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Table of Contents:

• Intro from Mahagonny Songspiel (Steve Weisberg) (0:48)
• The ballad of Mac the Knife: from The threepenny opera (Sting and Dominic Muldowney) (2:43)
• The cannon song: from The threepenny opera (Fowler Brothers with Stanard Ridgway) (2:17)
• Ballad of the soldier's wife (Marianne Faithfull and Chris Spedding) (4:21)
• Johnny Johnson medley. Overture ; Johnny's melody ; Aggie's sewing machine (Van Dyke Parks) (5:44)
• Alabama song: from Mahagonny (Ralph Schuckett with Richard Butler, Bob Dorough, Ellen Shipley, and John Petersen) (4:24)
• Youkali tango (Armadillo String Quartet) (4:39)
• Der kleine Leutnant des lieben Gottes: from Happy end (John Zorn) (5:22)
• September song: from Knickerbocker holiday (Lou Reed) (4:15)
• Lost in the stars (Carla Bley with Phil Woods) (6:10)
• What keeps mankind alive?: from The threepenny opera (Tom Waits) (2:10)
• Surabaya Johnny: from Happy end (Dagmar Krause) (4:07)
• Oh heavenly salvation: from The rise and fall of the city of Mahagonny (Mark Bingham with Johnny Adams and Aaron Neville) (2:34)
• Call from the grave: Ballad in which Macheath begs all men for forgiveness : from The threepenny opera (Todd Rundgren with Gary Windo) (5:21)
• Speak low: from One touch of Venus (Charlie Haden and Sharon Freeman) (4:22)
• In no man's land: from Johnny Johnson (Van Dyke Parks) (0:51).

Author/Creator:

Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950 , composer

Contributors:

Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 , lyricist

Weisberg, Steve , performer

Sting (Musician) , performer

Muldowney, Dominic , performer

Faithfull, Marianne , performer

Spedding, Chris , performer

Parks, Van Dyke , performer

Schuckett, Ralph, 1948- , performer

Zorn, John, 1953- , performer

Reed, Lou , performer

Bley, Carla , performer

Woods, Phil , performer

Waits, Tom, 1949- , performer

Krause, Dagmar , performer

Bingham, Mark , performer

Rundgren, Todd , performer

Windo, Gary , performer

Haden, Charlie , performer

Freeman, Sharon (Horn player) , performer

Fowler Brothers (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Armadillo String Quartet , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Languages:

English
German

Language Notes:

Item content: English, German
Translated from (original): English, German

Main Work:

Vocal music [of Weill, K.] (Selections) (arranged)

Included Works:

Mahagonny (Songspiel) [by Weill, K.]

Dreigroschenoper [by Weill, K.] > Moritat von Mackie Messer

Dreigroschenoper [by Weill, K.] > Kanonen-Song

Und was bekam des Soldaten Weib? [by Weill, K.]

Johnny Johnson [by Weill, K.]

Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny [by Weill, K.] > Alabama-Song

Youkali [by Weill, K.]

Happy end [by Weill, K.] > Kleine Leutnant des lieben Gottes

Knickerbocker holiday [by Weill, K.] > September song

Lost in the stars [by Weill, K.] > Lost in the stars

Happy end [by Weill, K.] > Surabaya-Johnny

One touch of Venus [by Weill, K.] > Speak low

What keeps mankind alive?

Oh heavenly salvation

Call from the grave

In no man's land

Subjects:

Operas — Excerpts

Musicals — Excerpts

Jazz — 1981-1990

1981-1990

Operas

Musicals

Jazz

Genres:

Excerpts

Musicals

Operas

Performers:

Various performers.

General Notes:

Title from label.
Includes opera and musical comedy excerpts and songs.
Lyrics principally by Bertolt Brecht.
"This album is available on CD and includes additional tracks by Elliot Sharp ('Meatball song') and Henry Threadgill ('The great hall' from Silverlake). Also extended versions of Mark Bingham ('Oh heavenly salvation') and Van Dyke Parks ('Johnny Johnson')"--Container.
Program notes by Hal Willner, Peter Keepnews, Paul M. Young, and David L. Hamilton on container and inner liner.
From the Collection of Ray Charles.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo ; 12 in.

Physical Characteristics:

vinyl; 12 in.; 33 1/3 rpm

Audio Characteristics:

analog; 33 1/3 rpm; stereo

Call Numbers:

LPZ

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, A & M Records: SP 9-5104

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

86754461

OCLC Numbers:

12822580