The Bridge
by Sonny Rollins
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The Bridge is ranked 2nd best out of 42 albums by Sonny Rollins on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sonny Rollins is Saxophone Colossus which is ranked number 632 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,695.
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The Bridge track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Bridge rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/28/2026 07:09 |  Liedzeit | 2,463 | 74/100 |
| ! | 05/26/2026 14:36 | dukeboxkool | 2,219 | 72/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2026 09:47 | Leginlists | 3,708 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 21:36 | Proto | 4,189 | 33/100 |
| ! | 12/20/2025 23:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,111 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.0/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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Jboy56 06/10/2022 11:26 | #286182 | TOP COMMENT
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Super duper cool jazz with hard bop vibes
2nd-Impressions 12/06/2020 21:49 | #262166
72/100
Best tracks: Without A Song, Where Are You?, You Do Something To Me
Worst tracks: John S., God Bless the Child
A very relaxing and mellow listen. Exactly the kind of thing you think of when someone mentions an easy jazz album. Which is not to say it's trivial. Just really easy on the ear.
Gorgeous laid back suite of ice cool jazz. This concoction must be one of the best jazz albums of the 60's.
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