Kenton's West Side Story

by Stan Kenton

Kenton's West Side Story cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1961
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.44/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Taking advantage of the cultural phenomenon surrounding the Leonard Bernstein musical, Stan Kenton adapts the iconic score for a massive, brass-heavy jazz orchestra. Arranged primarily by Johnny Richards, the reinterpretations amplify the original composition's tension through complex polyrhythms and aggressive big band dissonance.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Prologue
  2. Something's Coming
  3. Maria
  4. America
  5. Tonight
  6. Cool
  7. I Feel Pretty
  8. Officer Krupke
  9. Taunting Scene (The Rumble)
  10. Somewhere - Finale

Credits

  • Stan Kenton - primary artist, piano, conductor
  • Peter Chivily - bass
  • Jerry McKenzie - drums
  • George Acevedo - drums [latin]
  • Dwight Carver - mellophone
  • Gene Roland - mellophone
  • Gordon Davison - mellophone
  • Keith Lamotte - mellophone
  • Larry Bunker - percussion [utility]
  • Lou Singer - percussion [utility]
  • Jack Harris - photography by
  • Kent Larsen - producer
  • Lee Gillette - producer
  • Gabe Baltazar - saxophone
  • Marvin Holladay - saxophone
  • Paul Renzi - saxophone
  • Sam Donahue - saxophone
  • Wayne Dunstan - saxophone
  • Bob Fitzpatrick - trombone
  • Dave Wheeler - trombone
  • Jack Spurlock - trombone
  • Jim Amlotte - trombone
  • Bob Rolfe - trumpet
  • Bud Brisbois - trumpet
  • Conte Candoli - trumpet
  • Dalton Smith - trumpet
  • Ernie Bernhardt - trumpet
  • Sanford Skinner - trumpet
  • Clive Acker - tuba

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