''East Meets West'' (subtitled ''Musique of Ahmed Abdul-Malik'') is the second album by American double bassist

Ahmed Abdul-Malik Ahmed Abdul-Malik (born Jonathan Tim, Jr.; January 30, 1927 – October 2, 1993) was an American jazz double bassist and oud player. Abdul-Malik is remembered for integrating Middle Eastern and North African music styles in his jazz music.Kelsey ...

featuring performances recorded in 1959 and originally released on the

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label the following year.Both Sides Now: RCA Victor 12 Inch Popular Series LPM/LSP 1900–2199 discography
accessed August 21, 2018

Reception

Ken Dryden of

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says, "Not a release of interest to everyone but, for the most part, this fusion of vastly different styles of music is quite enjoyable; it's obvious from the start that the musicians were enjoying themselves as it was recorded".

Track listing

All compositions by Ahmed Abdul-Malik # "E-Lail (The Night)" – 4:22 # "La Ilbky (Don't Cry)" – 4:59 # "Takseem (Solo)" – 5:14 # "Searchin'" – 4:06 # "Isma'a (Listen)" – 4:20 # "Rooh (The Soul)" – 3:46 # "Mahawara" – 4:18 # "El Ghada" – 3:07

Personnel

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Lee Morgan Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane's '' Blue Train'' (1 ...

– trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 5) *

Curtis Fuller Curtis DuBois Fuller (December 15, 1932May 8, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist. He was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and contributed to many classic jazz recordings. Early life Fuller was born in Detroit on December 15, 1932. ...

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(tracks 4 & 6–8) *

Jerome Richardson Jerome Richardson (November 15, 1920 – June 23, 2000) was an American jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, and flute player, who also played soprano sax, alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute and piccolo. He played with Ch ...

– flute (tracks 4 & 6–8) *

Benny Golson Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launch ...

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tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

Johnny Griffin John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin's career began in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of ...

– tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 5) *Naim Karacand – violin (tracks 1–3 & 5) *Ahmed Yetman –

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(tracks 1–3 & 5) *

Al Harewood Al Harewood (June 3, 1923 – March 13, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and teacher, born in Brooklyn. As a musician Harewood worked with many jazz musicians including the J.J. Johnson/ Kai Winding group, the Art Farmer/ Gigi Grice band, Davi ...

– drums (tracks 1, 2 & 4–8) *Bilal Abdurraham, Mike Hemway – darabeka (tracks 1, 2 & 5) *Jakarawan Nasseur – vocals (track 3)

References

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