The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

There's another of those best of BB concerts on at the Barbican at Christmas:

https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/20 ... -bacharach

I saw this at Cadogan Hall a couple of years ago, and it was surprisingly good.

Here they are!

Noticing Burt is performing at what looks like a somewhat smaller venue in Hawaii, what suggestions do we have for the optimum similar venue for his next UK gigs? Ronnie Scotts is too small, Cadogan Hall too large, I think the Jazz Cafe Camden would be ideal. Just enough room on stage for his core b...

Thank you, that's very helpful.

Martin, how does it work in the Jazz Room - are there tables, food, reservations?

Oh, and welcome back, Steveo.

Long Ago Tomorrow
I Don't Need You Anymore
Captives Of The Heart

Beat that!

Great post, great analysis. But I doubt Burt wrote it thinking of sub-dominants and the like - he just did it as it came.

Flashes of Bacharach About the right length Cast - well done to them Plot - girl meets boy, no money, get old, lose baby = tame stuff Script - as others have said, ennui 6.5/10 But why oh why was Hush so short? About a 2 minute version only. The most Bacharachian and chord-interesting song of the wh...

I'm going tonight. You've enhanced my anticipation, thank you Sara.

Thanks, that's interesting.
Wish me luck - last time I bought tickets to fly to the USA for a Burt concert, he cancelled it...

David, tell us more?

I'm flying from London to see the show.

And my source tells me this picture was taken on the day inside the Royce Hall, during rehearsals.