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Bacharach to the Future - Part 2

By Ludovico Granvassu | Mondo Jazz
March 11, 2023
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As a young adult,

Burt Bacharach

composer / conductor
1928 - 2023

" data-original-title="" title="">Burt Bacharach used fake IDs to get into 52nd Street jazz clubs to have his mind blown by heroes of the bebop revolution like

Charlie Parker

saxophone, alto
1920 - 1955

" data-original-title="" title="">Charlie Parker and

" data-original-title="" title="">Dizzy Gillespie. Those early impressions could not but leave a mark in his sophisticated pop songs, seeds that would later make those very same songs blossom in the hands of jazz players, going full circle. As a composer and songwriter he had a remarkable gift for combining simplicity and complexity, the African roots of jazz R&B and soul with the European classical influences of French impressionism. The result were the unforgettable melodies he was admired for, many of which are featured in this playlist, as interpreted by a wide ranging of progressive musicians.

Happy listening!

Playlist

Ben Allison
bass, acoustic
b.1966
" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00
Larry Goldings
organ, Hammond B3
b.1968
" data-original-title="" title="">Larry Goldings,
Harry Allen
saxophone
b.1966
" data-original-title="" title="">Harry Allen "The Look of Love" When Larry Met Harry (Caf�� Society) 0:16
Host talk 3:14
Toots Thielemans
harmonica
1922 - 2016
" data-original-title="" title="">Toots Thielemans "Wives and Lovers" The Whistler & His Guitar (ABC) 4:42
Host talk 7:02
Gabor Szabo
guitar
1936 - 1982
" data-original-title="" title="">Gabor Szabo "The Last One to Be Loved" Gypsy '66 (Verve) 9:08
Isaac Hayes
vocals
1942 - 2008
" data-original-title="" title="">Isaac Hayes "Walk on By" Hot Buttered Soul (Stax) 12:43
Host talk 24:44
Dee Dee Bridgewater
vocals
b.1950
" data-original-title="" title="">Dee Dee Bridgewater "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" Afro Blue) (Mr Bongo) 27:07
Charles Lloyd
saxophone
b.1938
" data-original-title="" title="">Charles Lloyd "God Give Me Strength" Voice In the Night (ECM) 31:42
Host talk 36:16
Bill Frisell
guitar, electric
b.1951
" data-original-title="" title="">Bill Frisell "I Still Have That Other Girl (Reprise)" The Sweetest Punch—The New Songs of Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach (Decca) 37:52
Dionne Farris
" data-original-title="" title="">Dionne Farris,
Charlie Hunter
guitar
b.1967
" data-original-title="" title="">Charlie Hunter "Walk the Way You Talk" DionneDionne (Atlanta) 39:43
Host talk 42:47
Steve Kuhn
piano
b.1938
" data-original-title="" title="">Steve Kuhn Trio "Windows of the World / Here I Am" Watch What Happens (MPS) 44:43
Marie McAuliffe
" data-original-title="" title="">Marie McAuliffe "I Say a Little Prayer" Great Jewish Music: Burt Bacharach (Tzadik) 48:56
Host talk 55:03
Benjamin Koppel
saxophone, alto
b.1974
" data-original-title="" title="">Benjamin Koppel "Close to You" The Ultimate Soul & Jazz Revue (u n i t) 57:09

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