West Side Story

VA - The Songs of West Side Story (1996)  Music

Posted by JET 1 at Feb. 4, 2021
VA - The Songs of West Side Story (1996)

VA - The Songs of West Side Story (1996)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +CUE, LOG | 520 MB | Scans
Genre: Musical, Pop | Label: RCA Victor Records | Catalog Number: 09026-62707-2

All-star tribute albums are popping up as frequently as gourmet coffee houses, saluting the music of such artists as Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix to KISS and the Carpenters. But “The Songs of ‘West Side Story’ ” is different. Instead of paying homage to a performer, the album honors one of the most successful musicals in Broadway and film history. “The Songs of ‘West Side Story,’ ” due Jan. 30 on RCA Victor Records, brings together more than two dozen pop stars from rock, country, R&B; and jazz to offer their versions of the celebrated works by composer Leonard Bernstein and lyricist Stephen Sondheim.

André Previn and His Pals - West Side Story (1960) [Reissue 1990]  Music

Posted by gribovar at April 24, 2020
André Previn and His Pals - West Side Story (1960) [Reissue 1990]

Andre Previn and His Pals - West Side Story (1960) [Reissue 1990]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 209 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 106 MB | Covers (16 MB) included
Genre: Jazz, Piano Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: OJC/Contemporary Records (OJCCD-422-2 (S-7572))

The last of a series of showtune albums recorded by the trio of pianist Andre Previn, bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Shelly Manne finds the all-star group focusing on the music of West Side Story (Previn and Manne alternated leadership, and it was the drummer's good fortune to have the famous My Fair Lady album under his own name). This CD reissue has eight of the main themes from the famous musical, including "I Feel Pretty," "Maria" and "America." As usual, the melodies are treated respectfully yet swingingly, and Andre Previn in particular excels in this setting.
Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim & VA - West Side Story: Original Broadway Cast Recording (1957) Expanded Remastered 1998

Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim & VA - West Side Story:
Original Broadway Cast Recording (1957) Expanded Remastered 1998

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 406 Mb | Scans ~ 117 Mb
Label: Sony Classical, Columbia, Legacy | # SMK 60724 | Time: 01:18:20
Musical, Show Tunes, Orchestral, Jazz, Symphonic

What is there left to say about this musical, deservedly one of the most famous in the canon? Created by what lyricist Stephen Sondheim described as "a unique concatenation of people" (Leonard Bernstein, Sondheim, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins), the show remains as explosively vibrant, daring, and modern as it was decades ago. Bernstein integrated Latin percussion and jazz into his electrifying score, dazzlingly translating New York's unique vitality into a musical idiom. West Side Story has been adapted for jazz and interpreted by pop and opera singers, but you owe it to yourself to check out the original version to see what the fuss was all about. This new reissue adds over 20 minutes of "symphonic dances" as well as liner notes and production photos.
Bill Baron - West Side Story Bossa Nova (1963) {Dauntless DC 6004 rel 2004}

Bill Baron - West Side Story Bossa Nova (1963) {Dauntless DC 6004 rel 2004}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 234 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 81 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 17 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1963, 2004 Dauntless / Fresh Sound Records | DC 6004
Jazz / Hard Bop / Bossa Nova / Saxophone

This electrifying bossa nova version of ten great songs from the West Side Story admirably showcases Bill Barron's triple-threat talent as soloist, arranger, and leader. Bill's relaxed, long-lined solos on tenor saxophone confirm him as a member of that school of "hard-nosed" lyricism wich includes Miles Davis, Stan Getz and Bill Evans.
Buddy Rich/Maynard Ferguson - Two Big Bands Play Selections From West Side Story... (1991) {LRC Ltd.} **[RE-UP]**

Buddy Rich/Maynard Ferguson - Two Big Bands Play Selections From West Side Story & Other Delights (1991) {LRC Ltd.}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 328 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 125 mb
Genre: jazz. big band

