The Lion and the Ram

The Lion and the Ram
Studio album by Larry Coryell
Released	1977 (1977)
Recorded	Long View Farm North Brookfield, Massachusetts
Genre	Jazz Fusion
Length	35:17
Label	Arista Records
Producer	Larry Coryell
Larry Coryell chronology
The Eleventh House – Aspects (1976) The Lion and the Ram (1977) Two for the Road (1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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.

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".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Larry Coryell except where indicated

1. "Larry’s Boogie" – 3:31
2. "Stravinsky" – 3:17
3. "Toy Soldiers" – 7:40
4. "Short Time Around" (Larry Coryell, Julie Coryell) – 4:01
5. "Improvisation on Bach Lute Prelude" – 2:00
6. "Songs for my Friend’s Children" (Mike Mandel) – 2:45
7. "Bicentennial Head Fest" – 3:19
8. "Domesticity" – 3:26
9. "The Fifties" – 2:12
10. "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"

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