East Meets West (Ahmed Abdul-Malik album)
{{short description|Studio album by Ahmed Abdul-Malik}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox album
| name = East Meets West
| type = studio
| artist = Ahmed Abdul-Malik
| cover = East Meets West (Ahmed Abdul-Malik album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1960
| recorded = March 16, 1959 & March 31, 1959
| studio = Webster Hall, New York City
| genre = Jazz, Arabic music
| length = 34:12
| label = RCA Victor
LPM/LSP 2015
| producer = Lee Schapiro
| chronology = Ahmed Abdul-Malik
| prev_title = Jazz Sahara
| prev_year = 1958
| next_title = The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik
| next_year = 1961
}}
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.[http://www.bsnpubs.com/rca/rca/07%20-%20LPM%201900-2199.pdf Both Sides Now: RCA Victor 12 Inch Popular Series LPM/LSP 1900–2199 discography] accessed August 21, 2018{{cite web |title=Johnny Griffin Catalog |url=https://www.jazzdisco.org/johnny-griffin/catalog/#rca-victor-lpm-2015 |website=jazzdisco.org |access-date=December 8, 2024}}
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev2 = DownBeat
| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Gleason |first=Ralph J. |author-link=Ralph J. Gleason |date=31 March 1960 |title=Ahmed Abdul-Malik: East Meets West |magazine=DownBeat |volume=27 |issue=7 |page=25}}
}}
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".{{allMusic|first=Ken|last=Dryden|class=album|id=mw0000473869|title=Ahmed Abdul-Malik: East Meets West – Review|accessdate= August 21, 2018}}
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)