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West Side Story (Oscar Peterson Trio album)

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West Side Story
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedJanuary 24–25, 1962
GenreJazz
Length34:37
LabelVerve
ProducerNorman Granz
Oscar Peterson Trio chronology
The London House Sessions
(1962)
West Side Story
(1962)
Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band!
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[1]
Allmusic [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[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

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  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

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  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.