Mean Streets – No Bridges

Mean Streets – No Bridges
Studio album by
Jimmy Ponder
Released 1987
Recorded June 19, 1987
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length 44:25
Label Muse
MR 5324
Producer Joe Fields
Jimmy Ponder chronology
So Many Stars
(1985) 		Mean Streets – No Bridges
(1987) 		Jump
(1994)

Mean Streets – No Bridges is an album by guitarist Jimmy Ponder that was released by Muse in 1987.

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AllMusic

In his review on AllMusic, Ron Wynn called it "prototype Ponder; soul jazz and blues played with energy and a slick, yet resourceful conviction" stating "Ponder has never gotten the profile or the exposure he deserves; he doesn't use gimmicks or crank up the volume, but his tasty fills, clever riffs, and crisp, bluesy solos are always worthwhile".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Ponder except where noted

  1. "Next Time You See Me" – 4:15
  2. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:46
  3. "Time After Time" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) – 5:04
  4. "Mean Streets-No Bridges" – 6:50
  5. "Solitude" (Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills) – 7:15
  6. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) – 4:35
  7. "After the Rain" (John Coltrane) – 5:06

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