For his second album dedicated to film scores, drummer and leader Richard Baratta brings in pianist/arranger Bill O’Connell, Vincent Herring/as, Paul Bollenback/g, Michael Goetz/b and Paul Rossman/perc for a sizzling and tasty take on silver screen songs. O’Connell’s rich piano glides well under Herring’s Cannonball’d alto on “Itsy Bitsy Spider” with the timbales sizzling on a caliente “Soul Bossa Nova”. Baratta leads into the modal groove’d take of “Theme From ‘The Pink Panther’” and Goetz is tasty for a loping version of “Last Tango In Paris” as well as on the pretty “Out Of This World”. The team gives a funkified read of “Star Wars: A New Hope” while O’Connell and Baratta shine on a stripped down “Smile”. Make sure your popcorn is well flavored for this one.