East-West

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East-West is a groundbreaking 1966 blues-rock and jazz-influenced instrumental by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, renowned for its extended improvisations and role in pioneering psychedelic and jam-rock styles.

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East-West canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf instrumental composition
song
albumBy The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
artist The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
composer Mike Bloomfield
Nick Gravenites
Paul Butterfield
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReputation groundbreaking
highly influential
featuresInstrument bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
harmonica
organ
firstReleaseMedium vinyl LP
format studio recording
genre blues rock
jam rock
jazz rock
psychedelic rock
hasLiveVersions multiple concert recordings by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
hasMusicalInfluence Indian classical music
blues
jazz
hasMusicalStyle extended improvisation
modal improvisation
influenced Grateful Dead
Quicksilver Messenger Service
jam band genre
isPioneerOf extended rock improvisation
jam band style
psychedelic rock
length approximately 13 minutes
notablePerformer Billy Davenport
Elvin Bishop
Jerome Arnold
Mark Naftalin
Mike Bloomfield
Paul Butterfield
partOfAlbum East-West
performer The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
producer Paul A. Rothchild
recordingPeriod 1966
recordLabel Elektra Records
releaseYear 1966
sideOnOriginalLP Side 2
trackNumberOnAlbum 2

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Mike Bloomfield performedOn East-West
East-West notableTrack East-West
East-West hasTrack East-West
East-West partOfAlbum East-West