West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast)


West Side Story is the 1957 recording of a Broadway production of the musical West Side Story. Recorded 3 days after the show opened at the Winter Garden Theatre, the recording was released in October 1957 in both mono and stereo formats. In 1962, the album reached #5 on Billboard's Pop Album chart. It certified gold by the RIAA on January 12, 1962. The album was reissued in 1973 and made its first appearance on CD in 1986. A 1997 remastered edition is coupled with an orchestral suite named “Symphonic Dances from West Side Story” recomposed and conducted by its original composer Leonard Bernstein and performed by the New York Philharmonic recorded at the Manhattan Center on March 6, 1961.
It was recorded at the CBS 30th Street Studio in New York City.

Track listing

All tracks written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim.
  1. "Prologue" - 3:50
  2. "Jet Song" - 2:10
  3. "Something's Coming" - 2:40
  4. "The Dance at the Gym" - 3:06
  5. "Maria" - 2:40
  6. "Tonight" - 3:53
  7. "America" - 4:35
  8. "Cool" - 4:01
  9. "One Hand, One Heart" - 3:03
  10. "Tonight " - 3:40
  11. "The Rumble" - 2:45
  12. "I Feel Pretty" - 2:50
  13. "Somewhere " - 7:35
  14. "Gee, Officer Krupke" - 4:05
  15. "A Boy Like That/I Have a Love" - 4:18
  16. "Finale" - 2:02

    Bonus tracks : Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

  18. "Prologue " - 4:07
  19. "Somewhere " - 3:51
  20. "Scherzo " - 1:17
  21. "Mambo " - 2:14
  22. "Cha-Cha " - :53
  23. "Meeting Scene " - :47
  24. "Cool Fugue " - 3:03
  25. "Rumble " - 1:52
  26. "Finale " - 2:47

    Personnel

Performance

Production