West Side Story Bossa Nova

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

In his review on Allmusic, Ken Dryden states "The tenor saxophonist's orchestra is actually only a septet, but it's a potent group who puts out a big sound ... Barron's arrangements are brief (all under four minutes each), but very enjoyable, with snappy takes of "Cool" and "America" as well as a brief "Maria," featuring Thomas and Barron swapping solos, and wrapping with an unusually upbeat treatment of the normally low-key ballad "Somewhere." "[4]

All compositions by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim

1. "Something's Coming" – 3:15
2. "One Hand, One Heart" – 3:29
3. "Gee, Officer Krupke" – 3:57
4. "Cool" – 3:55
5. "Maria" – 2:19
6. "Tonight" – 3:21
7. "America" – 3:32
8. "I Feel Pretty" – 3:42
9. "Jet Song" – 3:16
10. "Somewhere" – 3:53

Note

• Recorded at Gotham Studios in New York City on March 24, 1963 (tracks 1, 5 & 9), March 27, 1963 (tracks 4, 8 & 10) and March 28, 1963 (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7)

• Bill Barron – tenor saxophone (all tracks)
• Willie Thomas – trumpet (all tracks)
• Kenny Barron – piano (tracks 1, 5, 9)
• Steve Kuhn – piano (tracks 2-4, 6-8, 10)
• Kenny Burrell – guitar (tracks 1-3, 5-7, 9)
• Skeeter Best – guitar (tracks 4, 8, 10)
• Henry Grimes – bass (all tracks)
• Charlie Persip – drums (all tracks)
• José Soares – percussion (all tracks)