East/West (album)

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East/West
Live album by
Released2005
RecordedMay 8–11, 2003 and December 9–12, 2003
StudioYoshi's, Oakland, California
Village Vanguard, NYC
GenreJazz fusion, folk-jazz, Americana
Length115:11
LabelElektra Nonesuch
ProducerLee Townsend
Bill Frisell chronology
Richter 858
(2005)
East/West
(2005)
Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian
(2006)

East/West is the 18th album, first double CD and first live album by Bill Frisell to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch label. Released in 2005, it features performances by Frisell, Viktor Krauss and Kenny Wollesen which were recorded at Yoshi's in Oakland, California on May 8–11, 2003 (CD 1 – West) and performances by Frisell with Tony Scherr and Kenny Wollesen recorded on December 9–12, 2003 at the Village Vanguard in New York City (CD2 – East). An additional second set of material from both the "East" and "West" venues was made available as a downloadable album Further East/Further West.