually becoming one of its greatest seasoned veterans, as this material strongly suggests".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Larry Coryell except where noted

1. "Star Eyes" (Gene DePaul, Don Raye) – 6:45
2. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 5:48
3. "Trinkle, Tinkle" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:30
4. "Fairfield County Blues" – 5:59
5. "Patience" (Santi Debriano) – 7:12
6. "Up 'Gainst the Wall" (John Coltrane) – 6:24
7. "Naima" (Coltrane) – 6:09
8. "All Blues" (Miles Davis) – 7:39
9. "Almost a Waltz" – 5:08

Personnel

• Larry Coryell – guitar
• Willie Williams – tenor saxophone (tracks 3 & 6)
• John Hicks – piano (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7)
• Santi Debriano – bass
• Yoron Israel – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdepot.com/l_coryell/7028.html Jazz Depot: HighNote discography
2. http://jwpagency.com/docs/Larry_Coryell_Discography.pdf Larry Coryell discography
3. Ferguson, J. JazzTimes Review. Retrieved December 28, 2018