Grand Encounter

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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
John Lewis chronology
The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music
(1955)The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music1955
Grand Encounter
(1956)
Afternoon in Paris
(1957)Afternoon in Paris1957

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 and Heath) and West Coast (Perkins, Hall and Hamiton) musicians.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 5/5 stars[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 5 stars stating "this classic session is the ultimate in cool jazz".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 8:18
  2. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 3:31
  3. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 4:13
  4. "Two Degrees East - Three Degrees West" (John Lewis) - 6:07
  5. "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 3:06
  6. "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 9:26

Personnel

References

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  1. Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed September 11, 2015
  2. Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography accessed September 11, 2015
  3. 3.0 3.1 Yanow, Scott. Grand Encounter: 2 Degrees East-3 Degrees West – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2015.