Chris Hinze: Bacharach Bravo! (1971)

A fine Dutch jazz combo prepares Bacharach tunes out of jazz and easy-listening ingredients.

We gonna have a little cheese festival on the Hideaway and we start with some Dutch gouda.

Hinze's flute is the main voice here of course, but fans of jazz guitar will recognise the name Wim Overgaauw. And to me, Overgaauw is indeed the main attraction here. His funky blues playing adds spice to some rather tasteless arrangements.

Hinze introduces many tunes in true slow-motion, souding as if he's in danger to fall asleep. Considering that gouda gets stronger the older it gets, a more mature variety would have been nice.

I dug this out for a fellow blogger's Dutch jazz collection. Since the Hideaway occasionally features albums on the border of easy listening and jazz, it made sense to show it here, too.

You may have guessed already, that i'm not too fond of this album, but it should be said that i'm not a big fan of the flute as a lead instrument anyway, which may colour my perception of what's happening here. So if you enjoy flute, jazzy easy-listening and Bacharach, this may be the perfect album for you.

Chris Hinze: Bacharach Bravo!
CBS (NL) S 64312, 1971

A1 The April Fools 4:05
A2 What The World Needs Now 4:55    
A3 The Look Of Love 5:07
A4 Trains And Boats And Planes 3:04

B1 This Guy's In Love With You 5:07
B2 Let Me Go To Him 3:00
B3 Paper Mache 4:23
B4 Close To You 5:07

Arranged By – Chris Hinze
Engineer – Jan Odier
Producer – Ruud Jacobs

Musicians:
Chris Hinze (fl, afl) Henk Alkema (p, e-p), Roger Cooke (b), Wim Overgaauw (g), Frank Bennett (d),
for A2,B2,4 add:
David Porcelijn, Rien de Reede, Govert Jurriaanse, Margriet de Wijs (fl)

Nothing from this album on youtube.