The Eleventh House | |
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Origin | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz fusion, jazz-funk |
Years active | 1972–1975 2015–2017 |
Labels | Vanguard, Arista 429 Records |
Past members | Larry Coryell Randy Brecker Mike Mandel Danny Trifan John Lee Alphonse Mouzon Michael Lawrence Terumasa Hino Gerry Brown Murali Coryell |
The Eleventh House was a jazz fusion group of the 1970s, led by the guitarist Larry Coryell. [1] The band was formed in 1972 and disbanded in 1975. [1] Other members included Mike Mandel (keyboards) and Alphonse Mouzon (drums). [1] The band recorded their first album entitled Introducing Eleventh House with Larry Coryell in 1973, followed by Live in Montreux and Level One in 1974. The final album of their first incarnation, Aspects was released in 1976. [2]
The band reunited in 2012 for some concerts and recorded a studio album Seven Secrets prior to Coryell's death on February 19, 2017. [3] Coryell and Mouzon recorded two studio albums Back Together Again (Atlantic, 1977) and The 11th House (Pausa, 1985), whose personnel included former The Eleventh House members.
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