| The Bridge | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1962[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 30 and February 13–14, 1962 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz, hard bop | |||
| Length | 40:36 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LPM-2527 | |||
| Producer | Bob Prince | |||
| Sonny Rollins chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat |  [2] |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The Bridge is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded in 1962.[6] It was Rollins' first release following a three-year sabbatical and was his first album for RCA Victor.[7] The saxophonist was joined by the musicians with whom he recorded for the next segment of his career: Jim Hall on guitar, Bob Cranshaw on double bass and Ben Riley on drums.[8]
- ^ "Billboard". April 14, 1962.
- ^ Down Beat:July 5, 1962 Vol. 29, No.14
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 170. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1234. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Sonny Rollins discography at AllMusic
- ^ Sonny Rollins biography at AllMusic
- ^ The named Sonny Rollins Quartet performing "God Bless the Child" on a unidentified tv broadcast in 1962 on YouTube. Retrieved September 7, 2012 [dead link]