gistfile1.js

// ROUTING
  var albums = require("../app/controllers/album")
  app.get("/admin/album/:album_id",albums.edit)
  app.param('album_id', albums.album);

// CONTROLLER

exports.album = function(res,req,next,album_id){
  Album.findOne({ _id: album_id }).exec(function (err,album){
    if(err) return next(err)
    if(!album) return next(new Error('Failed to load Album '+album_id))
    req.album = album
    console.log(album)
    next()
  })
}

exports.edit = function(res,req) {
  var album = req.album;
  console.log(res)
  console.log(album)
  res.render("album/edit",{ album: album })
}