This is why I love Larry Carlton so much!

[Craig Stock]

Just saw this video of Larry playing with a band in Nashville doing Donald Fagan's 'Nightfly'

Larry playing is so great on the original, but also so great on this live event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMc_Y1_L2cE

I was first introduced to Larry's playing when working at the college radio station K-TXT at Texas Tech in the early 80's by the Jazz guy that was at our station, the big album was by the Crusaders, 'Free as the Wind', which is my all time favorite album by my favorite group.

Hope you can enjoy his awesome playing, I think Larry had a steel players mentality, using a Sho-bud volume pedal, Buddy Emmons did a few songs with him on an earlier Linda Ronstadt album, 'Don't Cry Now' . He commented on it many years ago on the forum about the sessions, which was great

Anyway, just wanted to post this to keep things fresh!

Check this out too 'Lilies of the Nile' with the Crusaders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgD5Cs-eLUc
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[John Larson]

Larry is awesome. His solos on Steely Dan's "Kid Charglamane" and "Don't Take Me Alive" are amazing. So melodic.

[Andy Volk]

Larry sounds so good because, in addition to his incredible rhythmic feel, he often uses superimposed arpeggios instead of scales which creates wider intervals which makes him sound different from most other players who are running various scales. So he's looking at the fretboard in a different way than many.

[Bob Sykes]

I first started listening to LC's playing when I got the Sourthern Comfort album. Totally changed my approach to guitar. I was just starting to get an appreciation for jazz and other music that had a bit more finesse that the rock I had been playing up to then. I think I bought everything he released from that point on. Some of my favorites are where he steps outside of the box a little bit. The albums "Last Nite", Renegade Gentleman" and "No Substitutions" are prime examples. I was lucky to see him play live in a small theater setting just as he was getting back to touring after being shot. He could barely speak at that point but man he sure could play. Got to see "Larry and Lee" show a few years later. They were great of course. I remain a big fan.

[Pete McAvity]

I heard "Don't Take Me Alive" on KSHE radio here in St. Louis in '87 when I was 17, between 10 & 11P (curfew) on the way home after dropping off a date. I had to pull over and collect myself, thus initiating my Steely Dan obsession. LC is the a MF.

[Craig Stock]

Good to hear how he influenced you!, Tomorrow is Wilton Felder's birthday, he died in 2015, and was so great in the Crudsaders with Larry, he played Tenor Sax, and Bass and a long with the rest of the band played on so many big hits of the day. Wilton played on Marvin Gaye and Jackson Five hits a long with Joe Sample and others.

I was so lucky to have met them all over the years and still listen to the great body of work they did.

Happy birthday Wilton!

[Charlie McDonald]

This is the most amazing cover. Larry sounds fresher than ever.
Wouldn't be Steely Dan without Carlton.

[Craig Stock]

Great to see you post about Larry, as I mentioned above I first heard Larry on the Crusader’s ‘free as the wind’ album. I’m headed To Lubbock this fall to visit my daughter. Hope to see you more often, it’s been kinda boring lately, we could use your input!