Later in the 70’s, he worked with Bill Doggett and recorded with him and the legendary Lionel Hampton. He appeared on NBC TV for Bruce Morrow with the great rhythm & blues singer Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and did several concert appearances with him in the New York area. He also appeared at the Mardi Gras in New Orleans and did several TV shows with trumpeter Jonah Jones. Larry also appeared at the Louisville, Kentucky Jazz Festival with Jonah and several other local jazz festivals with him. He also traveled with Jonah on several Royal Scandinavian cruises. In fact, he recorded with Jonah on his last album, for GPRT Records, before his death in 2000.

Starting off the 80’s, Larry shared the guitar chair in an ensemble with the great Herb Ellis at a Carnegie Recital Hall concert called “The Music of Charlie Parker and Lester Young.” Larry continued into that decade showing his versatility as a free-lance musician, working with musicians as varied as saxophonist George Kelly and clarinetist Artie Miller in the “No-Gap Generation Jazz Band.” He worked with the Don Patterson Trio, Ray Alexander Trio, and Bob Forrester Trio. He also led his own trio at The Blueprint on Park Avenue.

He worked in a duo on the Queen Elizabeth II with violinist Peter Compo and also played with him at numerous New York City clubs. His work with Compo was said to “invoke the classic pairing of Stephane Grappelli and guitarist Django Reinhardt” by famous critic John S. Wilson in The New York Times. Mr. Wilson also mentioned Larry’s “driving chords” and “warm blend” with Mr. Compo. At this time, he was also the featured jazz soloist on the cable tv show of famed DJ Al “Jazzbeaux” Collins.