The electric French horn player/flutist/pianist/arranger/composer
David Amram wrote the score for the Broadway show On the Waterfront, whose story line differed a bit from the famous movie. The ten selections included on this CD stand apart from the play and include some fine jazz playing from a variety of all-stars. In addition to
Amram, the key voices include trumpeter
Jimmy Owens, altoist Jerry Dodgion, and trombonist
Slide Hampton. Although it is doubtful if any of the themes (some of which are quite haunting) will catch on as standards, they work quite well on this disc and display one of the many aspects of
David Amram's musical talents. ~ Scott Yanow