West Side Story (Earl Hines album) explained

West Side Story
Type:Live album
Artist:Earl Hines
Cover:West Side Story (Earl Hines album).jpg
Released:1975
Recorded:July 2, 1974
Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
Genre:Jazz
Length:39:20
Label:Black Lion
162.018
Producer:Alan Bates
Chronology:Earl Hines
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Prev Year:1974
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West Side Story is a live album by pianist Earl Hines featuring selections from his solo performance at the 1974 Montreux Jazz Festival which was released on the British Black Lion label.[1]

Reception

AllMusic's Scott Yanow noted "Even at that late stage of his career, Hines constantly took chances and came up with surprising and consistently fresh ideas. This set is easily recommended, as are virtually all of his the pianist's unaccompanied solo albums".

Track listing

  1. "West Side Story Medley" (Leonard Bernstein) - 10:30
  2. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 3:42
  3. "Why Do I Love You?" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:43
  4. "(In My) Solitude" (Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills) - 7:53
  5. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Ellington, Bob Russell) - 10:32

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://www.discogs.com/Earl-Hines-West-Side-Story/release/4856172 Discogs album entry