The Movie Album (Ramsey Lewis album)

This article is about the album by Ramsey Lewis. For the album by Barbra Streisand, see The Movie Album.

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]

The Movie Album
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	June 1967[1]
Recorded	July 1966
Studio	Universal 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)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

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

References

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