SONNY ROLLINS - THE BRIDGE RCA LSP 2527 Living Stereo 1997 ri 180 gram orig
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SONNY ROLLINS
“THE BRIDGE”
RCA LIVING STEREO LSP 2527
1997 180 Gram Reissue
Runout codes: LSP2527-A BG and LSP2527-B BG
Great LP by Rollins. The album is NM (just played on my Rega Planar 2 turntable). The cover looks perfect front and back, but does have 2.5 in separation top center, and 1” separation middle side (see photos).
I am the original owner. Album kept in original plastic cover. From my extensive collection of jazz lps. Only selling because I have a second copy. Non-smoking, pet free home.
Packaged carefully (LP taken out of sleeve) and sent promptly.
“Widely acknowledged as the most significant and accomplished tenor saxophonist in the world, Sonny Rollins's recording legacy is nothing short of extraordinary. Beginning as a sideman in the late-'40s, he worked with Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, and Miles Davis. Since recording his first date as a leader in 1954, Rollins has recorded dozens of albums for numerous labels, eventually settling in for a long stay on Milestone. The Bridge, recorded in 1962 for RCA Records, is one of Rollins's most dramatic recordings: it marks a return from three years of self-imposed retirement and its title track is a nod to the stories that Rollins had spent much of that time practicing by himself on the Williamsburg Bridge. The lineup for The Bridge is unusual for the time, a quartet featuring guitar (Jim Hall) instead of piano. The rest of the band serves simply to frame Rollins, whose time off only improved his already awesome abilities. Along with the title track, the album's standouts include "Without a Song" and "God Bless the Child." --Fred Goodman
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