The Movie Album (Ramsey Lewis album) explained

The Movie Album
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Ramsey Lewis
Cover:	The Movie Album (Ramsey Lewis album).jpg
Released:	June 1967^[1]
Recorded:	July 1966
Studio:	Universal Recording Studio, Chicago
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Cadet LPS-782
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Ramsey Lewis
Prev Title:	Goin' Latin
Prev Year:	1967
Next Title:	Dancing in the Street
Next Year:	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]

Reception

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

• Ramsey Lewis - piano
• Cleveland Eaton - bass
• Maurice White - drums
• Orchestra and voices arranged and conducted by Richard Evans

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=1icEAAAAMBAJ&dq=ramsey+lewis+the+movie+album&pg=PA34 Billboard June 17, 1967
2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/chess/cadet.html Cadet Records discography
3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-movie-album-mw0000367886 Allmusic Review