Bridge Over Troubled Water (Paul Desmond album)

Bridge Over Troubled Water is a 1969 studio album by Paul Desmond. It consists of songs recorded by Simon & Garfunkel and arranged by Don Sebesky.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album three and a half stars and 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". ^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Simon, except Scarborough Fair, a traditional ballad, arranged by Simon and Art Garfunkel.

1. "El Condor Pasa" – 3:05
2. "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" – 3:27
3. "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" – 5:11
4. "Mrs. Robinson" – 2:42
5. "Old Friends" – 3:54
6. "America" – 3:58
7. "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" – 4:03
8. "Scarborough Fair"/Canticle" – 4:23
9. "Cecilia" – 2:14
10. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" – 3:24

Personnel

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

References