Jet Song (1957 original Broadway cast)

~ Recording by Mickey Calin and the Jets

Annotation

performed by Mickey Calin (Riff) and the Jets.
source: http://www.sondheimguide.com/wsscastrec.html#Songs
this was sung mainly by Michael Calin; the credits in The Great American Composers: Leonard Bernstein seem to just list all the members of the Jets.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
2.7West Side Story: Jet Song2:05Mickey Calin, Eddie Roll, Tony Mordente, David Winters, Lee Becker, Grover Dale, Lowell Harris, Hank Brunjes, Tommy Abbott, Frank Green, Martin CharninThe Great American Composers: Leonard Bernstein
1.2Jet Song2:11Leonard BernsteinWest Side Story (collector’s edition, gold CD)
  • 1994-10-04 US
1.2Jet Song2:11Leonard BernsteinWest Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast) (extra tracks, remastered)
  • 1998-09-15 US
1.2Jet Song2:11Leonard BernsteinWest Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast)
  • 1998-09-15 US
1.2Jet Song2:10Leonard BernsteinWest Side Story: Original Broadway Cast Recording (BMG Direct)
1.2Act I: Jet Song2:07Mickey Calin & West Side Story EnsembleWest Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast)
1.2Jet Song2:10Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic OrchestraWest Side Story: Original Broadway Cast
  • 2008-06-02 XW
1.2Jet Song2:11Leonard BernsteinWest Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast)
  • 2008-10-06 GB
5.15West Side Story: Jet Song2:07Mickey Calin & CastHollywood Musicals
  • 2009-08-24 -
1.2Jet Song2:09The JetsWest Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast)
  • 2009-08-24 DE
  • 2009-09 -
1.2Jet Song2:09Mickey Calin and CastWest Side Story: Original 1957 Broadway Cast Recordings
  • 2010-10-25 XW
1.2Jet Song2:11Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic OrchestraWest Side Story: Leonard Bernstein’s Original Broadway Production
  • 2013-03-07 XW
1.2Act I: Jet Song2:08Original Broadway Cast of “West Side Story”, Max Goberman & Mickey CalinWest Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast)
  • 2018-01-19 XW
1.2Jet Song2:11Leonard BernsteinWest Side Story: The Album

Relationships

background vocals [Jets]:Hank Brunjes (on 1957-09-29)
Martin Charnin (on 1957-09-29)
Grover Dale (on 1957-09-29)
Tony Mordente (on 1957-09-29)
Eddie Roll (on 1957-09-29)
David Winters (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Riff]:Mickey Calin (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
compiled in:Prologue and Jet Song by Orchestra, The Jets (order: 2)
recording of:West Side Story: Jet Song (on 1957-09-29)

West Side Story: Jet Song

lyricist:Stephen Sondheim
composer:Leonard Bernstein
referred to in medleys:Gutter Cat vs. The Jets
West Side Story Suite (order: 1)
later translated versions:Jet Song
part of:West Side Story (order: 3)