The Movie Album (Ramsey Lewis album)

The Movie Album
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	1966
Recorded	July 1966 Universal Recording Studio, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Label	Cadet LPS-782
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Wade in the Water (1966) The Movie Album (1966) Goin' Latin (1966)

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.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.^[2]

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

References