''The Lion and the Ram'' is an album by the American guitarist

Larry Coryell Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. Early life Larry Coryell was born in Galveston, Texas, United States. He never knew his biological father, a musician. He w ...

that was released as by

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in 1976.

Reception

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, Wilson McCloy gave the album two stars and stated, "''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" (

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, Larry Coryell, Julie Coryell) – 4:26

Personnel

* Larry Coryell – guitars, vocals *

– Fender Rhodes bass, string synthesizer, guitar * Mike Mandel – piano, bass synthesizer * Danny Toan – guitar on "Toy Soldiers" *

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– violin on "The Lion and the Ram"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lion and the Ram, The 1977 albums Larry Coryell albums Arista Records albums