Two Big Bands Play Selections From West Side Story & Other Delights is a 1991 album by Buddy Rich and Maynard Ferguson. It features a series of songs with each musician heading their own band. This was released by LRC Ltd.
Oscar Peterson Trio - West Side Story (1962) {1984 Verve West Germany} **[RE-UP]**

Oscar Peterson Trio - West Side Story (1962) {1984 Verve West Germany}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 187 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 92 mb
Genre: jazz

Oscar Peterson and his trio created their version of West Side Story on this album from 1962. This is a 1984 pressing released by Verve in West Germany.
Houston Symphony Orchestra & Andrés Orozco-Estrada - Bernstein: West Side Story Suite (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Houston Symphony Orchestra & Andrés Orozco-Estrada - Bernstein: West Side Story Suite (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 23:47 minutes | 406 MB
Classical | Label: Pentatone, Official Digital Download

Bernstein illuminates the story of two rival gangs in New York by juxtaposing a jazz-blues ‘American’ idiom with a more ‘Latin American’ Puerto Rican sound, in which the Cuban mambo and cha-cha, and the Mexican huapango are also integrated.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Plays Music from West Side Story [Recorded 1960-1965] (1986)

The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Plays Music from West Side Story [Recorded 1960-1965] (1986)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 220 MB | Covers - 23 MB
Genre: Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: CBS/Columbia (CK 40455)

Music from West Side Story is a 1986 compilation album by Dave Brubeck and his quartet of music from Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim musical West Side Story, with other tracks taken from Brubeck's albums Bernstein Plays Brubeck Plays Bernstein (1960) and Anything Goes: The Music of Cole Porter (1966) and My Favorite Things (1965).
"Maria" done as a swinging, uptempo ballad, while "Tonight" becomes a jumping-off point for all concerned into a jazz excursion across several decades' worth of tunes. By contrast, "What Is This Thing Called Love?" is done in a slow, pensively lyrical, lilting fashion. Paul Desmond's playing shines every bit as much as Brubeck's, and the whole record - including the Cole Porter and Rodgers & Hart material - swings in some unexpected directions that still delight five-plus decades later.

Dave Grusin - West Side Story (1997) {Encoded Music}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Oct. 22, 2018
Dave Grusin - West Side Story (1997) {Encoded Music}

Dave Grusin Presents - West Side Story (1997) {Encoded Music}
EAC 0.95b4 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 360MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 138MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Big Band, Post-Bop

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the opening of West Side Story on Broadway, Dave Grusin revived the score, giving its ten themes fresh arrangements that keep the original melodies in mind but add a stronger dose of jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms to the music. For the most rewarding recording of this music since Stan Kenton's powerful renditions of the early 1960s, Grusin utilized an all-star big band with strings. Among the key soloists are trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, Bill Evans, Michael Brecker on tenor, baritonist Ronnie Cuber and flutist Dave Valentin (who is featured on a purposely cute rendition of "I Feel Pretty") plus the pianist/leader, who clearly loves the music. In addition, one song apiece features vocalists Jonathan Butler ("Maria"), Gloria Estefan and Jon Secada.
Kenneth Schermerhorn, Nashville Symphony Orchestra - Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story (2002)

Kenneth Schermerhorn, Nashville Symphony Orchestra - Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story (The Original Score) (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 388 Mb | Total time: 75:16 | Scans included
Classical, Musical | Label: Naxos | # 8.559126 | Recorded: 2001

This new West Side Story, the first American-based recording to appear since DG’s star-studded 1985 composer-conducted version, blessedly avoids that earlier production’s operatic pretensions, returning instead to the work’s Broadway roots by using young, theatrically trained singers with some genuine acting ability. Even with that, it’s probably wishful thinking to expect that this cast (fine as it is) can recreate the vibrant, raw freshness and scintillating brilliance of the original. Mike Eldred’s Tony comes off best; singing with a more mature sound than Larry Kert, he nonetheless creates a sense of heightened expectancy and wonder in “Something’s Coming”.