As this is a jazz discussion site, I feel I have to mention Ellington's music for An Anatomy of Murder. When I saw the film on release, there was a fifteen-minute intermission to allow additional music from Ellington's score to be played!
Anyone know the 1956 version by the Jazz Messengers that featured Jackie McLean, Bill Hardman, Sam Dockery and Spanky De Brest? This tender tune is given the tough hard bop treatment!