Movies Too

Movies Too
Movies Too
Studio album by Franco Ambrosetti
Released	1988
Recorded	March 22 & 23, 1988
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:10
Label	Enja; ENJ 5079
Producer	Matthias Winckelmann
Franco Ambrosetti chronology

Movies Too is an album by the flugelhornist Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in 1988 and released on the Enja label.^[1]^[2]

The album includes music from Rose of Washington Square, Jennifer, Superman, Peter Gunn, Cinderella, What's New Pussycat?, Lady Sings the Blues, and Steppenwolf.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "This second CD of movie themes once again finds flugelhornist Franco Ambrosetti transforming some unpromising themes into jazz ... The inventive arrangements feature excellent solos ... Well worth checking out".^[3]

Track listing[]

"My Man" (Maurice Yvain, Jacques Charles, Albert Willemetz, Channing Pollock) – 3:48
"Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) – 10:47
"Theme from Superman" (John Williams) – 6:36
"Theme from Peter Gunn" (Henry Mancini) – 3:29
"Cinderella's Waltz" (Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston) – 2:09
"What's New Pussycat?" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 6:27
"God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.) – 9:29
"Steppenwolf" (George Gruntz) – 6:39

Personnel[]

Franco Ambrosetti – flugelhorn
John Scofield – guitar
Greg Osby – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Geri Allen – piano
Michael Formanek – bass
Daniel Humair – drums

References[]

^ Enja Records main series discography accessed June 22, 2018
^ Franco Ambrosetti discography: album details accessed June 22, 2018
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Franco Ambrosetti: Movies Too – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

[Enja_discography-1] Enja Records main series discography accessed June 22, 2018

[2] Franco Ambrosetti discography: album details accessed June 22, 2018

[Allmusic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Franco Ambrosetti: Movies Too – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
Albums as leader or co-leader	The Printmakers (1984) Home Grown (1985) Open on All Sides in the Middle (1986) In the Year of the Dragon (1989) Segments (1989) Twylight (1989) Live at the Village Vanguard (1990) The Nurturer (1990) Maroons (1992) Twenty One (1994) Eyes in the Back of Your Head (1995–96) Some Aspects of Water (1996) The Gathering (1998) The Life of a Song (2004) Timeless Portraits and Dreams (2006) Flying Toward the Sound (2008) Geri Allen & Timeline Live (2009) A Child Is Born (2011) Grand River Crossings (2012)
With Oliver Lake	Expandable Language (1984) Otherside (1988) Talkin' Stick (1997) At This Time (2008)
With others	Movies (Franco Ambrosetti, 1986) Movies Too (Franco Ambrosetti, 1988) The Collective (Cecil Brooks III, 1989) Duet in Detroit (Roy Brooks, 1989) Droppin' Things (Betty Carter, 1990) Feed the Fire (Betty Carter, 1993) Sound Museum: Hidden Man (Ornette Coleman, 1996) Sound Museum: Three Women (Ornette Coleman, 1996) Motherland Pulse (Steve Coleman, 1985) Flute Talk (Buddy Collette, 1988) Etudes (Charlie Haden, 1987) The Montreal Tapes: with Geri Allen and Paul Motian (Charlie Haden, 1989) The Montreal Tapes: Liberation Music Orchestra (Charlie Haden, 1989) Reflections in Change (Craig Handy, 1999) Lift Every Voice (Charles Lloyd, 2002) Jumping the Creek (Charles Lloyd, 2004) Decision in Paradise (Frank Lowe, 1984) Monk in Motian (Paul Motian, 1988) Mindgames (Greg Osby, 1988) Living on the Edge (Dewey Redman, 1989) Crunchin' (Wallace Roney, 1993) Munchin' (Wallace Roney, 1993) Bemsha Swing (Woody Shaw, 1986) By Any Means Necessary (Gary Thomas, 1989)