West Side Story (Oscar Peterson Trio album)

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West Side Story
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Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedJanuary 24–25, 1962
Genre Jazz
Length34:37
Label Verve
Producer Norman Granz
Oscar Peterson Trio chronology
The London House Sessions
(1962)
West Side Story
(1962)
Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band!
(1962)
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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 .

Contents

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

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References

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