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Bridging a Gap

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Bridging a Gap
Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedNovember 20 & 21, 1972
GenreJazz
Length36:27
LabelMuse
MR 5009
ProducerHelen Keane, David Matthews
Mark Murphy chronology
This Must Be Earth
(1969)
Bridging a Gap
(1973)
Mark II
(1974)

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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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
DownBeat[4]

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

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All compositions by Mark Murphy except where noted

  1. "Come and Get Me" – 3:37
  2. "Sausalito" – 3:42
  3. "She's Gone" – 2:50
  4. "Steamroller" (James Taylor) – 3:14
  5. "We Could Be Flying" (Michel Colombier) – 3:39
  6. "Sunday in New York" (Peter Nero, Carroll Coates) – 5:08
  7. "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 3:01
  8. "No More" (Tutti Camarata, Bob Russell) – 3:12
  9. "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) – 3:01
  10. "I'm Glad There Is You" (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Mertz) – 5:03

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Muse LP series discography: 5000 to 5049. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Muse Records listing. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. Mark Murphy: Bridging a Gap – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Rusch, Robert. "Mark Murphy Bridging a Gap". DownBeat. 1973 (10).