Released 1975 Label Black Lion162.018 Genre Jazz | Length 39:20 Producer Alan Bates Release date 1975 | |
Recorded July 2, 1974Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland Similar Earl Hines Plays Cole Porter, The Dirty Old Men, Stride Right, Swing's Our Thing, Kenton's West Side Story | ||
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.
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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
- "West Side Story Medley" (Elmer Bernstein) - 10:30
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 3:42
- "Why Do I Love You?" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:43
- "(In My) Solitude" (Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills) - 7:53
- "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Ellington, Bob Russell) - 10:32
Personnel
References
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