Contemporary Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
West Side Story
| Recorded | Aug 24-25, 1959 |
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| Label | Contemporary Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 326700 |
The record
Bernstein's score becomes blowing material in Mitchell and Manne's hands, the trio treating West Side Story's melodies as swinging jazz rather than novelty. Cut soon after their Broadway triumph with My Fair Lady.
Session personnel
- Red Mitchell — bass
- Shelly Manne — drums
- André Previn — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 36 pressings on file.
| 1960 | Contemporary Records · S7572 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1960 | Contemporary Records — MONO |
| 1960 | Contemporary Records · ZA 6020 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1960 | Contemporary Records · LAC 12244 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1960 | Contemporary Records · S7572 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel |
| 1960 | Contemporary Records · M-3572 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1962 | Contemporary Records · LAC 12244 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1962 | Contemporary Records · SCA 5034 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Contemporary Records · SR-3043 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1975 | Contemporary Records · GXC 3112 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Contemporary Records · LAX-3023 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Contemporary Records · LAX-3023 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue |
| 1982 | PGP RTB · 2221160 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1982 | PGP RTB · 2221160 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
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