McAuliffe, Marie - Plays The Music Of Burt Bacharach
SKU
AVANT070
ArKsextet: Marie McAuliffe (p), Rob Henke (tp, flh), Rich Perry (ts), Chris Washburne (tb, tu), Dave Hofstra (b), Kevin Norton (ds, vibes).I Say A Little Prayer (6:17) * Promises, Promises / Do You Know The Way To San Jose? (2:43) * In Between The Headaches (4:42) * Are You There With Another Girl? (2:04) * Wives And Lovers (5:46) * Alfie / A House Is Not A Home (2:55) * In The Land Of Make-Believe (4:31) * Trains And Boats And Planes (3:24) * Where Are You? (2:58) * The Look Of Love (7:39) * One Less Bell To Answer (1:23)Produced by Marie McAuliffe.Executive producers: John Zorn and disk unionAssociate producer: Kazunori SugiyamaArranged by Marie McAuliffe.Recorded at Avatar, NYC, December 20 and 21, 1997.Recorded by Dan Gellert.Mastered by Allan Tucker."One of the highlights of Tzadik's Burt Bacharach tribute from 1996, Marie McAuliffe follows up her brilliant arrangement of I Say A Little Prayer with an entire album of Bacharach material featuring her exciting unit, the ArKsextet. More and more known in the jazz world as a distinctive pianist and arranger, Marie's unique take on a Bacharach's melodic masterpieces swing like crazy, taking unexpected twists and turns while still remaining faithful to the Bacharach originals.