East Meets West (Ahmed Abdul-Malik album)

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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
DownBeat

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)

References

Both Sides Now: RCA Victor 12 Inch Popular Series LPM/LSP 1900–2199 discography accessed August 21, 2018
"Johnny Griffin Catalog". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
^ Dryden, Ken. Ahmed Abdul-Malik: East Meets West – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
Gleason, Ralph J. (March 31, 1960). "Ahmed Abdul-Malik: East Meets West". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 7. p. 25.

v t e Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Albums	Jazz Sahara (1958) East Meets West (1960) The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik (1961) Sounds of Africa (1962) The Eastern Moods of Ahmed Abdul-Malik (1963) Spellbound (with Ray Nance and Seldon Powell, 1964)

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