Grand Encounter
1957 studio album by John Lewis
Grand Encounter | ||||
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Studio album by John Lewis | ||||
Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded | February 10, 1956 Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 34:41 | |||
Label | Pacific Jazz PJ-1217 | |||
Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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Grand Encounter (subtitled 2° East / 3° West) is an album by pianist and composer John Lewis with saxophonist Bill Perkins, guitarist Jim Hall, bassist Percy Heath and drummer Chico Hamilton recorded for the Pacific Jazz label in 1956.[1][2] The subtitle refers to the groups mix of East Coast (Lewis, Hall and Heath) and West Coast (Perkins and Hamiton) musicians.
Reception
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "this classic session is the ultimate in cool jazz".[3]
Track listing
- "Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 8:18
- "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 3:31
- "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 4:13
- "Two Degrees East - Three Degrees West" (John Lewis) - 6:07
- "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 3:06
- "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 9:26
Personnel
- John Lewis - piano
- Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone
- Jim Hall - guitar
- Percy Heath - bass
- Chico Hamilton - drums
References
- ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed September 11, 2015
- ^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography accessed September 11, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Grand Encounter: 2 Degrees East-3 Degrees West – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
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John Lewis
- The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music (1955)
- Grand Encounter (1956)
- Afternoon in Paris (1957)
- The John Lewis Piano (1957)
- Improvised Meditations and Excursions (1959)
- Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
- Essence (1960)
- The Golden Striker (1960)
- The Wonderful World of Jazz (1960)
- Jazz Abstractions (1960)
- Original Sin (1961)
- European Encounter (1962)
- Animal Dance (1962)
- "Afternoon in Paris"
- "Django"