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

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

1. "E-Lail (The Night)" – 4:22
2. "La Ilbky (Don't Cry)" – 4:59
3. "Takseem (Solo)" – 5:14
4. "Searchin'" – 4:06
5. "Isma'a (Listen)" – 4:20
6. "Rooh (The Soul)" – 3:46
7. "Mahawara" – 4:18
8. "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

1. East Meets West
2. Ahmed Abdul-Malik
3. The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik
4. Jazz Sahara
5. List of Bengalis
6. Quanti Bomani
7. List of British Muslims
8. List of British Pakistanis
9. Jerome Richardson
10. Ayub Bachchu
11. List of American Muslims
12. Johnny Griffin
13. British Asians
14. Sukarno
15. Shreya Ghoshal
16. List of Pakistani music bands
17. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
18. Music of Sudan
19. History of Islam
20. Mehmed II