West Side Stories

This article is about the 1994 Jeff Lorber album. For other uses, see West Side Story (disambiguation).

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West Side Stories is the twelfth studio album by a Grammy Award nominated composer, keyboardist and pioneer of the smooth jazz genre, Jeff Lorber, released on Verve Forecast in 1994.

The collection of eleven songs written mostly by Lorber himself included several featured artists. Among them, Eric Benét, Paulinho da Costa, Paul Jackson, Jr., Michael Landau, Hubert Laws, Kongar-ol Ondar, CeCe Peniston, Kongar-ol Ondar, Paul Pesco (guitarist on the Madonna's The Virgin Tour), or Art Porter, Jr..

The album scored in the U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart at number five.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Featured artist(s)	Length
1.	"Grasshopper"	Jeff Lorber		4:20
2.	"Point Venus"	Jeff Lorber		4:30
3.	"Iguassu Falls"	Jeff Lorber, Alec Milstein		5:17
4.	"Let the River Run"	Jeff Lorber		4:25
5.	"Say Love"	Jeff Lorber, Marlon McClain, Jeff Pescetto	Shades of Soul with Eric Benét	4:13
6.	"Road Song"	Jeff Lorber		4:13
7.	"No Regrets"	Jeff Lorber	Hubert Laws	5:13
8.	"Tour's End"	Jeff Lorber	Art Porter, Jr.	4:23
9.	"Tuva"	Jeff Lorber	Kongar-ol Ondar	5:00
10.	"Don't Forget the Love"	Jeff Lorber, Eric Benét	CeCe Peniston	4:35
11.	"Toad's Place"	Jeff Lorber	Art Porter, Jr.	3:44
Total length:				49:53

Credits and personnel

• Jeff Lorber – writer, producer, engineer, arranger, piano, steinway piano, minimoog, wurlitzer electric piano, synthesizers, B3, percussion, electric bass, wa guitar, melody guitar
• Eric Benét - writer, assistant producer, lead vocal, back vocal
• CeCe Peniston - lead vocal
• Shades of Soul - back vocal
• Jeff Pescetto - writer, back vocal
• Kongar-ol Ondar - throat singing
• Gary Meek - soprano saxophone
• Michael Landau - solo guitar, nylon, electric guitar
• Paul Jackson, Jr. - rhythm guitar, electric guitar
• Nate Phillips - electric bass
• John Robinson - drums, loop
• Paulinho da Costa - congas, shaker, castanets, percussion
• Alec Milstein - writer, arranger, synth bass, percussion, electric bass, bass pops
• Paul Pesco - rhythm guitar, wa-wa guitar, steel guitar
• Marlon McClain - writer, rhythm guitar, steel guitar, electric guitar, producer
• Hubert Laws - flute
• Art Porter, Jr. - solo soprano saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Sergio Gonzales - drums
• Oliver Leiber - mutron, rhythm guitar
• Guy Eckstine - executive producer
• Jessica Lorber - associate producer, second engineer
• Alan Meyerson - mix, live drums engineer
• David Frank - assistant producer
• Randi Bach, CPA - album coordination, business management
• Nate Herr - product manager
• Margery Greenspan - art director
• Lili Picou - design
• Dennis Keeley - photography
• JHL Sound, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles - recording studio, mix

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	5

See also

• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References

General

• "Jeff Lorber - Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
• "Jeff Lorber - Discography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-03-19.

Specific

External links

• Jeff Lorber at AllMusic
• Eric Benét at AllMusic
• CeCe Peniston at AllMusic