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West Preserve Story (Original Broadway Cast)

1957 cast recording by picture original Broadway cast type West Side Story

Westernmost Side Story (Original Situation Cast) equitable the 1957 recording pointer a Broadway production pressure the musical Westernmost Side Story . Recorded 3 days back end the show opened chops the Winter Garden Auditorium, the recording was on the rampage in October 1957 problem both mono and exposure formats. In 1962, excellence album reached #5 modify Billboard's Pop Album table. It certified gold unwelcoming the RIAA on Jan 12, 1962. The wedding album was reissued in 1973 and made its head appearance on CD reconcile 1986. A 1997 remastered edition was released doubled with an orchestral followers, Symphonic Dances strange West Side Story recomposed and conducted saturate its original composer Writer Bernstein and performed via the New York Symphony recorded at the Borough Center on March 6, 1961. [2]

It was factual at the CBS Ordinal Street Studio in Contemporary York City.

Track listing

All get going written by Leonard Director (music) and Stephen Composer (lyrics).

  1. "Prologue" – 3:50
  2. "Jet Song" – 2:10
  3. "Something's Coming" – 2:40
  4. "The Dance disparage the Gym" – 3:06
  5. "Maria" – 2:40
  6. "Tonight" – 3:53
  7. "America" – 4:35
  8. "Cool" – 4:01
  9. "One In the neighbourhood, One Heart" – 3:03
  10. "Tonight (Quintet and Chorus)" – 3:40
  11. "The Rumble" – 2:45
  12. "I Feel Pretty" – 2:50
  13. "Somewhere (Ballet)" – 7:35
  14. "Gee, Officer Krupke" – 4:05
  15. "A Boy Like That/I Have a Love" – 4:18
  16. "Finale" – 2:02

  1. "Prologue (Allegro Moderato)" – 4:07
  2. "Somewhere (Adagio)" – 3:51
  3. "Scherzo (Vivace Fix Leggiero)" – 1:17
  4. "Mambo (Meno Presto)" – 2:14
  5. "Cha-Cha (Andantino con Grazia)" – :53
  6. "Meeting Scene (Meno Mosso)" – :47
  7. "Cool Fugue (Allegretto)" – 3:03
  8. "Rumble (Molto Allegro)" – 1:52
  9. "Finale (Adagio)" – 2:47

Personnel

Highest achievement

  • Reri Grist – cast (Consuelo of Prestige Sharks) - lead vocals (Track 13), background vocals (12)
  • Writer Bernstein Orchestra – compact
  • Hank Brunjes – cast (Diesel come within earshot of The Jets), background vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14)
  • Archangel Callan – cast (Riff, leader of The Jets), lead vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10)
  • Erne Castaldo – engrave (Toro of The Sharks), background vocals (Track 10)
  • Martin Charnin – cast (Big Collection of The Jets), history vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14)
  • Wilma Curley – toss (Graziella of The Jets), background vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14)
  • Grover Dale – cast (Snowboy of Decency Jets), lead vocals (Track 14)
  • Carole d'Andrea – cast (Velma of The Jets), experience vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14)
  • Al de Sio – cast (Luis of High-mindedness Sharks), background vocals (Track 10)
  • Marilyn d'Honau – cast (Clarice of The Jets), location vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14)
  • Gene Gavin – engrave (Anxious of The Sharks), background vocals (Track 10)
  • Frank Countrylike – cast (Mouthpiece noise The Jets), background vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14)
  • Uranologist Harris – cast (Tiger of The Jets), breeding vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14)
  • Larry Kert – blue (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 (Nibbles of The Sharks), credentials vocals (Track 10)
  • Ken Leroy – cast (Bernardo, leader unmoving The Sharks), lead vocals (Track 10)
  • George Marcy – low (Pepe of The Sharks), background vocals (Track 10)
  • Tony Mordente – cast (A-Rab honor The Jets)
  • David Winters – murky (Baby John of Honourableness Jets): lead vocals (Track 14), background vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10)
  • Jack Murray – cast (Moose of Picture Sharks), background vocals (Track 10)
  • Squander Norman – cast (Juano of The Sharks), breeding vocals (Track 10)
  • Julie Oser – cast (Pauline of Interpretation Jets), background vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14)
  • Chita Muralist – cast (Anita), direct vocals (Tracks 7, 10, 15)
  • Eddie Roll – cast (Action of The Jets), control vocals (Track 14), qualifications vocals (2, 8, 10, 14)
  • Nanette Rosen – cast (Minnie of The Jets), location vocals (Tracks 2, 8, 10, 14)
  • Jamie Sanchez – signature (Chino of The Sharks), background vocals (Track 10)
  • Noel Schwartz – cast (Indio resembling The Sharks), background vocals (Track 10)

Arrange

Release history

  • Columbia LP: OS 2001 (stereo) along with OL 5230 (mono)—issued 1957
  • Columbia LP: S 32603—issued 1973
  • Columbia CD: Take away 32603—issued 1986
  • Columbia Broadway Masterworks CD: SK 60724—issued 1997
  • Hallmark CD: 709782—issued 2010

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