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Sonny Rollins With Orchestra Conducted By Oliver Nelson – Original Music From The Score "Alfie" (US, Impulse!, A-9111) <1966>

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Sonny Rollins With Orchestra Conducted By Oliver Nelson – Original Music From The Score "Alfie" (US,Impulse!, A-9111) <1966>
(Side 1) A-9111-A
(Side 2) A-9111-B
Released;1966
Recorded;January 26, 1966
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
Sonny Rollins – composer, tenor saxophone
J.J. Johnson – trombone (tracks 1 and 2)
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone (tracks 3–6)
Phil Woods – alto saxophone
Bob Ashton – tenor saxophone
Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
Roger Kellaway – piano
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Walter Booker – bass
Frankie Dunlop – drums

[Wikipedia]

"Alfie" is a 1966 album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins of music composed for the 1966 British film of the same name.

It features performances by Rollins, with Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. Johnson and Roger Kellaway, arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson. The original film was made in London and features Rollins with British musicians, including pianist Stan Tracey, who are not heard on this album.

The album reached #17 on the R&B Billboard chart.In the UK, the album was originally released in 1966 under the title "Sonny Plays Alfie" on the HMV label (CLP 3529) before resurfacing in 1966 as Alfie on the jazz-based Impulse! label, as in the US.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW2aDwXO7Dg

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