May 26, 2004
Peter Johansson contributed these photos of Burt he took in Stockholm in May 2001 following the ceremony at which Burt was awarded

the 2001 Polar Music Prize.

May 19, 2004
Hip-O Select, a unit of Universal Music Group dedicated to collectors-oriented limited-edition reissues, is planning a four-disc box set of Burt Bacharach’s solo recordings.

The set, tentatively scheduled for August 2004 release, will include all of Burt’s Kapp and A&M recordings–including the unreleased-in-the-US live album–as well as rarities and previously unreleased material. According to producers Jim Pierson and Mike Ragogna, some of the gems to be featured include the rare Liberty single “Juanita’s Place,” the previously unreleased “Etta’s Theme,” Burt’s recording of “The Bell That Wouldn’t Jingle,” and, if they can be licensed in time, both sides of the 1963 Burt & the Backbeats single “Move It On the Backbeat” b/w “A Felicidade.”

May 12, 2004
Happy Birthday, Burt Bacharach!

May 6, 2004
Hot off the press, I have Burt’s updated concert schedule, with new dates announced in Alanta, Dallas, Denver, Hawaii, Los Angeles and New York.

For the complete list, visit the updated On Tour page.

May 5, 2004
Roberto Pinardi reports two new dates have been added to Burt’s summer concert schedule in Italy.

For the complete list, visit the On Tour page.