What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David
# What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David

What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz which was released on the Verve label in 1968.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell stated "this isn't one of Getz's better gigs; his tone is not in the best of shape, and he sounds bored with some of the tunes".

## Track listing

All compositions by Burt Bacharach and Hal David except where noted.

* "Wives and Lovers" - 3:36
* "The Windows of the World" - 2:43
* "The Look of Love" - 2:39
* "Any Old Time of Day" - 3:33
* "Alfie" - 2:51
* "In Times Like These" - 2:44
* "A House Is Not a Home" - 4:13
* "Trains and Boats and Planes" - 3:01
* "What the World Needs Now Is Love" - 2:58
* "In Between the Heartaches" [edited master take] - 2:17
* "Walk on By" - 3:32
* "A House Is Not a Home" [alternate take] - 4:25 Bonus track on CD reissue
* "In Between the Heartaches" [partial alternate take] - 2:35 Bonus track on CD reissue
* "My Own True Love" (Max Steiner, Mack David) - 2:29 Bonus track on CD reissue
* "Tara's Theme" (Max Steiner) - 2:36 Bonus track on CD reissue
* Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 2, 1966 (tracks 3, 14 & 15), at Ter-Mar Recording Studio in Chicago, Illinois on August 30 & 31, 1967 (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-8, 11 & 12), and A&R Recording Studio, New York City (tracks 5, 9, 10 & 13)

## Personnel

* Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
* Jim Buffington - French horn (tracks 5, 9, 10 & 13)
* Jerome Richardson - woodwinds (tracks 5, 9, 10 & 13)
* Chick Corea (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-8, 11 & 12), Herbie Hancock (tracks 3, 5, 9, 10 & 13-15) - piano
* Kenny Burrell (tracks 5, 9, 10 & 13), Jim Hall (tracks: 3, 14 & 15), Phil Upchurch (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-8, 11 & 12) - guitar
* Gloria Agostini - harp (tracks 5, 9, 10 & 13)
* Walter Booker (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-8, 11 & 12), Ron Carter (tracks 3, 5, 9, 10 & 13-15) - bass
* David Carey - vibraphone (tracks 5, 9, 10 & 13)
* Bill Horwath - cimbalom (tracks 3, 14 & 15)
* Roy Haynes (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-8, 11 & 12), Grady Tate (tracks 3, 5, 9, 10 & 13-15) - drums
* Artie Butler, Bobby Rosengarden - percussion (tracks 3, 14 & 15)
* Paul Gershman, David Mankovitz, David Nadien, Gerald Tarack - violin (tracks 5, 9, 10 & 13)
* Bernard Zaslav - viola (tracks 5, 9, 10 & 13)
* Charles McCracken - cello (tracks 5, 9, 10 & 13)
* Additional unidentified brass, strings and chorus arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman (tracks 3, 14 & 15) and Richard Evans (tracks 1, 2 & 4-13)
