Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
West Side Story
| Recorded | Jan 24-25, 1962 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 142700 |
The record
Bernstein's score becomes trio material here, the familiar melodies of 'Somewhere' and 'Tonight' reshaped into vehicles for the group's long-honed rapport.
Session personnel
- Ray Brown — bass
- Ed Thigpen — drums
- Oscar Peterson — 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 65 pressings on file.
| 1962 | Verve Records · V-8454 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep Groove MGM Pressing earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 2013 | Analogue Productions · AP-8454 — Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Stereo, Limited Edition, Remastered, 200 Gram Analogue Productions · gatefold |
| 1962 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V6-8454 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Verve Records · MGV 8454 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V6-8454 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Verve Records · MGV 9010 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1962 | Verve Records · MGV 9010 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1962 | Barclay-Verve · 3624 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V-8454 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V6-8454 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V6-8454 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V-8454 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V-8454 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
Follow the players
Ray Brown also plays on
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