West Side Story (André Previn album)

West Side Story is a jazz album by pianist André Previn and his trio. Previn, along with drummer Shelly Manne and bassist Red Mitchell, chose eight compositions from the original score of the Leonard Bernstein musical West Side Story and re-arranged them in a jazz style.

West Side Story
Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedAugust 24–25, 1959
Contemporary's Studio, Los Angeles
GenreJazz
Length38:16
LabelContemporary
M 3572
ProducerLester Koenig
André Previn chronology
André Previn Plays Songs by Jerome Kern
(1959)
West Side Story
(1959)
The Subterraneans (Soundtrack)
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[1]

Track listing

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Original music by Leonard Bernstein

  1. "Something's Coming" - 2:37
  2. "Jet Song" - 4:48
  3. "Tonight" - 5:24
  4. "I Feel Pretty" - 6:47
  5. "Gee, Officer Krupke!" - 4:55
  6. "Cool" - 3:21
  7. "Maria" - 5:30
  8. "America" - 4:51

Personnel

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André Previn & His Pals

References

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  1. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.