RCA Victor · in the Kissa Kissa racks
East Meets West (Musique Of Ahmed Abdul-Malik)
| Recorded | Mar 3-31, 1959 |
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| Label | RCA Victor |
| Catalog | LSP 2015 |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 11 credited players |
| Discogs | master 308694 |
The record
Griffin, Golson, Fuller, and Lee Morgan crowd a hard-bop frontline while Abdul-Malik threads oud and darabeka underneath, an early RCA Victor attempt to fold Arabic tradition into jazz rather than borrow its costume.
Session personnel
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik — bass, oud
- Al Harewood — drums
- Jerome Richardson — flute
- Bilal Abdurahman — goblet drum [darabeka]
- Mike Hamway — goblet drum [darabeka]
- Benny Golson — saxophone
- Johnny Griffin — saxophone
- Curtis Fuller — trombone
- Lee Morgan — trumpet
- Naim Karacand — violin
- Jakarawan Nasseur — solo vocal
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1960 | RCA Victor · LSP-2015 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Indianapolis Press earliest on file |
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| 1995 | RCA Victor · 74321 25723 2 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2001 | RCA Victor — STEREO |
| 2006 | RCA · 82876821062 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | RCA Victor · LSP-2015 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180gram |
| 2024 | Honey Pie Records (2) · HONEY090 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
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