The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

Personally speaking I'd have been very disappointed to have attended a Laura Nyro show and not heard Wedding Bell Blues, Stoney End, Sweet Blindness, Eli's Comin' and Stoned Soul Picnic.

Probably the first time I became aware of Pat Metheny and his work with Lyle Mays was when I heard the hauntingly attractive piece called 'James' in the early 80s. This is still probably their most famous tune and it features brilliant solos by both of them:

Blair, with the heavy emphasis on the drums it doesn't sound like a Bacharach arrangement but according to the AllMusic website he's the sole arranger credited for the whole 'The Sensitive Sound' album, most of which was apparently recorded in London. As you say, by the time we get to the late 60s/e...

Although Dionne Warwick's single of 'You Can Have Him' is included on this site's 'Hit Records' section as a Bacharach composed song, it was in fact written solely by someone called Bill Cook. However, as Bacharach tended to arrange and orchestrate Dionne's tracks in the mid-60s, regardless of wheth...

'Least Favourite' is a very polite term for these songs that I'll be more than happy never to hear again. It really is so much easier making a list of Bacharach songs I dislike than compiling a Top Ten of favourites. Here they are in roughly chronological order: 1/We're Only Young Once - The Avons 2...

It's markedly different to the voice/piano performance in London 18 months ago and all the better for it.

Thanks Davide. A set comprising twenty-five songs, twelve of them sung by Joss Stone and what must be unique for a Bacharach show, no medleys. Interesting that David Joyce, the long-term synths player in Bacharach's touring band, got to sing 'Live To See Another Day'.

A very thorough review of the Dublin show last Saturday evening that mentions virtually every song performed. In common with all the shows away from London on his European tour it doesn't feature Joss Stone:

https://www.hotpress.com/music/live-rep ... n-22782322

[quote="nowmedical"]Remarkable - for Joss Stone singing "Are You There With Another Boy" If she really did switch the gender around to sing "with another boy" it would have been somewhat remarkable and would have given the song a different slant altogether. Here's a review from last night. The revie...

Joss Stone performing The Look Of Love at a gig a few years ago, which going by her comments was before she'd even met Bacharach and was still hoping that one day she might get the call:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YYfZyMgCxwk

I think we're going to be struggling when it comes to a personal account of these shows as I don't know anyone from the London crowd that's going.

My personal favourite Lou Johnson/Bacharach recording was the b-side of Reach Out For Me, an undeserved fate for such a catchy song:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2M6BY2Flhn4

I think Carmen McRae's recording of 'Alfie' is pretty stunning and I just love her phrasing. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5ozYKIWfRpQ I'm aware of two further Bacharach covers by Carmen McRae, The Look Of Love and Close To You, but I don't think either is up to the standard of her recording of Alf...

Renee is great! But don`t miss Hiromi. I once had reservations for a performance by Carmen McRae -the only singer I ever really loved -at the (then-new) Blue Note. Something that I can`t recall caused me to miss the gig and she died not long after. Here`s a great show of the kind I missed: https://...

I don't know about Hiromi in Manchester but if I was based in New York I'd definitely descend upon the Village Vanguard this week to see the Renee Rosnes Quartet. She's been a favourite jazz pianist of mine for years and I've been lucky enough to see her perform live twice, once in London at the Fes...