The Bridge (Sonny Rollins album)

The Bridge
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1962
RecordedJanuary 30 and February 13–14, 1962
StudioRCA Victor, New York City
GenreJazz, hard bop
Length40:36
LabelRCA Victor LPM-2527
ProducerBob Prince
Sonny Rollins chronology
Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders
(1959)
The Bridge
(1962)
What's New?
(1962)
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The Bridge is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded in 1962. It was Rollins' first release following a three-year sabbatical and was his first album for RCA Victor. 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.