East Meets West (subtitled Musique of Ahmed Abdul-Malik) is the second album by American double bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik featuring performances recorded in 1959 and originally released on the RCA Victor 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 Allmusic 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 Ahmed Abdul-Malik – surbahar, oud Lee Morgan – trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 5) Curtis Fuller – trombone (tracks 4 & 6–8) Jerome Richardson – flute (tracks 4 & 6–8) Benny Golson – tenor saxophone Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 5) Naim Karacand – violin (tracks 1–3 & 5) Ahmed Yetman – kanoon (tracks 1–3 & 5) Al Harewood – drums (tracks 1, 2 & 4–8) Bilal Abdurraham, Mike Hemway – darabeka (tracks 1, 2 & 5) Jakarawan Nasseur – vocals (track 3)
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