Barefoot Boy
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Barefoot Boy is Larry Coryell
's first and only album for the Flying Dutchman label, a company created by Impulse! Records
founder Bob Thiele
. The album was produced by Thiele, with production assistance from Lillian Seyfert and engineered by Eddie Kramer
. It features a rendition of Gábor Szabó
's "Gypsy Queen", which had been recorded the year before by Santana
for their album Abraxas
.
Larry Coryell
Larry Coryell is an American jazz fusion guitarist.-Biography: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...
's first and only album for the Flying Dutchman label, a company created by Impulse! Records
Impulse! Records
Impulse! Records was an American jazz record label, originally established in 1960 by producer Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records, based in New York City...
founder Bob Thiele
Bob Thiele
Bob Thiele was an American record producer who worked on countless classic jazz albums and record labels.-Biography:...
. The album was produced by Thiele, with production assistance from Lillian Seyfert and engineered by Eddie Kramer
Eddie Kramer
Edwin H. Kramer is an audio engineer and producer who has worked with, among others, Led Zeppelin, Triumph, Kiss , Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Spooky Tooth, Peter Frampton, Curtis Mayfield, Santana, Anthrax, Carly Simon, Loudness, and Robin Trower.-1960s:Eddie...
. It features a rendition of Gábor Szabó
Gábor Szabó
Gábor Szabó was a Hungarian jazz guitarist, famous for mixing jazz, pop-rock and his native Hungarian music.-Biography:...
's "Gypsy Queen", which had been recorded the year before by Santana
Santana (band)
Santana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performing the song "Soul Sacrifice" at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, when their Latin rock provided a contrast to other acts on the bill...
for their album Abraxas
Abraxas (album)
Abraxas is the second studio album by the Latin influenced rock band Santana. Consolidating their highly acclaimed live performance at the Woodstock Festival in August of 1969, and the interest generated by their first album, Santana , the band took some time to issue a follow-up...
.
Track listing
- "Gypsy Queen" (Gábor SzabóGábor SzabóGábor Szabó was a Hungarian jazz guitarist, famous for mixing jazz, pop-rock and his native Hungarian music.-Biography:...
) (11:50) - "The Great Escape" (Larry Coryell) (8:39)
- "Call To The Higher Consciousness" (Larry Coryell) (20:00)
Personnel
- Larry CoryellLarry CoryellLarry Coryell is an American jazz fusion guitarist.-Biography: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...
- guitar - Steve MarcusSteve MarcusSteve Marcus was an American jazz saxophonist....
- soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone - Lawrence Killian - conga
- Roy HaynesRoy HaynesRoy Owen Haynes is an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Haynes is among the most recorded drummers in jazz, and in a career lasting more than 60 years has played in a wide range of styles ranging from swing and bebop to jazz fusion and avant-garde jazz...
- drums - Harry WilkinsonHarry WilkinsonHenry "Harry" Wilkinson was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Bury, Greater Manchester. He played for Newton Heath Athletic, Hull City, West Ham United, Haslingden, and Manchester United....
- percussion - Mervin Bronson - bass
- Evan Treanor - piano
Single
- The Great Escape (3:00)/Gypsy Queen (2:58) - Flying Dutchman/Atco FD-26012; released 1971 (U.S.)