title: West Side Story (Earl Hines album)
text: # West Side Story (Earl Hines album)
  
  West Side Story is a live album by pianist Earl Hines featuring selections from his solo performance at the 1974 Montreux Jazz Festival which was released on the British Black Lion label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
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  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  
  AllMusic's Scott Yanow noted "Even at that late stage of his career, Hines constantly took chances and came up with surprising and consistently fresh ideas. This set is easily recommended, as are virtually all of his the pianist's unaccompanied solo albums".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "West Side Story Medley" (Leonard Bernstein) - 10:30
  * "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 3:42
  * "Why Do I Love You?" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:43
  * "(In My) Solitude" (Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills) - 7:53
  * "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Ellington, Bob Russell) - 10:32
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Earl Hines - piano
  