tracks

Act I
Prologue
Jet Song
Something's Coming
The Dance At The Gym
Maria
Tonight
America
Cool
One Hand, One Heart
Tonight (Quintet And Chorus)
The Rumble
Act II
I Feel Pretty
Somewhere (Ballet)
Gee, Officer Krupke
A Boy Like That / I Have A Love
Finale
Bonus Tracks: Symphonic Dances
Prologue (Allegro Moderato)
Somewhere (Adagio)
Scherzo (Vivace E Leggiero)
Mambo (Meno Presto)
Cha-Cha (Andantino Con Grazia)
Meeting Scene (Meno Mosso)
Cool Fugue (Allegretto)
Rumble (Molto Allegro)
Finale (Adagio)

Conductor – Leonard Bernstein

Conductor – Leonard Bernstein

2:47

notes

West Side Story opened September 26th, 1957, at the Winter Garden Theatre (732 performances); reopened April 27th, 1960, at the Winter Garden Theatre (249 performances).

Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, September 29th, 1957. Original (mono) album: OL 5230, released 9/57, 1998 CD reissue

Symphonic Dances recorded at Manhattan Center, NYC on March 6th, 1961.

Originally released 1957, 1961.

For this remastering, 20-bit technology was used to maximize sound quality. / SBM

Consists of previously recorded material.

credits

Art Direction [Costumes Designed By] – - Irene Sharaff
Art Direction [and Design] – - Roxanne Slimak
Choreography – - Jerome Robbins
Choreography [Co-choreographer] – - Peter Gennaro
Choreography [Dance Assistant] – - Howard Jeffrey *, - Wallace Siebert
Co-producer [Associate Producer] – - Howard Scott *
Directed By – - Jerome Robbins
Engineer – - Edward T. Graham , - Fred Plaut
Engineer [CD Reissue Engineer] – - Mark Wilder
Leader [Musical Direction] – - Max Goberman
Lighting – - Jean Rosenthal
Liner Notes – - Ken Mandelbaum , - Martin Charnin
Lyrics By – - Stephen Sondheim
Management [Directorial Assistant] – - Gerald Freedman
Music By – - Leonard Bernstein
Orchestrated By – - Irwin Kostal , - Leonard Bernstein , - Sid Ramin
Performer [The Adults, Doc] – - Art Smith *
Performer [The Adults, Gladhand] – - John Harkins
Performer [The Adults, Krupke] – - William Bramley
Performer [The Adults, Schrank] – - Arch Johnson
Photography By – - Archive Photos , - Corbis-Bettmann , - Don Hunstein , - John Springer Collection / CORBIS
Presenter – - Harold S. Prince *, - Robert E. Griffith
Presenter [By Arrangement With] – - Roger L. Stevens
Producer [CD Reissue Producer] – - Didier C. Deutsch
Producer [Original Album Producer] – - Goddard Lieberson
Producer [Symphonic Dances] – - John McClure
Product Manager [Packaging Manager] – - Tammy Van Aken
Production Manager [Editorial Production] – - Eleanor Becker
Production Manager [Product Manager] – - Joy Gilbert
Production Manager [Production Associate] – - Sylvia Drulie
Script By [Book By] – - Arthur Laurents
Set Designer [Scenic Production By] – - Oliver Smith (3)
Vocals [The Jets - Their Girls, Anybodys] – - Lee Becker *
Vocals [The Jets - Their Girls, Clarice] – - Marilyn D'Honau
Vocals [The Jets - Their Girls, Graziella] – - Wilma Curley
Vocals [The Jets - Their Girls, Minnie] – - Nanette Rosen
Vocals [The Jets - Their Girls, Pauline] – - Julie Oser
Vocals [The Jets - Their Girls, Velma] – - Carole D'Andrea
Vocals [The Jets, A-rab] – - Tony Mordente
Vocals [The Jets, Action] – - Eddie Roll
Vocals [The Jets, Baby John] – - David Winters
Vocals [The Jets, Big Deal] – - Martin Charnin
Vocals [The Jets, Diesel] – - Hank Brunjes
Vocals [The Jets, Gee-tar] – - Tommy Abbott
Vocals [The Jets, Mouth Piece] – - Frank Green (2)
Vocals [The Jets, Riff, The Leader] – - Mickey Calin *
Vocals [The Jets, Snowboy] – - Grover Dale
Vocals [The Jets, Tiger] – - Lowell Harris
Vocals [The Jets, Tony, His Friend (of Riff)] – - Larry Kert
Vocals [The Sharks - Their Girls, Consuelo] – - Reri Grist
Vocals [The Sharks - Their Girls, Estella] – - Lynn Ross *
Vocals [The Sharks - Their Girls, Francisca] – - Elizabeth Taylor *
Vocals [The Sharks - Their Girls, Marguerita] – - Liane Plane
Vocals [The Sharks - Their Girls, Rosalia] – - Marilyn Cooper
Vocals [The Sharks - Their Girls, Teresita] – - Carmen Gutierrez
Vocals [The Sharks, Anita, His Girl (of Bernardo)] – - Chita Rivera
Vocals [The Sharks, Anxious] – - Gene Gavin
Vocals [The Sharks, Bernardo, The Leader] – - Ken Le Roy *
Vocals [The Sharks, Chino, His Friend (of Bernardo)] – - Jamie Sanchez *
Vocals [The Sharks, Indio] – - Noel Schwartz
Vocals [The Sharks, Juano] – - Jay Norman (2)
Vocals [The Sharks, Luis] – - Al De Sio
Vocals [The Sharks, Marie, His Sister (of Bernardo)] – - Carol Lawrence
Vocals [The Sharks, Moose] – - Jack Murray (10)
Vocals [The Sharks, Nibbles] – - Ronnie Lee *
Vocals [The Sharks, Pepe] – - George Marcy
Vocals [The Sharks, Toro] – - Erne Castaldo

companies

Glass Mastered at Sony DADC
DIDX806596Manufactured By Sony Music Entertainment
Distributed By Sony Music Entertainment
Copyright Sony Music Entertainment
Recorded At Columbia 30th Street Studio

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