Recording a great jazz interpretation of a Broadway musical score is tricky business. Most albums flop because they lack a certain level of sophistication and excitement. To be special, they need to take the score to another level through the arrangements and jazz interpretations. Playing the songs straight with just a little swing produces an anemic result. One of the finest examples of a jazz band getting a musical right is Herbie Mann Plays The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd.