Fairyland (album)

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Fairyland
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Live album by
Released1971
RecordedJune 18, 1971
Venue Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
Genre Jazz fusion
Length32:12
Label Mega/Flying Dutchman
Producer Bob Thiele
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Fairyland is a live album by jazz guitarist Larry Coryell. All songs were recorded on June 18, 1971 at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and originally released by Mega Records on their Flying Dutchman Series. [2] [3] Coryell is accompanied by Chuck Rainey on bass and Bernard Purdie on drums. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Larry Coryell except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Souls Dirge"9:39
2."Eskdalemuir"8:38
3."Stones" (Doug Davis)7:08
4."Further Explorations for Albert Stinson"6:47

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 McCloy, Wilson. "Fairyland". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. Both Sides Now: Mega Records produced under the Flying Dutchman Productions banner, accessed November 11, 2019
  3. Both Sides Now: Mega Album Discography, accessed November 11, 2019