# Bridging a Gap

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This article is about the Mark Murphy album. For similar uses, see [Bridging the Gap](/source/Bridging_the_Gap_(disambiguation)).

***Bridging a Gap*** is an album by vocalist [Mark Murphy](/source/Mark_Murphy_(singer)) which was recorded in 1972 and released on the [Muse](/source/Muse_Records) label.[1][2]

## Reception

The [AllMusic](/source/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."[3]

Reviewing for *[DownBeat](/source/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"?[4] He said Murphy was "Unknown, unrecognized, yet for those who have seen him 'in person,' I feel unforgettable".[4]

## Track listing

All compositions by Mark Murphy except where noted

1. "Come and Get Me" – 3:37
1. "Sausalito" – 3:42
1. "She's Gone" – 2:50
1. "[Steamroller](/source/Steamroller_Blues)" ([James Taylor](/source/James_Taylor)) – 3:14
1. "We Could Be Flying" ([Michel Colombier](/source/Michel_Colombier)) – 3:39
1. "Sunday in New York" ([Peter Nero](/source/Peter_Nero), [Carroll Coates](/source/Carroll_Coates)) – 5:08
1. "[Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You](/source/Gee,_Baby,_Ain't_I_Good_to_You)" ([Andy Razaf](/source/Andy_Razaf), [Don Redman](/source/Don_Redman)) – 3:01
1. "[No More](/source/No_More_(1944_song))" ([Tutti Camarata](/source/Salvador_Camarata), [Bob Russell](/source/Bob_Russell_(songwriter))) – 3:12
1. "[As Time Goes By](/source/As_Time_Goes_By_(song))" ([Herman Hupfeld](/source/Herman_Hupfeld)) – 3:01
1. "[I'm Glad There Is You](/source/I'm_Glad_There_Is_You)" ([Jimmy Dorsey](/source/Jimmy_Dorsey), Paul Mertz) – 5:03

## Personnel

- [Mark Murphy](/source/Mark_Murphy_(singer)) – vocals
- [Randy Brecker](/source/Randy_Brecker) – trumpet
- [Michael Brecker](/source/Michael_Brecker) – [tenor saxophone](/source/Tenor_saxophone)
- [Sam Brown](/source/Sam_Brown_(guitarist)) – guitar
- [Pat Rebillot](/source/Pat_Rebillot) – piano, [organ](/source/Electronic_organ)
- [Ron Carter](/source/Ron_Carter) – [bass](/source/Double_bass)
- [Jimmy Madison](/source/Jimmy_Madison_(musician)) (tracks 1 & 3–5) – drums, percussion

## References

1. [Muse LP series discography: 5000 to 5049](http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5000.htm). Retrieved November 1, 2017.

1. [Muse Records listing](http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/muse.htm). Retrieved November 1, 2017.

1. Rusch, Robert. "Mark Murphy Bridging a Gap". *[DownBeat](/source/DownBeat)*. **1973** (10)

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