Arrangören Manny Albam samarbetade med mängder av jazzens stora artister och gav också ut skivor under eget namn. Som den här, där han tar sig an filmmusik komponerad av storheter som Nino Rota, Dmitri Tiomkin, Duke Ellington m fl. Som vanligt på Impulse ett snyggt utvikningskonvolut, där Albam har skrivit albumtexten.

"Manny Albam arranged nine movie themes from films of the late '50s and early '60s for an all-star big band including Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Johnny Coles, Urbie Green, Oliver Nelson, Jim Hall, Eddie Costa (who doubles on piano and vibes), and Bob Brookmeyer, among others. The loping rhythm added to "Exodus" may make it sound less majestic than the original soundtrack recording, but Woods' outstanding alto sax solo makes it worthwhile. Bassist Bill Crow trades choruses with the ensemble in the peppy take of "High Noon." Bob Brookmeyer's richly textured valve trombone, Coles' muted horn, and Woods' delicious alto make Duke Ellington's "Paris Blues" an obvious highlight. "La Dolce Vita" is a showcase for Clark Terry's matchless flügelhorn, answered by Nick Travis' humorous licks on muted trumpet. Albam even shows a sense of humor in his liner notes, stating that "The Guns of Navarone" "are aimed by Brookmeyer and Oliver Nelson." This Impulse LP is long out of print, but fans of old movie music arranged by a talent like Albam are advised to keep an eye out for it." (Ken Dryden, allmusic.com)

9 spår; speltid 35:27.

1. Exodus
2. High noon
3. Paris blues
4. La dolce vita
5. Majority of one

1. Green leaves of summer
2. The guns of Navarone
3. El Cid
4. Slowly