The Real Great Escape

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The Real Great Escape

Studio album by

Larry Coryell

Released

1973

Recorded

1973

Studio

23rd Street Studios, New York

Genre

Jazz fusion, psychedelic rock

Length

35:48

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[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]

Track listing

Side one

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

Side two

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

Sources:^[1] and ^[6]

Personnel

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

Band

Mervin Bronson – bass
Larry Coryell – guitar, ARP synthesizer, vocals
Mike Mandel – piano, ARP Synthesizer
Steve Marcus – soprano sax, tenor sax
Harry Wilkinson – drums

Additional musicians

Earl DeRouen – congas
Julie Coryell – additional vocals
Bryan Wells – horn arrangements

Production

Joel Brodsky – photography
Vince Cirrincione – direction
Tom Paine – direction
Danny Weiss – producer
Jeff Zaraya – engineer
Jules Halfant – art direction and design

Chart performance

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Newsom, Jim. "The Real Great Escape – Larry Coryell | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Larry Coryell". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '70s. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0306804093. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 51. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 310. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ ^a ^b "The Real Great Escape – Larry Coryell | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b 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)

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