Larry Coryell began his music career as the guitarist in Chico Hamilton’s quintet. In 1967–68, he recorded with Gary Burton. He helped advance the guitar in jazz fusion during the late-1960s and early-1970s with a series of albums under his own name and his band The Eleventh House. Also in the ‘70s, he led the group Foreplay. He recorded two guitar duet albums with Philip Catherine. In 1979, he formed The Guitar Trio with John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia. The group toured Europe briefly, releasing a video recorded at Royal Albert Hall in London entitled Meeting of Spirits. In early 1980, Coryell’s drug addiction led to his being replaced by Al Di Meola. He recorded periodically thereafter. Coryell passed away in 2017.