Anne Walsh Finds the “Heart” of a Song with New Single “Anyone Who Had A Heart”

Jazz vocalist Anne Walsh has released “Anyone Who Had A Heart,” the first single from her forthcoming album Reach Out For Me: Burt Bacharach Reimagined, arriving November 14 via A to Zink Music. The single and album reimagine ten Burt Bacharach classics through a sophisticated blend of bossa nova and straight-ahead jazz, guided by Walsh’s crystalline soprano and enriched by the lush textures of the Budapest Orchestra.

For this project, Walsh and her longtime creative partner, GRAMMY®-nominated arranger, producer, and pianist Tom Zink, took an unusual and refreshing approach. They submitted “Anyone Who Had A Heart” for GRAMMY® consideration in the Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals category as a five-person team—Walsh, Zink, bassist Hussain Jiffry (Herb Alpert), guitarist Mitchell Long, and drummer Kevin Winard—in recognition of the ensemble’s truly collaborative process.

“We knew as a group that we wanted something different from this iconic song made famous by Dionne Warwick,” Zink explains. “The arrangement came to life in the studio where each musician’s ideas shaped the final sound—an interpretation that honors Bacharach and David’s songwriting while showcasing our collective voice.” The team began by exploring the song’s original 6/8 triplet feel, infusing it with subtle world music influences for a contemporary rhythmic energy that still preserves the tune’s timeless emotion.

Zink adds, “We submitted the song for GRAMMY® nomination with all the musicians listed as arrangers. That was intentional—to highlight the contributions that often go unnoticed. Usually one person gets arranger credit, but something unique happens when everyone’s voice helps shape the final sound.”

On “Anyone Who Had A Heart,” Zink’s lyrical piano lines intertwine gracefully with Long’s expressive electric guitar, whose solo mid-song sparks Walsh’s most intimate and impassioned vocal. Beneath them, Jiffry’s supple bass phrasing and Winard’s nuanced percussion create an elegant rhythmic foundation that supports the music’s shifting emotional landscape.

The release marks another creative milestone in the enduring partnership between Walsh and Zink. His GRAMMY® nomination for an arrangement on Walsh’s 2009 album Pretty World and his reworking of Bacharach’s “Say a Little Prayer” on her 2016 album Brand New both paved the way for this new, full-length tribute. Reach Out For Me: Burt Bacharach Reimagined captures that spirit of artistic evolution—reverent yet exploratory, intimate yet cinematic.

Walsh’s voice, soaring yet tender, reclaims Bacharach’s melodies as timeless vessels for new emotion, proving once again that the heart of jazz lies not only in interpretation, but in transformation.