Bayless Meets Bernstein: West Side Story Variations
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Composer: John BaylessPerformer: John Bayless
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1992-08-18
Music Label: Angel Records
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Free Music Review: Brilliant improvisation
Hit: 5 Stars
I have always loved "West Side Story" and have a few albums of different versions as well as the original soundtrack. John Bayless has done something completely amazing on this album. His improvisations are nothing short of genius as he has reworked the show, by placing some numbers out of the show's original sequence, joined two numbers together ("One hand, One Heart/Maria"), created an entirely new number that was not part of the original show (Meditation"), and eliminated one number altogether ("Gee, Officer Krupke"). Sometime's the song's theme is only briefly stated, and when it is, it has been shortened, elongated or otherwise transformed. Throughout the album there are echoes of Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Strauss and Mahler. In fact, Mahler's "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen" from the Ruckert Lieder is quoted at the very end. This is a wonderful album, full of suprises...every listen brings something new.
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