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SOMEWHERE ELSE: WEST SIDE STORY SONGS

Album Notes

Ted Nash - tenor sax, clarinet Steve Cardenas - guitar Ben Allison - bass

1) Jet Song - 5:36 2) A Boy Like That - 4:47 3) Maria - 4:04 4) One Hand, One Heart - 4:00 5) Tonight - 4:00 6) America - 5:19 7) I Have a Love - 3:19 8) Something’s Coming - 6:10 9) Cool - 4:17 10) Somewhere - 5:21 11) Somewhere (Reprise) - 2:56

All songs by Leonard Bernstein Arrangements by Ted Nash, Steve Cardenas and Ben Allison

Recorded December 17 & 18, 2018 Recording engineer - Marc Urselli 2nd engineer - Duﬀ Harris Recorded at East Side Sound, NYC Mixed by Ben Allison Mastered by Doug Schwartz, Mulholland Music Produced by Ted Nash

Cover Illustration by Mary Elizabeth Huber Graphic design by Exponent Collaborative

Thank you: Ben and Steve for your incredible musicianship; Doug, Marc, Ben and Duﬀ for creating such a beautiful sound; D’lynne and great team at Exponent Collaborative for everything visual; Mike and Eric for your guidance; Cathy for your talent in connecting people and making things happen; and Kristen for your creativity, insight, honesty, vision and mostly for your love.

Ted Nash uses D’Addario reeds and Beechler mouthpieces.

———————————————- There was a moment backstage when I wiped a bead of sweat from my temple and glanced over at Steve and Ben. We shook our heads and laughed. It was the only way to express the gratitude and sheer joy we felt about the interplay and trust we just experienced during the past hour on stage at the Havana Jazz Festival.

Our set, comprised of songs from West Side Story, was foremost a celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s centennial, but also an opportunity for the trio to continue the tradition we have created interpreting wonderful songs by composers we love. (Our previous release, Quiet Revolution, was dedicated mainly to the music of Jim Hall and Jimmy Giuffre.)

We were welcomed this particular evening equally by a persistent humidity and an enthusiastic crowd, many of whom lingered at the edge of the stage to connect with us as we gathered our gear a little later. ‘You have to record this music,’ the group implored. And it is because of their insistence we bring the songs to you on this album.