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Bridge over Troubled Water
Studio album by Paul Desmond
Released	October 1970
Recorded	1969
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:21
Label	A&M SP 3032 Verve reissue
Producer	Don Sebesky
Paul Desmond chronology
From the Hot Afternoon (1969) Bridge over Troubled Water (1970) We're All Together Again for the First Time (1972)

Bridge over Troubled Water is a 1970 studio album by Paul Desmond. It consists of songs recorded by Simon & Garfunkel and arranged by Don Sebesky.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Richard S. Ginell of AllMusic 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".

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Simon, except "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", 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

• 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

1. "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 7, 1970. p. 35.
2. "Paul Desmond Discography". JazzDisco.org. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
3. ^ "Bridge Over Troubled Water". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2011.

• 1969 albums
• Paul Desmond albums
• 1970s tribute albums
• Albums arranged by Don Sebesky
• A&M Records albums
• Simon & Garfunkel