The Real Great Escape

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The Real Great Escape
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Studio album by
Released1973
Recorded1973
Studio23rd Street Studios, New York
Genre Jazz fusion, psychedelic rock
Length35:48
Label Vanguard
Producer Daniel Weiss
Larry Coryell chronology
Offering
(1972)
The Real Great Escape
(1973)
Introducing Eleventh House with Larry Coryell
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B− [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The Real Great Escape is Larry Coryell's eighth album as a leader. The album was released 1973 on the Vanguard label featuring Steve Marcus on saxophone, Mervin Bronson on bass, Mike Mandel on keyboards, Harry Wilkinson on drums. The album peaked number 35 on the Jazz Albums chart. [5]

Contents

Track listing

Side one

  1. "The Real Great Escape" (Larry Coryell) 7:33
  2. "Are You Too Clever" (Julie Coryell) 5:24
  3. "Love Life's Offering" (Larry Coryell) 3:21

Side two

  1. "Makes Me Want To Shout" (Larry Coryell) 5:23
  2. "All My Love's Laughter" (Jimmy Webb) 4:23
  3. "Scotland II" (Julie Coryell, Larry Coryell) 5:03
  4. "P.F. Sloan" (Jimmy Webb) 4:01

Sources: [1] and [6]

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic and the album's liner notes. [1] [6]

Band

Additional musicians

Production

Chart performance

Chart (1973)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Jazz Albums [5] 35

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References

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  5. 1 2 "The Real Great Escape – Larry Coryell | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  6. 1 2 The Real Great Escape (Vinyl release notes). Larry Coryell. New York: Vanguard. 1973. Back cover. C062-94808.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)