Soundtrack music, when arranged into an instrumental stand-alone usually ends up sounding ordinary. Some arrangements likewise simply ride on the familiarity and catchiness of the original scoring without infusing anything new. But "West Side Story Suite" piece is nothing like that. You wouldn't dismiss it as just a tribute thing, recorded just for reminiscing purposes, but a work of art of its own.

Unique and extremely well-crafted. I was amazed with "Sweet and Low Down" where Gershwin's original playing was programmed within the recording. The arrangements are quite sophisticated and bring out the soul of the music, the violin, piano and orchestra very well.