The Movie Album (Ramsey Lewis album)

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The Movie Album
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ReleasedJune 1967 [1]
RecordedJuly 1966
StudioUniversal Recording Studio, Chicago
Genre Jazz
Label Cadet
LPS-782
Producer Esmond Edwards
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Goin' Latin
(1967)
The Movie Album
(1967)
Dancing in the Street
(1967)

The Movie Album is an album by pianist Ramsey Lewis featuring theme music from several motion pictures which was recorded in 1966 and released on the Cadet label. [2]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Theme from The Pawnbroker " (Quincy Jones) - 2:25
  2. "Saturday Night After the Movies" (Richard Evans) - 2:55
  3. "The Gentle Rain" (Luiz Bonfá) - 3:28
  4. "China Gate" (Harold Adamson, Victor Young) - 2:43
  5. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) - 2:57
  6. "Goin' Hollywood" (Evans) - 3:30
  7. "From Russia With Love" (Lionel Bart) - 2:39
  8. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:52
  9. "Girl Talk" (Bobby Troup, Neil Hefti) - 3:25
  10. "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) - 3:01
  11. "Return to Paradise" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) - 2:56

Personnel

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References

  1. Billboard June 17, 1967
  2. Cadet Records discography accessed October 12, 2012
  3. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed October 12, 2012