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Bridge over Troubled Water is a 1970 studio album by Paul Desmond. It consists of songs recorded by Simon & Garfunkel and arranged by Don Sebesky.[3]
Bridge over Troubled Water | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 1970[1] | |||
Recorded | 1969 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ[2] | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 36:21 | |||
Label | A&M SP 3032 Verve reissue | |||
Producer | Don Sebesky | |||
Paul Desmond chronology | ||||
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Reception
editReview scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic |
Richard S. Ginell of AllMusic said that "Against the odds as determined by bopsters, Desmond finds something beautiful, wistful, and/or sly to say in each of these ten tunes, backed by Herbie Hancock's Rhodes electric piano and a set of ravishing, occasionally overstated (as in "America") orchestrations by Don Sebesky".[3]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Paul Simon, except "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", a traditional ballad, arranged by Simon and Art Garfunkel.
- "El Condor Pasa" – 3:05
- "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" – 3:27
- "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" – 5:11
- "Mrs. Robinson" – 2:42
- "Old Friends" – 3:54
- "America" – 3:58
- "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" – 4:03
- "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" – 4:23
- "Cecilia" – 2:14
- "Bridge over Troubled Water" – 3:24
Personnel
edit- Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
- Herbie Hancock – electric piano
- Ron Carter – double bass
- Jerry Jemmott – Fender bass
- Airto Moreira, Bill Lavorgna, João Palma – drums
- Gene Bertoncini, Sam Brown – guitar
- Don Sebesky – arranger[3]
References
edit- ^ "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 7, 1970. p. 35.
- ^ "Paul Desmond Discography". JazzDisco.org. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Bridge Over Troubled Water". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2011.