West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast)
West Side Story | |
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Cast recording by the original Broadway cast of West Side Story | |
Released | 1957 |
Recorded |
9/29/1957 CBS 30th Street Studio, New York City |
Genre | show tune/ musical |
Length | 78:04 |
Label | Columbia |
Producer |
Goddard Lieberson Sylvia Drulie |
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic |
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) 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.[2]
It was recorded at the CBS 30th Street Studio in New York City.
Track listing
All tracks written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim.
- "Prologue" – 3:50
- "Jet Song" – 2:10
- "Something's Coming" – 2:40
- "The Dance at the Gym" – 3:06
- "Maria" – 2:40
- "Tonight" – 3:53
- "America" – 4:35
- "Cool" – 4:01
- "One Hand, One Heart" – 3:03
- "Tonight (Quintet and Chorus)" – 3:40
- "The Rumble" – 2:45
- "I Feel Pretty" – 2:50
- "Somewhere (Ballet)" – 7:35
- "Gee, Officer Krupke" – 4:05
- "A Boy Like That/I Have a Love" – 4:18
- "Finale" – 2:02
Bonus tracks : Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
- "Prologue (Allegro Moderato)" – 4:07
- "Somewhere (Adagio)" – 3:51
- "Scherzo (Vivace E Leggiero)" – 1:17
- "Mambo (Meno Presto)" – 2:14
- "Cha-Cha (Andantino con Grazia)" – :53
- "Meeting Scene (Meno Mosso)" – :47
- "Cool Fugue (Allegretto)" – 3:03
- "Rumble (Molto Allegro)" – 1:52
- "Finale (Adagio)" – 2:47
Personnel
Performance
Reri Grist – cast (Consuelo of The Sharks) - lead vocals (Track 13), background vocals (12) Leonard Bernstein Orchestra – orchestration Hank Brunjes – cast (The Jets), background vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14) Michael Callan – cast (Riff), lead vocals (Tracks 8, 10) Erne Castaldo – cast (The Sharks), background vocals (Track 10) Martin Charnin – cast (The Jets), background vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14) Wilma Curley – cast (The Jets), background vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14) Grover Dale – cast (Snowboy of the Jets), lead vocals (Track 14) Carole d'Andrea – cast (The Jets), background vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14) Al de Sio – cast (The Sharks), background vocals (Track 10) Marilyn d'Honau – cast (The Jets), background vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14) Gene Gavin – cast (The Sharks), background vocals (Track 10) Frank Green – cast (The Jets), background vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14) Lowell Harris – cast (The Jets), background vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14) Larry Kert – cast (Tony), lead vocals (Tracks 3, 5-6, 9-10, 13) |
Irwin Kostal Orchestra – orchestration Carol Lawrence – cast (Maria), lead vocals (Tracks 6, 9-10, 12-13, 15) Ronnie Lee – cast (The Sharks), background vocals (Track 10) Ken Leroy – cast (Bernardo), lead vocals (Track 10) George Marcy – cast (The Sharks), background vocals (Track 10) Tony Mordente – cast (A-Rab of The Jets), David Winters lead vocals cast (the Jets): lead vocals (Track 14), background vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10) Jack Murray – cast (The Sharks), background vocals (Track 10) Jay Norman – cast (The Sharks), background vocals (Track 10) Julie Oser – cast (The Jets), background vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14) Chita Rivera – cast (Anita), lead vocals (Tracks 7, 10, 15) Eddie Roll – cast (The Jets), lead vocals (Track 14), background vocals (2, 8, 10, 14) Nanette Rosen – cast (The Jets), background vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14) Jamie Sanchez – cast (The Sharks), background vocals (Track 10) Noel Schwartz – cast (The Sharks), background vocals (Track 10) |
Production
- Sylvia Drulie – associate producer
- Gerald Freedman – assistant director
- Peter Gennaro – choreographer
- Max Goberman – director, musical director
- Jon Eggert – arranger
- Howard Jeffrey – assistant
- Goddard Lieberson – producer
- Harold Prince – arranger
- Jean Rosenthal – lighting
- Irene Sharaff – costume design
- Wallace Siebert – assistant
Release history
- Columbia LP: OS 2001 (stereo) also OL 5230 (mono)—issued 1957
- Columbia LP: S 32603—issued 1973
- Columbia CD: CK 32603—issued 1986
- Columbia Broadway Masterworks CD: SK 60724—issued 1997
- Hallmark CD: 709782—issued 2010
References
- ↑ AllMusic review
- ↑ West Side Story The Stephen Sondheim Reference Guide. Accessed September 24, 2007.