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Jeff Wilson Tribute to Burt Bacharach Much of Burt Bacharach’s oeuvre can be described as romantic, seductive bedroom music, but it’s not all sweetness and light, and sometimes the bitter and the sweet are so intertwined it’s hard to separate…

Keizo Takada  Denise Donatelli recorded her debut album “In the Company of Friends”（Japanese reissue title, On Green Dolphin Street) in 2005, and the third album released in 2011 was nominated for a GRAMMY for Best Jazz Vocal album. “Whistling in the Dark”, a collection of Burt Bacharach’s…

Whistling In The Dark Carl Anthony Notorious Jazz February 1, 2022 Whistling In The Dark is the latest offering from Grammy nominated vocalist Denise Donatelli. Paying tribute to Burt Bacharach is nothing less than amazing as she continuously illustrates her…

Whistling in the Dark…The Music of Burt Bacharach (Savant – 2196) by vocalist DENISE DONATELLI is a different collection of Bacharach songs.  Many associate him with upbeat pop tunes like “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,” “Wives and Lovers,” “Walk on By,” “Do…

CDs you should know about, Marc Myers Denise Donatelli—Whistling in the Dark: The Music of Burt Bacharach (Savant). Having interviewed Burt several times, once at his home in Los Angeles, I can tell you that Denise on this album totally gets…

by Edward Blanco October 7, 2021 Multi Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Denise Donatelli joins forces with Grammy Award-Winning record producer Larry Klein to offer her first concept album devoted to single composer on the soft-textured Whistling in The Dark… the music of Burt Bacharach. The music…

by George W. Harris  The Burt Bacharach songbook is delivered in a film noir’d atmosphere under the classy leadership of vocalist Denise Donatelli. She brings in the best of the best for musical support, including Vinnie Colaiuta/dr, Anthony Wilson/g, Larry Goldings/p-key,…

The Burt Bacharach canon has always been fertile ground for artists of all kinds to explore. Stan Getz devoted an entire album to his fare. The big Bacharach hits are branded deep in the cultural psyche. Thus, the challenge that Grammy-nominated vocalist Denise Donatelli and producer…

DENISE DONATELLI/Whistling in the Dark: With a catalog that goes back almost 70 years and co-writers that can fit any mood, it’s hard to go wrong with a singer that knows how to dive in and get going. Not restricting…

“Donatelli makes it sound so natural to hit the dead center of each note, you can almost forget how rarely it occurs in the rest of the world. Her intonation combines accuracy with ease in a way most singers can…