West Side Story (Earl Hines album)

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]

West Side Story
Live album by Earl Hines
Released	1975
Recorded	July 2, 1974 Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:20
Label	Black Lion 162.018
Producer	Alan Bates
Earl Hines chronology
Earl Hines Plays Cole Porter (1974) West Side Story (1975) Earl Hines at Sundown (1974)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

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".^[2]

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

• Earl Hines - piano

References

1. Discogs album entry accessed May 25, 2016
2. Yanow, Scott. West Side Story – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2016.