The Way You Placed My Bow

From the Ashes is a collaborative studio album by violinist L. Subramaniam and guitarist Larry Coryell, released on March 9, 1999, under the label Water Lily Acoustics. The album adopts a fusion format that blends elements of Indian classical music with jazz, presented in a CD release.

The opening track, The Way You Placed My Bow, spans 12 minutes and 58 seconds. The composition features Subramaniam on violin and Coryell on guitar, with the piece structured around improvisational exchanges rooted in raga-based melodic development. The track exemplifies the album’s cross-genre approach, integrating Carnatic music phrasing with jazz harmonies and rhythmic flexibility. Additional instrumentation and production details remain undocumented in available sources.

Subramaniam contributed his expertise in Carnatic violin techniques, while Coryell applied jazz guitar methodologies. The album’s recording sessions occurred in an unspecified studio, with Water Lily Acoustics overseeing the production and distribution. No further track-specific credits, such as accompanying musicians or engineers, are publicly confirmed. The release marked one of several cross-cultural collaborations in Subramaniam’s discography and a notable entry in Coryell’s exploration of world music fusion during the late 1990s.

The album’s reception and commercial performance are not extensively archived, though it aligns with Water Lily Acoustics’ focus on acoustic and world music recordings. Later reissues or digital releases of From the Ashes are not verified in available records. The track The Way You Placed My Bow remains a referenced example of the artists’ joint work in improvisational fusion.