Bridging a Gap
Bridging a Gap | ||||
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Studio album by Mark Murphy | ||||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | November 20 & 21, 1972 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 36:27 | |||
Label | Muse MR 5009 | |||
Producer | Helen Keane, David Matthews | |||
Mark Murphy chronology | ||||
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Bridging a Gap is an album by vocalist Mark Murphy which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Muse label.[1][2]
Reception
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The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated: "The celebrated bop, ballads, standards, and scat vocalist sings with customary verve, clarity, and confidence, backed by a combo featuring Mike and Randy Brecker, Ron Carter, and more."[3]
Reviewing for DownBeat, Robert Rusch assigned the album 4 stars. Rusch stated: "Good music, enjoyable, fine singing, but with the lack of good male jazz vocal records, why bridge a gap between jazz and pop, especially when this is constantly being done and over done"?[4] He said Murphy was "Unknown, unrecognized, yet for those who have seen him 'in person,' I feel unforgettable".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Mark Murphy except where noted
- "Come and Get Me" – 3:37
- "Sausalito" – 3:42
- "She's Gone" – 2:50
- "Steamroller" (James Taylor) – 3:14
- "We Could Be Flying" (Michel Colombier) – 3:39
- "Sunday in New York" (Peter Nero, Carroll Coates) – 5:08
- "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 3:01
- "No More" (Tutti Camarata, Bob Russell) – 3:12
- "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) – 3:01
- "I'm Glad There Is You" (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Mertz) – 5:03
Personnel
- Mark Murphy – vocals
- Randy Brecker – trumpet
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
- Sam Brown – guitar
- Pat Rebillot – piano, organ
- Ron Carter – bass
- Jimmy Madison (tracks 1 & 3–5) – drums, percussion
References
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- This Could Be the Start of Something (1958)
- Mark Murphy's Hip Parade (1959)
- Playing the Field (1960)
- Rah (1961)
- That's How I Love the Blues! (1962)
- Midnight Mood (1967)
- The Dream (1969-1993)
- Bridging a Gap (1972)
- Mark II (1973)
- Mark Murphy Sings (1975)
- Mark Murphy Sings Mostly Dorothy Fields & Cy Coleman (1977)
- Stolen Moments (1978)
- Satisfaction Guaranteed (1979)
- Bop for Kerouac (1981)
- The Artistry of Mark Murphy (1982)
- Brazil Song (Cancões Do Brasil) (1983)
- Mark Murphy Sings the Nat "King" Cole Songbook, Volume One (1983)
- Living Room (1984)
- Beauty and the Beast (1985)
- Night Mood: The Music of Ivan Lins (1986)
- September Ballads (1987)
- Kerouac, Then and Now (1989)
- What a Way to Go (1990)
- One for Junior (1991)
- I'll Close My Eyes (1991)
- Very Early (1993)
- Song for the Geese (1995)
- Dim the Lights (1996)
- Some Time Ago (1999)
- Links (2000)
- Lucky to Be Me (2001)
- Once to Every Heart (2002)
- Memories of You: Remembering Joe Williams (2003)
- Love Is What Stays (2007)
- Never Let Me Go (2010)
- A Beautiful Friendship: Remembering Shirley Horn (2012)
- Wild and Free: Live at the Keystone Korner (1980)
- Bop for Miles (1990)
- Just Jazz (1993)
- The Latin Porter (2000)
- Stolen...And Other Moments (1997)
- The Best of Mark Murphy: The Capitol Years (1997)
- Jazz Standards (1998)
- Songbook (1999)
- Mark Murphy Sings Nat King Cole & More (1999)
- Crazy Rhythm: His Debut Recordings (1999)