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The Real Great Escape

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Released
  
1973

Label
  
Vanguard

Length
  
35:48

Producer
  
Daniel Weiss

Recorded
  
1973 at Vanguard´s 23rd Street Studios, New York

Genre
  
Jazz fusion, psychedelic rock

The Real Great Escape is Larry Coryell's eighth album as a leader. The album was released 1973 on the Vanguard label featuring Steve Marcus on saxophone, Mervin Bronson on bass, Mike Mandel on keyboards, Harry Wilkinson on drums. The album peaked number 35 on the Jazz Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

Side one

  1. "The Real Great Escape" (Larry Coryell) – 7:33
  2. "Are You Too Clever" (Julie Coryell) – 5:24
  3. "Love Life's Offering" (Larry Coryell) – 3:21

Side two

  1. "Makes Me Want To Shout" (Larry Coryell) – 5:23
  2. "All My Love's Laughter" (Jimmy Webb) – 4:23
  3. "Scotland II" (Julie Coryell, Larry Coryell) – 5:03
  4. "P.F. Sloan" (Jimmy Webb) – 4:01

Sources: and

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic and the album's liner notes.

Band

  • Mervin Bronson – bass
  • Larry Coryell – guitar, ARP synthesizer, vocals
  • Mike Mandel – piano, ARP Synthesizer
  • Steve Marcus – soprano sax, tenor sax
  • Harry Wilkenson – drums

    • Additional musicians

  • Earl DeRouen – congas
  • Julie Coryell – additional vocals
  • Bryan Wells – horn arrangements

    • Production

  • Joel Brodsky – photography
  • Vince Cirrincione – direction
  • Tom Paine – direction
  • Danny Weiss – producer
  • Jeff Zaraya – engineer
  • Jules Halfant – art direction and design

    • References

    The Real Great Escape Wikipedia
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