Jazz guitarist and producer Jack Jezzro, who has appeared on many Grammy-winning recordings, returns with fresh renditions of popular hits from songwriting icon Burt Bacharach. The brand-new album, Bacharach on Guitar, includes timeless classics "What the World Needs Now Is Love," "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," "I Say a Little Prayer," and "Close To You." Featuring Pat Coil, Danny Gottlieb, and Joel Frahm, the album is available on Green Hill Music in partnership with Burton Ave.

Burt Bacharach's soundtrack to the silly 1965 comedy was highlighted by three familiar songs, cut as singles by stars: Tom Jones' athletic attack on the theme (which was a big hit), Dionne Warwick's "Here I Am" (which was a small hit), and Manfred Mann's "My Little Red Book" (which was an even smaller hit, although Love had a bigger one with their cover). The rest of the album is occupied by instrumental background filler, and while this is much better than another Bacharach mid-'60s soundtrack (After the Fox) – "High Temperature, Low Resistance," "Downhill and Shady," and "Stripping Isn't Really Sexy, Is It?" have a swinging, bachelor-pad feel – it's not nearly as good as the actual tunes with vocals and lyrics. Most fans of Jones, Warwick, and Manfred Mann (and indeed most big '60s rock fans in general) will have the three best cuts on easily available reissue compilations, so this disc is only recommended to serious Bacharach/soundtrack collectors. (Some reissues add a neat bonus track: Manfred Mann's "film version" of "My Little Red Book," although this isn't hugely different from (or as good as) the familiar take used on their single.) – Richie Unterberger

Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach first collaborated on "God Give Me Strength," a sweeping ballad that functioned as the centerpiece in Allison Anders' Grace of My Heart. It was a stunning song in the tradition of Bacharach's classic '60s work and it was successful enough that the composers decided to collaborate on a full album, Painted from Memory. Wisely, they chose to work within the stylistic parameters of Bacharach's '60s material, but Painted from Memory never sounds like a stylistic exercise. Instead, it's a return to form for both artists. Bacharach hasn't written such graceful, powerful melodies since his glory days, and Costello hasn't crafted such a fully realized album since King of America. It's a testament to both that even if the album is clearly in Bacharach's territory, it feels like a genuine collaboration.

This two-fer from Dutton Vocalion features a pair of out of print Ronnie Aldrich LPs: The World of Burt Bacharach and Webb Country, originally issued in 1972 and 1977, respectively. These 21 tracks are dominated by Muzak versions of popular songs of the era written by Bacharach and Hal David and include "(They Long to Be) Close to You," "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," and "This Guy's in Love with You." The remaining tunes are from the songbook of Jimmy Webb and include "MacArthur Park," "Wichita Lineman," and "Up, Up and Away." This is an enjoyably relaxing reissue from Aldrich's deleted catalog on London Records.

Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night is a tribute from one of today's greatest living American popular composer - Burt Bacharach. This special evening was taped April 8th, 1998 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City and has been aired numerous times on TNT Network Cable Artists featured: All Saints, Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five, Elis Costello, Sheryl Crow, George Duke, Chrissie Hynde, Mike Meyers, David Sanborn, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Wynonna, and Burt Bacharach. Track highlights include: "Rain Drops Keep Fallin ON MY Head" by Ben Folds Five, "They Long to Close to You" by Barenaked Ladies, "Walk ON By / Say a Little Prayer / Do You Know the to San Jose" by Dionne Warwick, and more!

41 Burt Bacharach Classics By An All-Star Assemblage Of Artists, 1962 to 1996 The Most Comprehensive 2 CD Set Of Bacharach Hits Original Hit Versions By Everyone From Tom Jones, Dionne Warwick & The Carpenters To The Pretenders, Elvis Costello, Neil Diamond & Cher A Remarkable Litany Of Classic Songs: 'What The World Needs Now Is Love,' 'I Say A Little Prayer,' 'A House Is Not a Home,' 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head,' 'Heartlight,' and on and on.

Long before Mike Myers’ Austin Powers character idolized him on film, Burt Bacharach was the quintessential golden boy of pop music. He studied with French composer Darius Milhaud (as had jazz legend Dave Brubeck), he backed up Marlene Dietrich (something Brubeck didn’t). He composed hit after hit after hit after hit for movies and singers; he pretty much launched Dionne Warwick single-handedly (well, double-handedly, with the help of lyricist Hal David). He was where everyone wanted to be, with everyone that everyone wanted to be with, making the scene and making the scene his. How do you fit all that musical goodness into five compact discs? Focus. Our collection is Burt being Burt, occasionally with a guest vocal where called for, but mostly the man in his own voice, conducting and playing and just generally being his luminous self.

The Songs of Bacharach & Costello, brings together all of the published songs that Costello has written with Burt Bacharach, celebrating the three decade songwriting partnership between them. Compiled by Costello, the Super Deluxe Edition includes the newly remastered album, Painted From Memory, along with a new collection, Taken From Life, featuring unreleased songs from the proposed “Painted From Memory” musical score, plus live performances, and a detailed 10,000 word essay by Costello.

A multifaceted composer, the great Burt Bacharach has had big hits in many musical genres, including top 40's, pop, soul, R&B, jazz, bossa nova, country and movie soundtracks. He has collaborated with a variety of great poets including Hal David and Bob Hilliard. This 2-CD edition presents Bacharach's most important and enduring works from the beginning of his career. He composed a number of his great pieces for various labels between 1955 and 1962. This CD includes classics such as Dionne Warwick's Don't Make Me Over, Gene Pitney's Only Love Can Break A Heart, Tommy Hunt's I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself just to name a few.

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Burt Bacharach collects a dozen mostly instrumental versions of some of the pop composer's best-known works, including "The Look of Love," "What the World Needs Now Is Love," and "I Say a Little Prayer." The lush '60s arrangements make this album a collection of retro mood music of the highest order, but anyone expecting a distillation of The Look of Love box set – i.e., a collection of the definitive vocal performances of Bacharach's songs – from this compilation will be disappointed. Still, the album delivers first-rate instrumental pop, reaffirming that Bacharach's music works equally well with or without vocals.

Who'll Speak for Love features Trijntje Oosterhuis singing at her very best; she breathes new life into these songs. When Trijntje sings, you listen–and you listen closely, too because what she does is truly incredible. It always amazes me just how sensitive Trijntje gets when she delivers fine ballads like the ones on this album. This CD gives us a lot of great material performed by Trijntje whose name in German is Traincha. The quality of the sound is excellent and the artwork is very nicely done.