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.
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| Released | November 1956 | |||
| Recorded | February 10, 1956 Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:41 | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ-1217 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "this classic session is the ultimate in cool jazz".[3]
Track listing
edit- "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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.