Kenton's West Side Story
Kenton's West Side Story is an album by the Stan Kenton Orchestra recorded in 1961 and released by Capitol Records. It won the Grammy Award in 1962 for Best Jazz Performance – Large Group (Instrumental). The album was recorded in 1961 and released quickly to take advantage of the movie premiere of the musical West Side Story. Kenton won his first Grammy Award and he won again the next year in the same category with Adventures in Jazz. Kenton's West Side Story peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard magazine album chart.
| Kenton's West Side Story | ||||
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| Studio album by Stan Kenton | ||||
| Released | 1961 original LP, 1994 re-issue CD | |||
| Recorded | March 15–16, 1961; April 11, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Goldwyn Sound Stage, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:13 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
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