Grand Encounter

Grand Encounter
Studio album by
John Lewis
ReleasedNovember 1956
RecordedFebruary 10, 1956
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length34:41
LabelPacific Jazz
PJ-1217
ProducerRichard Bock
John Lewis chronology
The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music
(1956) 		Grand Encounter
(1956) 		Afternoon in Paris
(1957)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "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

  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. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Grand Encounter: 2 Degrees East-3 Degrees West – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2015.