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East-West is a 1966 album by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band which was the group's second full album release. The record's title track is a long improvisational instrumental piece inspired by blues, jazz fusion and raga that was considered groundbreaking at the time of release, and over four decades later stands out as a turning point in the history of rock and blues music. The album contains another lengthy blues/jazz/rock instrumental in the tune "Worksong", which also features extended solos by Butterfield and his bandmates.

Like the debut, the album features traditional blues covers and the guitar work of Elvin Bishop and Mike Bloomfield, the latter having just recorded Highway 61 Revisited with Bob Dylan.

Bishop makes his recorded lead vocal debut on the slow ballad "Never Say No". "Mary, Mary", written by Mike Nesmith, would later be recorded by The Monkees.

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