Paul Desmond • Bridge Over Troubled Water

 

 

Review from AllMusic (by Richard S. Ginell): Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water was the hottest album in the land in 1970, and Paul Simon's tunes from that and their earlier albums unexpectedly find a congenial advocate in Paul Desmond. 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. "The 59th Street Bridge Song" is given a jaunty, carefree rendition, adapting quite well to a jazz treatment (after all, Desmond's old teammate in the Brubeck quartet Joe Morello played drums on S&G's original record) and Desmond even does some cascading overdubs on his solo part. "Cecilia" is a fast samba, Desmond cleverly works his old "Sacre Blues" into the solo on "El Condor Pasa," and the title track has a breathtakingly pretty fadeout. Hancock's solos often reflect where he was personally at in 1970, with ideas transferred from his progressive electric Sextet. This is a Creed Taylor production in all but name; the sound, track editing, and production values are right in line with the A&M CTI line, but Sebesky is listed as producer, Taylor having recently severed his ties with A&M to form his own label. https://www.allmusic.com/album/bridge-over-troubled-water-mw0000467371

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Reseña de AllMusic (por Richard S. Ginell): Bridge Over Troubled Water de Simon & Garfunkel era el álbum más popular del momento en 1970, y los temas de Paul Simon de ese álbum y de los anteriores encuentran inesperadamente un congenial defensor en Paul Desmond. Contra todo pronóstico según lo determinado por los boppers, Desmond encuentra algo hermoso, melancólico y/o astuto que decir en cada uno de estos diez temas, respaldado por el piano eléctrico Rhodes de Herbie Hancock y un conjunto de orquestaciones arrebatadoras, ocasionalmente exageradas (como en "America") de Don Sebesky. "The 59th Street Bridge Song" recibe una interpretación animada y despreocupada, adaptándose bastante bien a un tratamiento de jazz (después de todo, el antiguo compañero de Desmond en el cuarteto de Brubeck, Joe Morello, tocó la batería en el disco original de S&G) y Desmond incluso hace algunas superposiciones en cascada en su parte de solo. "Cecilia" es una samba rápida, Desmond trabaja hábilmente su antiguo "Sacre Blues" en el solo de "El Condor Pasa," y el tema titular tiene un fade out de una belleza sobrecogedora. Los solos de Hancock frecuentemente reflejan dónde estaba él personalmente en 1970, con ideas transferidas desde su progresivo Sexteto eléctrico. Esta es una producción de Creed Taylor en todo menos en el nombre; el sonido, la edición de pistas y los valores de producción están en línea con la línea A&M CTI, pero Sebesky figura como productor, habiendo Taylor cortado recientemente sus lazos con A&M para formar su propio sello. https://www.allmusic.com/album/bridge-over-troubled-water-mw0000467371 

 

Tracks:
1 - El Condor Pasa
2 - So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
3 - The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
4 - Mrs. Robinson
5 - Old Friends
6 - America
7 - For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
8 - Scarborough Fair / Canticle
9 - Cecilia
10 - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Credits:
Paul Desmond - Alto Saxophone
Herbie Hancock - Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes)
Ron Carter - Bass
Gene Bertoncini - Guitar
Airto Moreira - Percussion
Bill Lavorgna - Drums

Arranged and Conducted by Don Sebesky
Produced by Don Sebesky
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Photography: Richard Noble

All songs written by Paul Simon except "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Traditional, arranged by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel)

Recorded 1969 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Label: A&M Records SP 3032
Country: US
Released: October 1970
Genre: Jazz
Style: Cool, Saxophone Jazz
Duration: 37:45

Sources:
https://www.allmusic.com/album/bridge-over-troubled-water-mw0000467371
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_over_Troubled_Water_(Paul_Desmond_album)
https://www.discogs.com/master/233018-Paul-Desmond-Bridge-Over-Troubled-Water

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