Bridging a Gap explained

Bridging a Gap
Type:	Album
Artist:	Mark Murphy
Cover:	Bridging a Gap.jpg
Released:	1973
Recorded:	November 20 & 21, 1972
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:27
Label:	Muse
Producer:	Helen Keane, David Matthews
Chronology:	Mark Murphy
Prev Title:	This Must Be Earth
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Mark II
Next Year:	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

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."

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"? He said Murphy was "Unknown, unrecognized, yet for those who have seen him 'in person,' I feel unforgettable".^[3]

Track listing

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

• 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

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5000.htm Muse LP series discography: 5000 to 5049
2. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/muse.htm Muse Records listing
3. Rusch . Robert . Mark Murphy Bridging a Gap . . 1973 . 10 .