Grand Encounter
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) Grand Encounter (1957) 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
Source	Rating
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

• John Lewis - piano
• Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone
• Jim Hall - guitar
• Percy Heath - bass
• Chico Hamilton - drums

References