The Supernova that Was Jazz-Rock Fusion

Often called "The Godfather of [Jazz-Rock] Fusion" for his early explorations of "boundary-less" experimentations with the fusion of various (and often unpredictable) musical styles, Larry Coryell picked up the guitar while growing up in rural Washington state in the 1950s, one of his talents, in my observation, is in his ability (or was it a penchant?) to try out other people's styles in both guitar playing style and sound palette but perhaps moreso in his compositional styles. He feels very much like a "chameleon" in that way.      Larry's busy discography as a bandleader pales in comparison to his stage and studio appearances with other notable musicians of the time; I would not be surprised to hear that nary a day (or night) could pass without Larry sitting in with some other band or soloist. Such was the insatiable curiosity--the desire to always test himself and to experience (and try to match or reflect) the energies and wisdoms of other art...

I remember trying several Passport records in the late 1970s: they were often in the "cut out" bins in the record stores that I haunted almost daily. These albums always had very interesting, professional-looking album covers. Once I tried one, I was hooked: I started buying more of them. Though no single album stands out as a favorite, it always seemed that each album had two or three songs that were impressive enough to keep me trying more, always hoping that the next album would be "that masterpiece" that I'd been missing--the one on which band-leader and jazz veteran Klaus Doldinger and his bandmates got everything right on every track.  PASSPORT  Passport - Doldinger  (1971) Klaus Doldinger's first release using the "Passport" moniker. Unfortunately, he would have to come up with a whole new lineup of musicians in order to produce his next album. Line-up / Musicians: - Klaus Doldinger / alto, soprano & tenor saxes, keyboards - Jimmy Jackso...