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West Side Story (Oscar Peterson Trio album)

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1962 studio album by Oscar Peterson Trio
West Side Story
Studio album by Oscar Peterson Trio
Released1962
RecordedJanuary 24–25, 1962
GenreJazz
Length34:37
LabelVerve
ProducerNorman 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
SourceRating
Down Beat
Allmusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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

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.
Oscar Peterson
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Note: All-Star albums feature sideman who are not necessarily listed while titles which include "Oscar Peterson" or the OP Trio are usually shortened.
As
leader
or
co-leader
Plays
series
1955–58
Plays the
Songbook

(1959)
The
London
House
Sessions

(1961)
Trio
&
Guests
Exclusively
for
My
Friends
1969–79
With
The
Trumpet
Kings
1980–2004
With
Count
Basie

or
alumni
With
Benny
Carter
With
Roy
Eldridge
With
Ella
Fitzgerald
Coleman
Hawkins

and/or Ben
Webster
With
Buddy
Rich
With
others
Film
soundtracks
Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's West Side Story (1957)
Inspiration
Adaptations
Variations
Songs
Act 1
Act 2
Albums
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