Offering (Larry Coryell album)

1972 studio album by Larry Coryell

Offering

Studio album by

Larry Coryell

Released| 1972
Recorded| January 17, 18, 20, 1972
Studio| Vanguard 23rd Street Studios, New York City
Genre| Jazz, Jazz fusion
Length| 38:50
Label| Vanguard
Producer| Daniel Weiss
Larry Coryell chronology
| Barefoot Boy
(1971)  | Offering
(1972)  | The Real Great Escape
(1973)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Christgau's Record Guide| C+[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [3]

Offering is a jazz album by guitarist Larry Coryell that was released by Vanguard Records in 1972. Coryell's sidemen were Steve Marcus on soprano sax, Mervin Bronson on bass, Mike Mandel on electric piano, and Harry Wilkinson on drums. The album was produced by Daniel Weiss and engineered by Jeff Zaraya.[4]

## Track listing

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All tracks written by Larry Coryell, except where noted

### Side one

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1. "Foreplay" - 8:11
2. "Ruminations" (Doug Davis) - 4:17
3. "Scotland I" - 6:26

### Side two

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1. "Offering" (Harry C. Wilkinson) - 6:37
2. "The Mediation of November 8th" - 5:12
3. "Beggar's Chant"(Davis) - 8:07

## Personnel

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Musicians

* Larry Coryell - guitar
* Steve Marcus - soprano sax
* Mike Mandel - electric piano with fuzz-wah
* Mervin Bronson - bass
* Harry Wilkinson - drums

Production

* Jeff Zaraya - engineering
* Daniel Weiss - producer
* Jules Halfant - art direction
* France Ing - cover photo
* John Jonas Gruen - back cover photo

## Chart performance

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Chart (1972)  | Peak
position

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U.S. Billboard Top Jazz Albums[4] | 20

## References

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1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Offering – Larry Coryell | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Larry Coryell". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '70s. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0306804093. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
3. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 51. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. ^ a b "Offering – Larry Coryell | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

## External links

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* Offering at Discogs (list of releases)

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Larry Coryell

Studio albums|

* Lady Coryell
* Coryell
* Spaces
* Barefoot Boy
* Offering
* The Real Great Escape
* The Restful Mind
* Planet End
* The Lion and the Ram
* Twin House
* Boléro
* L'Oiseau de Feu, Petrouchka
* Comin' Home
* Together
* Equipoise
* Dedicated to Bill Evans and Scott LaFaro
* Toku Do
* Shining Hour
* Monk, Trane, Miles & Me
* New High
* Inner Urge
* Cedars of Avalon

Live albums|

* Larry Coryell at the Village Gate
* Fairyland
* Two for the Road

with The Eleventh House|

* Introducing Eleventh House with Larry Coryell
* Level One
* Aspects

Related articles|

* The Free Spirits
* The Eleventh House
* Murali Coryell
* Julian Coryell

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