The Eleventh House was an American jazz-funk-rock supergroup led by guitarist Larry Coryell. They issued a self-titled album in 1974 on Vanguard, followed by the 1975–1976 Arista albums Level One and Aspects. Noted participants included drummer Alphonse Mouzon, keyboardist Mike Mandel, and trumpeters Randy Brecker and Terumasa Hino. Members: Larry Coryell (guitar), Randy Brecker (trumpet, […]
Alphonse Mouzon (Nov. 21, 1948 — Dec. 25, 2016) was an American jazz-rock drummer who started his career with credits on albums by Roy Ayers, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Eugene McDaniels, Bobbi Humphrey, Les McCann, Norman Connors, Doug Carn, and Teruo Nakamura. In 1971, he co-founded the jazz-funk supergroup Weather Report and played on their […]
Larry Coryell (April 2, 1943 — Feb. 19, 2017) was an American guitarist who emerged in the late-1960s jazz-rock-psych combo The Free Spirits. During the mid-1970s, he led the jazz-rock supergroup The Eleventh House, cutting the albums Introducing, Level One, and Aspects. He also partook in Wolfgang Dauner’s Et Cetera with Colosseum drummer Jon Hiseman, […]
Aspects is the third and final studio album by Larry Coryell‘s Eleventh House, released in 1976 on Arista. Tracklist: A1. “Kowloon Jag” (5:48) A2. “Titus” (5:29) A3. “Pyramids” (5:21) A4. “Rodrigo Reflections” (4:39) B1. “Yin-Yang” (4:42) B2. “Woman of Truth and Future” (6:06) B3. “Ain’t It Is” (5:02) B4. “Aspects” (4:24) Credits: Gerry Brown — drums […]
Level One is the second album by Larry Coryell’s Eleventh House, released in 1975 on Arista. Alphonse Mouzon dominates “Nyctophobia” because his drumming is a “percussive salad” (5:02) that pushes the other musicians to their limits (7:57). Zaragon notes that Mouzon is “constantly pulverizing these bars with these rolls” (2:19) and “kicking up so much […]
Introducing The Eleventh House With Larry Coryell is the first of three albums by jazz-rock supergroup Eleventh House featuring guitarist Larry Coryell, drummer Alphonse Mouzon, and trumpeter Randy Brecker. The album was released in 1974 on Vanguard Records. Tracklist: A1. “Birdfingers” (3:07) A2. “The Funky Waltz” (5:10) A3. “Low-Lee-Tah” (4:17) A4. “Adam Smasher” (4:30) A5. […]
