Composer
Larry Carlton
American guitarist (born 1948)
b. 1948
12 works in the index
- Born
- 1948
- Birthplace
- Torrance
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Larry Eugene Carlton (born March 2, 1948) is an American guitarist who built his career as a studio musician in the 1970s and 1980s for acts including Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell. One of the most sought-after guitarists of his era, Carlton has participated in thousands of recording sessions, recorded on hundreds of albums in many genres including more than 100 gold records, in addition to music for television and movies. He was a member of the jazz fusion group the Crusaders and the smooth jazz band Fourplay maintaining a long solo career.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- guitarist; composer; music educator; jazz musician; singer; jazz guitarist; record producer; musician
- Education
- Narbonne High School
- Recorded memberships
- Fourplay
- Genres
- rock music; blues; jazz fusion; post-bop; pop music; smooth jazz; contemporary jazz; crossover jazz; jazz rock
- Awards
- Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album; Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Official website
- https://larrycarlton.com/
- Birth name
- Larry Eugene Carlton
- Nickname
- Mr. 335
- VIAF ID
- 64191195
- ISNI
- 000000011461604X
- GND ID
- 134343700
- Library of Congress ID
- n92004861
- MusicBrainz ID
- f1f81989-dfa9-4bd3-805e-dcf3900c43e3
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Vocal
- Genres represented
- Jazz
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 12
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand New Life | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 4 |
| 'Til I Hurt You | — | — | — | Guitar | Jazz | 1 |
| Chicks With Kickstands | — | — | — | Guitar | Jazz | 1 |
| So What | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fingerprints | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Silky Smooth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| The Storyteller | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Slave Song | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| All Thru The Night | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lazy Susan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gracias | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Crying Hands | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 64191195. Portrait: sähkö, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.