| East Meets West | ||||
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| 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 | |||
| Ahmed Abdul-Malik chronology | ||||
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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. [1] [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat | [4] |
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". [3]
All compositions by Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Ahmed Abdul-Malik was an American jazz double bassist and oud player.
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