West Side Story (Oscar Peterson Trio album)

West Side Story
Studio album by Oscar Peterson Trio
Released	1962
Recorded	January 24–25, 1962
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:37
Label	Verve
Producer	Norman Granz
Oscar Peterson Trio chronology
Very Tall (1962) West Side Story (1962) Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band! (1962)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
DownBeat	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

West Side Story is a 1962 studio album by Oscar Peterson and his trio. The album features jazz interpretations of seven songs from the film West Side Story .

Track listing

1. "Something's Coming" – 3:57
2. "Somewhere" – 5:38
3. "Jet Song" – 7:49
4. "Tonight" – 4:38
5. "Maria" – 4:55
6. "I Feel Pretty" – 4:30
7. "Reprise" – 3:57

All songs composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

Personnel

• Oscar Peterson - piano
• Ray Brown - double bass
• Ed Thigpen - drums

References

1. AllMusic review
2. DownBeat: June 7, 1962 vol. 29, no. 12
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1153. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 161. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.