The Restful Mind

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The Restful Mind
Larry Coryell The Restful Mind.jpg
Studio album by
Larry Coryell
Released1975
Studio23rd Street Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz fusion
Length34:28
Label Vanguard
Producer Daniel Weiss
Larry Coryell chronology
Level One
(1975)		The Restful Mind
(1975)		 Planet End
(1975)

The Restful Mind is an album by jazz guitarist Larry Coryell. It was recorded at Vanguard Records' New York City studio, and was released by Vanguard in 1975. It features Coryell on acoustic and electric guitars, along with three of the four members of the band Oregon, who were also recording for Vanguard at the time: Ralph Towner appears on guitar, Glen Moore on bass, and Collin Walcott on percussion. The album includes improvisations on two compositions by the French Baroque composer Robert de Visée, an adaptation of Maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante défunte" (here translated as "Pavane for a Dead Princess"), and four Coryell originals.

Contents

Tracks from the album were reissued on the 2000 anthology String Alchemy: From Eclectic to Electric, [1] as well as the Oregon compilation albums Jade Muse: The Best of Oregon (2003) [2] and Best of the Vanguard Years (2006). [3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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In a review for AllMusic, Robert Taylor noted that the album features "a more reflective and relaxed Coryell," and commented: "His tendency to fall back on his chops was always a weak spot in his playing, but it is thankfully absent here. Both of the 'Improvisation' pieces are highlights in Coryell's career, which along with the other beautiful selections, make this one of his best, and certainly most overlooked, recordings." [4]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz called The Restful Mind "a very special record that manages to avoid all the pitfalls usually associated with crossover projects that aim to marry jazz and classical music," and wrote: "This is Coryell at his thoughtful best and a long way removed from the Hendrix-inspired wailer of former years... it comes across as fresh and as inventive as ever." [6]

Track listing

All tracks written by Larry Coryell, except where noted

Side one

  1. "Improvisation on Robert de Visee's Menuet II" – 8:13
  2. "Ann Arbor" – 5:01
  3. "Pavane for a Dead Princess" (Maurice Ravel) – 5:40

Side two

  1. "Improvisation on Robert de Visee's Sarabande" – 5:20
  2. "Song for Jim Webb" – 3:15
  3. "Julie La Belle" – 4:07
  4. "The Restful Mind" – 3:12

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. ↑ Unterberger, Richie. "Various Artists: String Alchemy: From Eclectic to Electric". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Oregon: Jade Muse: The Best of Oregon". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Oregon: Best of the Vanguard Years". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Taylor, Robert. "Restful Mind". allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1 ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. p.  51. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  6. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 308. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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