West Side Stories

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West Side Stories
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 8, 1994
Recorded1994
Studio
Genre Smooth Jazz
Jazz fusion
Length49:53
Label Verve Forecast
Producer
Jeff Lorber chronology
Worth Waiting For
(1993)
West Side Stories
(1994)
State of Grace
(1994)
Professional ratings
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West Side Stories is the eleventh studio album by the six-time Grammy Award-nominated, one-time Grammy winning composer, keyboardist and pioneer of the smooth jazz genre, Jeff Lorber, released on Verve Forecast in 1994. [2] After six previous nominations, Lorber won his first Grammy Award on January 28, 2018 for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for Prototype by his band The Jeff Lorber Fusion.

Contents

The collection of eleven songs written mostly by Lorber himself included several featured artists. Among them, Eric Benét, Paulinho da Costa, Paul Jackson, Jr., Michael Landau, Hubert Laws, Kongar-ol Ondar, CeCe Peniston, Kongar-ol Ondar, Paul Pesco (guitarist on the Madonna's The Virgin Tour), or Art Porter, Jr.

The album scored in the U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart at number five. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Featured artist(s)Length
1."Grasshopper" Jeff Lorber  4:20
2."Point Venus"Jeff Lorber 4:30
3."Iguassu Falls"Jeff Lorber, Alec Milstein 5:17
4."Let the River Run"Jeff Lorber 4:25
5."Say Love"Jeff Lorber, Marlon McClain, Jeff Pescetto Shades of Soul with Eric Benét 4:13
6."Road Song"Jeff Lorber 4:13
7."No Regrets"Jeff Lorber Hubert Laws 5:13
8."Tour's End"Jeff Lorber Art Porter, Jr. 4:23
9."Tuva"Jeff Lorber Kongar-ol Ondar 5:00
10."Don't Forget the Love"Jeff Lorber, Eric Benét CeCe Peniston 4:35
11."Toad's Place"Jeff Lorber Art Porter, Jr. 3:44
Total length:49:53

Personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums 5

References

General
Specific
  1. West Side Stories at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  2. 'Jeff Lorber, Discography' Retrieved 7 November 2010
  3. 'Jeff Lorber, West Side Stories in the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart' Retrieved 7 November 2010