The Lion and the Ram

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Released 1977 (1977) Artist Larry Coryell Producer Larry Coryell Genre Jazz fusion		Length 35:17 Release date 1977 Label Arista Records

Studio Long View FarmNorth Brookfield, Massachusetts The Lion and the Ram(1977) Two for the Road(1977) Similar Larry Coryell albums, Other albums

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The Lion and the Ram is an album by the American guitarist Larry Coryell, which was released as an LP by Arista Records in 1977.

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Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 2 stars and its review by Wilson McCloy states: "The Lion and the Ram" is an underrated gem in the Coryell catalogue. It contains mostly acoustic guitar music and several outstanding original compositions. "Bicentennial Head Fest", "The Fifties", "Domesticity" and "Bach Lute Prelude" are fine examples of exciting, yet subtle and eclectic, improvisation-oriented guitar music".

Track listing

All compositions by Larry Coryell except where noted.

"Larry’s Boogie" – 3:31
"Stravinsky" – 3:17
"Toy Soldiers" – 7:40
"Short Time Around" (Larry Coryell, Julie Coryell) – 4:01
"Improvisation on Bach Lute Prelude" – 2:00
"Songs for my Friend’s Children" (Mike Mandel) – 2:45
"Bicentennial Head Fest" – 3:19
"Domesticity" – 3:26
"The Fifties" – 2:12
"The Lion and the Ram" (Joe Beck, Larry Coryell, Julie Coryell) – 4:26

Personnel

Larry Coryell – guitars, vocals

Joe Beck – Fender Rhodes bass, string synthesizer, guitar

Mike Mandel – piano, bass synthesizer

Danny Toan – guitar on "Toy Soldiers"

Michael Urbaniak – violin on "The Lion and the Ram"

Songs

1Larry's Boogie3:31
2Stravinsky3:17
3Toy Soldiers7:40

References

The Lion and the Ram Wikipedia

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