West Side Story Reimagined

West Side Story Reimagined is an album by Bobby Sanabria, released in 2018.^[1][2][3][4] It was recorded live at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in Manhattan. A large portion of the proceeds from the album went toward helping musicians in Puerto Rico who had been affected by Hurricane Maria.^[5]

West Side Story Reimagined
Live album by Bobby Sanabria
Released	2018 (2018)
Recorded	November 19, 2017
Venue	Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Manhattan
Genre	Jazz
Length	1:19:38
Label	Jazzheads

Reception

West Side Story Reimagined was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Latin Jazz album.^[6]

In 2019, the album won the Jazz Journalists Award for best Record of 2018.^[7]

The Wall Street Journal reviewer Will Friedwald wrote, "There's every reason to hope that Steven Spielberg's remake of West Side Story will improve upon the 1961 film, but I doubt if we'll ever hear a more thrilling interpretation of that immortal score than that of the Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band."^[3]

Track listing

Act 1

1. Intro – (:33)
2. Prologue – arranged by Jeremy Fletcher (7:39)
3. Intro Jet Song – (:12)
4. Jet Song – arranged by Niko Siebold (6:03)
5. Intro America – (:09)
6. America – arranged by Jeff Lederer (6:34)
7. Gee, Officer Krupke Intro – (:15)
8. Gee, Officer Krupke – arranged by Jeremy Fletcher (6:00)
9. Tonight – arranged by Matt Wong (5:49)
10. Gym Scene – Blues/Mambo – arranged by Danny Rivera
11. Gym Scene – Cha Cha Cha – arranged by Nate Sparks (4:45)

Act 2

1. Maria – arranged by Eugene Marlow, vocals/rhythm arranged by Bobby Sanabria (8:15)
2. Intro Cool – (:07)
3. Cool – arranged by Andrew Neesley (5:50)
4. The Rumble/Rumba – arranged by Takao Heisho (5:38)
5. One Hand, One Heart – arranged by Jeremy Fletcher (5:03)
6. Somewhere – arranged by Jeremy Fletcher (3:55)
7. Intro Epilogue/Finale – (1:14)
8. Epilogue/Finale – arranged by Jeremy Fletcher (2:52)
9. Outro – (2:21)