Various Artists - Songs Of West Side Story / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Cannonball Adderley's Only Blue Note Album Features Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Sam Jones, and Hank Jones Somethin' Else Includes Reference Versions of 'Autumn Leaves' and 'Love for Sale'SOURCED FROM THE ORIGINAL ANALOG MASTER TAPES HYBRID SACD PRESENTS 1958 LANDMARK IN DEFINITIVE SOUNDJulian Cannonball Adderley's only Blue Note album, Somethin' Else, would likely forever be famous in music lore if just for the presence of Miles Davis. The iconic composer/trumpeter steps into the role of sideman on the 1958 set, one of just a handful of times he'd make such a move after the calendar passed the mid-1950s. Yet evaluating Somethin' Else strictly on Davis' involvement misses the big picture. Plain and simple, Adderley's jubilant work remains a jazz landmark due to the chemistry of it's Hall of Fame personnel, enthusiasm of it's participants, and sophistication of it's arrangements - not to mention the reference-grade production and inclusion of the definitive renditions of two jazz standards.Sourced from the original analog master tapes and housed in a mini-LP-style gatefold sleeve, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition hybrid SACD pays tribute to the record's merit and includes the bonus track 'Allison's Uncle.' This collector's edition provides a clear, transparent, ultra-dynamic, and up-close view of a cornerstone effort that witnesses Adderley and Davis sharing horn duty alone for the only time in their fabled careers - an arrangement that occurred as a result of Adderley having joined Davis' sextet a year prior.That vibrancy reveals itself openly on a reissue that provides full-range reproduction of an ensemble that also includes pianist Hank Jones, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Art Blakey. Each and every snare hit, downbeat, and cymbal splash registered by the latter take on realistic proportions, blooming and decaying as they would in front of you on a stage. Jones' f

One of the greatest soundtracks of all time has been expanded and re-mastered. This sound track features 6 previously unreleased tracks. Album Tracks 1. Overture 2. Prologue 3. Jet Song 4. Something's Coming 5. Dance at the Gym 6. Maria 7. America 8. Tonight 9. Gee, Officer Krupke 10. Intermission Music 11. I Feel Pretty 12. One Hand, One Heart 13. Quintet 14. The Rumble 15. Somewhere 16. Cool 17. A Boy Like That/I Have a Love 18. Finale 19. End Credits

On September 26, 1957, West Side Story opened at Broadway's Winter Garden Theater a turning point in the history of American Musical theater, but also the launch of one of the most dazzling, hit laden scores ever written for Broadway. Leonard Bernstein's music and Stephen Sondheim's lyrics immediately captured the public's imagination. In the last half century, the greatest singers and instrumentalists in the pop and classical music have been reinventing these unforgettable tunes. This new collection brings together the very best of them, from Johnny Mathis's classic cover of InchMariaInch to the Dave Brubeck Quartet's martini cool version of Inchsomewhere.Inch Album Tracks 1. Something's Coming - Brian Stokes Mitchell 2. Maria - Johnny Mathis 3. Cool - Eldar 4. Medley I Have a Love/One Hand, One Heart - Barbara Streisand 5. Tonight - Andy Williams 6. I Feel Pretty - Julie Andrews 7. America - the Canadian Brass 8. Somewhere - the Dave Brubeck Quartet 9. Maria - Joshua Bell 10. Gee, Officer Krupke - Andre Previn 11. One Hand, One Heart - Tuck & Patti 12. Tonight - Kristin Chenoweth