Barefoot Boy

For other uses, see Barefoot Boy (disambiguation).

Barefoot Boy
Studio album by Larry Coryell
Released	1971
Studio	Electric Lady, New York
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	40:35
Label	Flying Dutchman
Producer	Bob Thiele
Larry Coryell chronology
Fairyland (1971) Barefoot Boy (1971) Offering (1972)

Barefoot Boy is Larry Coryell's only studio album for the Flying Dutchman label, a company created by Impulse! Records founder Bob Thiele. The album was produced by Thiele with assistance from Lillian Seyfert and engineered by Eddie Kramer. Barefoot Boy was recorded at Electric Ladyland, New York, United States.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+ [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

At AllMusic, Jim Newsom wrote, "This recording is a noteworthy example of the possibilities inherent in the early days of fusion, blending the electrifying energy of rock with the improvisational excitement of jazz." ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gypsy Queen" (Gábor Szabó)	11:50
2.	"The Great Escape" (Coryell)	8:39
3.	"Call to the Higher Consciousness" (Coryell)	20:00

Credits

• Larry Coryell – guitar
• Steve Marcus – soprano saxophone (1, 2), tenor saxophone (3)
• Mike Mandel – piano (3)
• Mervin Bronson – bass (2, 3)
• Roy Haynes – drums
• Lawrence Killian – conga
• Harry Wilkinson – percussion
• Bob Thiele – producer
• Lillian Seyfert – assistant producer
• Eddie Kramer – sound mixer
• Bob Palmer – liner notes
• Bob Gruen – cover & liner photographs

References

1. Newsom, Jim. "Barefoot Boy – Larry Coryell | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Larry Coryell". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '70s. Da Capo Press. ISBN   0306804093 . Retrieved July 6, 2014.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 310. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1 ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. p.  51. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.