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Credits

Lead Performances: Burt Bacharach and John Zorn; Genre: Experimental

Unlike the Austin Powers soundtrack, this two-disc set pays tribute to the pop tunesmith as a serious composer. Produced by radical saxophonist John Zorn and featuring some of avant-jazz's biggest names, Great Jewish Music: Burt Bacharach veers from the relatively traditional (Sean Lennon and Cibo Matto's Yuka Honda singing ''The Look of Love'') to the bizarre (''Alfie,'' played entirely on a drum set). Challenging and full of surprises. A-


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