Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Close To You - Wayne Horvitz ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Marc Ribot ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Wives And Lovers - Dave Douglas ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Who Gets The Guy? / This Guy's In Love With You - Guy Klucevsek ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Walk On By - Kramer ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Promises, Promises - Erik Friedlander ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. Alfie - Joey Baron ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Freefall - Zeena Parkins ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Marc Ribot ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. Trains And Boats And Planes - Fred Firth ~ Various Artists | | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Medeski, Martin & Wood ~ Various Artists | |
| 2. Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The - Elliott Sharp ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. I Say A Little Prayer - Marie McAuliffe ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. She's Gone Away - Mike Patton ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself - Lloyd Cole/Robert Quine ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. House Is Not A Home, A - Anthony Coleman/Selfhaters ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. Look Of Love, The - Yuka Honda/Sean Lennon ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. What's New Pussycat - Shelley Hirsch ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. What The World Needs Now Is Love - Bill Frisell ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. I Took My Strength From You (I Had None) - Eyvind Kang ~ Various Artists | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Recorded between August and October 1996. Includes liner notes by John Zorn. | | In the late 1990s, Burt Bacharach has been "rediscovered" as one of America's great songwriters. He was featured in the AUSTIN POWERS, INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY film and has collaborated with longtime fan Elvis Costello. Here, paying tribute to the man and his music are the cream of New York City's "downtown" jazz/experimental music scene. In doing so, these musicians reaffirm the resilience and timeless appeal of the Bacharach catalog. | | The cover versions range from the quietly respectful (Marc Ribot's pensive, touching "Don't Go Breaking My Heart;" Dave Douglas' "Wives and Lovers") to the surreal (Elliott Sharp's Zappa/surf-style take on "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence;" a jazzy, chamber-music "Promises, Promises"). Also here are the twisted and the downright wacky ("The Look Of Love;" a perfect-for-Halloween "What's New Pussycat"). "Do You Know The Way To San Jose" will interest jazz fans of the hip-hop/groove persuasion, and "I Say A Little Prayer" will delight post-bop jazz fans. A varied, unusual and compelling listen. |
Producer: John Zorn (Compilation) |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 05/20/1997 | | Original Release Date : 1997 | | Catalog ID : 7114 | | Label : Tzadik Records | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00702397711421 |
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| Professional Reviews |
| Entertainment Weekly (5/23/97, p.65)
- "...this two-disc set pays tribute to the pop tunesmith as a serious composer....Challenging and full of surprises." - Rating: A- |
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