Kenton's West Side Story

Kenton's West Side Story
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
Stan Kenton chronology
The Romantic Approach (1961) Kenton's West Side Story (1961) A Merry Christmas! (1961)

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.^[1]