The Eleventh House

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The Eleventh House
OriginNew York City, New York, U.S.
Genres Jazz fusion, jazz-funk
Years active1972–1975
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]

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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.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Michael G. Nastos. "The Eleventh House: Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. "The Eleventh House - Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. "Larry Coryell & The 11th House Seven Secrets". 429records.com. Retrieved 25 March 2017.