West Side Story Reimagined

West Side Story Reimagined is an album by Bobby Sanabria, released in 2018.[1][2][3][4] It was recorded live at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in Manhattan. A large portion of the proceeds from the album went toward helping musicians in Puerto Rico who had been affected by Hurricane Maria.[5]

West Side Story Reimagined
Live album by
Released2018 (2018)
RecordedNovember 19, 2017
VenueDizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Manhattan
GenreJazz
Length1:19:38
LabelJazzheads

Reception

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West Side Story Reimagined was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Latin Jazz album.[6]

In 2019, the album won the Jazz Journalists Award for best Record of 2018.[7]

Track listing

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Act 1
  1. Intro – (:33)
  2. Prologue – arranged by Jeremy Fletcher (7:39)
  3. Intro Jet Song – (:12)
  4. Jet Song – arranged by Niko Siebold (6:03)
  5. Intro America – (:09)
  6. America – arranged by Jeff Lederer (6:34)
  7. Gee, Officer Krupke Intro – (:15)
  8. Gee, Officer Krupke – arranged by Jeremy Fletcher (6:00)
  9. Tonight – arranged by Matt Wong (5:49)
  10. Gym Scene – Blues/Mambo – arranged by Danny Rivera
  11. Gym Scene – Cha Cha Cha – arranged by Nate Sparks (4:45)
Act 2
  1. Maria – arranged by Eugene Marlow, vocals/rhythm arranged by Bobby Sanabria (8:15)
  2. Intro Cool – (:07)
  3. Cool – arranged by Andrew Neesley (5:50)
  4. The Rumble/Rumba – arranged by Takao Heisho (5:38)
  5. One Hand, One Heart – arranged by Jeremy Fletcher (5:03)
  6. Somewhere – arranged by Jeremy Fletcher (3:55)
  7. Intro Epilogue/Finale – (1:14)
  8. Epilogue/Finale – arranged by Jeremy Fletcher (2:52)
  9. Outro – (2:21)

References

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  1. ^ "Bobby Sanabria: West Side Story Reimagined". All About Jazz. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. ^ Malloy, Maureen. "Jazz Album of the Week: Bernstein's West Side Story Reimagined". Wrti.org. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ Friedwald, Will (2018-07-16). "'West Side Story Reimagined' Review: A Kaleidoscope of Latin Jazz". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  4. ^ "Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band: West Side Story Reimagined (Jazzheads)". JazzTimes. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Love the 'West Side Story' score? A new, jazzy version also helps Puerto Rico". NBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Grammy Award Results for Bobby Sanabria". grammy.com. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "2019 JJA Jazz Awards winners announced!". JJA News. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2021-12-01.