West Side Story

~ Release by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim (see all versions of this release, 22 available)

Annotation

Last digit missing from the printed barcode.

The backcover of this incorrectly lists tracks A Boy Like That and I Have a Love as one track, resulting in 15 tracks. The booklet and the disc have correct tracklist printed on them.

Annotation last modified on 2021-07-29 17:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Prologue and Jet Song
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [Riff]:
Mickey Calin (actor) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
additional orchestrator:
Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein
compilation of:
Prologue (West Side Story, 1957 original Broadway cast) by Orchestra (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Jet Song (1957 original Broadway cast) by Mickey Calin (actor) and the Jets
recording of:
West Side Story: Jet Song (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
part of:
West Side Story
recording of:
West Side Story: Prologue (on 1957-09-29)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
part of:
West Side Story
Orchestra, The Jets5:58
2Something’s Coming
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [Tony]:
Larry Kert (on 1957-09-29)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein, Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: Something’s Coming (Tony) (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and G. Schirmer Inc.
part of:
West Side Story
Larry Kert52:35
3The Dance at the Gym
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein, Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym: Cha-Cha (on 1957-09-29)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
quotes music from:
West Side Story: Maria (Tony)
part of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym
recording of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym: Mambo (on 1957-09-29)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
part of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym
Ensemble43:03
4Maria
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [Tony]:
Larry Kert (on 1957-09-29)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein, Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: Maria (Tony) (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
West Side Story
Larry Kert52:39
5Tonight
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [Maria]:
Carol Lawrence (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Tony]:
Larry Kert (on 1957-09-29)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein, Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony) (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
part of:
West Side Story
Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence43:54
6America
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [Anita]:
Chita Rivera (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Consuelo]:
Reri Grist (American soprano) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Estella]:
Lynn Ross (cast member in West Side Story, 1957 original Broadway cast) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Francisca]:
Elizabeth Taylor (Frances Elizabeth Taylor, 1950s Broadway) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Marguerita]:
Liane Plane (cast member in West Side Story, 1957 original Broadway cast) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Rosalia]:
Marilyn Cooper (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Teresita]:
Carmen Gutierrez (on 1957-09-29)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein, Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: America (Anita, Shark Girls) (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
publisher:
Jalni Publications Inc., Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company LLC (in 1957)
part of:
West Side Story
Chita Rivera, Marilyn Cooper, Reri Grist & Shark Girls54:35
7Cool
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [A-rab]:
Tony Mordente (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Action]:
Eddie Roll (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Baby John]:
David Winters (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Big Deal]:
Martin Charnin (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Diesel]:
Hank Brunjes (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Gee-Tar]:
Tommy Abbot (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Mouth Piece]:
Frank Green (cast member in West Side Story, 1957 original Broadway cast) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Riff]:
Mickey Calin (actor) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Snowboy]:
Grover Dale (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Tiger]:
Lowell Harris (on 1957-09-29)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein, Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: Cool (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
part of:
West Side Story
Mickey Calin and The Jets54:01
8One Hand, One Heart
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [Maria]:
Carol Lawrence (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Tony]:
Larry Kert (on 1957-09-29)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein, Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: One Hand, One Heart (Tony, Maria) (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
version of:
One (early version of "One Hand, One Heart" from West Side Story)
part of:
West Side Story
Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence43:03
9Tonight (Quintet)
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
choir vocals [Jets]:
Tommy Abbot (on 1957-09-29), Hank Brunjes (on 1957-09-29), Martin Charnin (on 1957-09-29), Grover Dale (on 1957-09-29), Frank Green (cast member in West Side Story, 1957 original Broadway cast) (on 1957-09-29), Lowell Harris (on 1957-09-29), Tony Mordente (on 1957-09-29), Eddie Roll (on 1957-09-29) and David Winters (on 1957-09-29)
choir vocals [Sharks]:
Erne Castaldo (on 1957-09-29), Al De Sio (on 1957-09-29), Gene Gavin (on 1957-09-29), Ken Le Roy (on 1957-09-29), Ronnie Lee (cast member in West Side Story, 1957 original Broadway cast) (on 1957-09-29), George Marcy (on 1957-09-29), Jack Murray (Broadway singer and actor) (on 1957-09-29), Jay Norman (cast member in West Side Story, 1957 original Broadway cast) (on 1957-09-29), Jamie Sanchez (on 1957-09-29) and Noel Schwartz (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Anita]:
Chita Rivera (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Maria]:
Carol Lawrence (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Riff]:
Mickey Calin (actor) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Tony]:
Larry Kert (on 1957-09-29)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein, Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
compilation of:
West Side Story: Tonight, Part 1 (1957 original Broadway cast) by Chita Rivera, Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, Mickey Calin (actor), Ken Le Roy, Jets and Sharks and West Side Story: Tonight, Part 2 (1957 original Broadway cast) by Chita Rivera, Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, Mickey Calin (actor), Ken Le Roy, Jets and Sharks
recording of:
West Side Story: Tonight Quintet (Jets, Sharks, Anita, Tony, Maria, Riff, Bernardo) (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
part of:
West Side Story
Ensemble53:42
10The Rumble
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein, Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: The Rumble (on 1957-09-29)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
part of:
West Side Story
Orchestra42:45
11I Feel Pretty
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [Consuelo]:
Reri Grist (American soprano) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Francisca]:
Elizabeth Taylor (Frances Elizabeth Taylor, 1950s Broadway) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Maria]:
Carol Lawrence (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Rosalia]:
Marilyn Cooper (on 1957-09-29)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein, Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: I Feel Pretty (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
part of:
West Side Story
Carol Lawrence, Marilyn Cooper, Carmen Gutierrez, Elizabeth Taylor52:49
12Somewhere (Ballet)
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [voice off-stage]:
Reri Grist (American soprano) (on 1957-09-29)
vocals:
Larry Kert (on 1957-09-29) and Carol Lawrence (on 1957-09-29)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein, Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Somewhere (Consuelo and Company) (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
publisher:
Amberson Enterprises, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), G. Schirmer, G. Schirmer Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC, Universal - Polygram and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence
Reri Grist and Ensemble57:35
13Gee, Officer Krupke!
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [A-rab] and spoken vocals [A-rab]:
Tony Mordente (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Action] and spoken vocals [Action]:
Eddie Roll (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Baby John] and spoken vocals [Baby John]:
David Winters (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Diesel] and spoken vocals [Diesel]:
Hank Brunjes (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Snowboy] and spoken vocals [Snowboy]:
Grover Dale (on 1957-09-29)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein, Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: Gee, Officer Krupke! (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
part of:
West Side Story
Eddie Roll, Grover Dale and The Jets54:04
14A Boy Like That
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [Anita]:
Chita Rivera (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Maria]:
Carol Lawrence (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: A Boy Like That (Anita, Maria) (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
part of:
West Side Story
Chita Rivera and Carol Lawrence2:07
15I Have a Love
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [Anita]:
Chita Rivera (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Maria]:
Carol Lawrence (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: I Have a Love (Maria, Anita) (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
part of:
West Side Story
Carol Lawrence and Chita Rivera2:12
16Finale
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
choir vocals:
Ensemble (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein, Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: Finale (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
quotes music from:
West Side Story: I Have a Love (Maria, Anita)
quotes music from:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Somewhere (Consuelo and Company)
part of:
West Side Story
Ensemble51:59

Credits

Release

printed in:U.S.A.
manufactured by:Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding)
copyrighted (©) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4243683 [info]
https://www.discogs.com/release/17013951 [info]
ASIN:US: B00000251V [info]