Artist: Andre Previn and His Pals
Album: West Side Story
Genre: Bop, Cool
Label: Contemporary/Original Jazz Classics
Released: 1959/1990
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Something's Coming (2:37)
- Jet Song (4:49)
- Tonight (5:24)
- I Feel Pretty (6:48)
- Gee, Officer Krupke! (4:56)
- Cool (3:21)
- Maria (5:30)
- America (4:52)
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- Personnel:
- Andre Previn - piano
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Red Mitchell - bass
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. Recommended.
Review by Scott Yanow