Bridge (1962) (Reissued/Remastered)

Product Summary Label: Bmg Heritage UPC: 00828765247221 Release Date: 6/17/2003 Buy.com Sku: 60603881 Item#: MLCVQC Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Without A Song ~ Sonny Rollins 2. Where Are You ~ Sonny Rollins 3. John S. ~ Sonny Rollins 4. Bridge, The ~ Sonny Rollins 5. God Bless The Child ~ Sonny Rollins 6. You Do Something To Me ~ Sonny Rollins   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone); Jim Hall (guitar); Bob Cranshaw (bass); Ben Riley, Harry T. Saunders (drums). Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, New York, New York on January 30 & February 13 & 14, 1962. Originally released on RCA (2527). Includes liner notes by FRancis Davis and George Avakian. The 1962 release of THE BRIDGE marked the end of Sonny Rollins's two year-plus hiatus from live performance and recording. An absolutely stunning comeback, the album clearly shows both the technical and spiritual benefits that can be gained from intense woodshedding. Sonny's tone, already legendary, is even more wonderfully full and mellow here. The whole band, especially the amazing Bob Cranshaw on bass, swings so breezily and blows so delicately, even on the up-tempo numbers, that "hard" bop almost seems a misnomer. The album's title refers to an actual bridge (the Willamsburg, which connects Manhattan and Brooklyn), where Sonny spent long hours practicing alone, and the record possesses a deep, meditative quality which conjures perfectly the image of the city rushing by while a solitary man sits immersed in his music. Guitarist Jim Hall in particular seems to instinctively pick up on Sonny's vibe. On Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child," Hall unfolds long, lush lines that are a model of taste and restraint, perfectly complementing every note of Sonny's sexy, bluesy solos. One of Sonny Rollins's finest albums, THE BRIDGE gives the listener an overwhelming sense of rightness. Producer: George Avakian; Bob Prince Engineer: Ray Hall Musical Guests Jim Hall Bob Cranshaw Ben Riley   Compilation Appearances Milstone Jazzstars In Concert Working Girl Jazz Greatest Hits Complete Rodgers & Hart Songbo Priceless Jazz Sampler Riverside Records Story Live At Carlos I Prestige Records Story Play Duke Ellington-Caravans Night Out With Verve Ken Burns Jazz-Story Of America Ken Burns Jazz Nea Jazz Masters Contemporary Records Story It's De Lovely: Authentic Cole Porter Collection Jazz Bar Vol 2 Harold Arlen Centennial Celebration Basquiat's Journey Through Jazz Prestige Profiles Prestige Profiles Prestige Profiles New York For Lovers 1105 House That Trane Built: Story of Impulse Records Milestone Profile (Bonus Cd) Milestone Profile (Bonus Cd) At Music Inn Vol 2 Cafe Jazz Roy Haynes:jazz Roy Haynes:jazz Collector's Items Very Best Of Prestige (Prestige 60Th   Associated Artists and Works Blakey, Art Complete Studio Recordings ~ Brooks, Hadda Brown, Clifford Complete Studio Recordings ~ Brown, Clifford Burton, Gary Cherry, Don (Jazz) Dig ~ Davis, Miles Davis, Miles Davis, Miles Davis, Miles Davis, Miles The Classic Prestige Sessions, 1951-1956 ~ Davis, Miles Gabel, Denis Duets ~ Gillespie, Dizzy Sonny Side Up ~ Gillespie, Dizzy Gillespie, Dizzy Hawkins, Coleman That's Him ~ Lincoln, Abbey Lincoln, Abbey Lincoln, Abbey Modern Jazz Quartet Modern Jazz Quartet Monk, Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins [Remaster] ~ Monk, Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Plus Four ~ Roach, Max Roach, Max Roach, Max   Technical Info Release Date : 06/17/2003 Original Release Date : 1962 Catalog ID : 52472 Label : Bluebird RCA (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00828765247221   Professional Reviews Down Beat (3/97, p.59) - 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "Rollins' 'first comeback' from '62 has alreadcy appeared on CD (THE QUARTETS FEATURING JIM HALL) , replete with extra material which is for some reason not included here. the music is unquestionably masterful, with the lean rhythm section...and Hall and Rollins working magic together..." Down Beat (7/5/62) - 5 Stars (out of 5)   Product Image