Bridge over Troubled Water (Paul Desmond album)

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Released Late October 1970 Length 36:21 Release date 1970 Label A&M Records		Recorded 1969 Artist Paul Desmond Producer Don Sebesky Genre Jazz

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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.

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Reception

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".

Track listing

All 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

Performance

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

Songs

1El condor pasa3:05
2So Long - Frank Lloyd Wright3:27
3The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)5:11

References

Bridge over Troubled Water (Paul Desmond album) Wikipedia

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