CD A&M Records 1985 with bonus tracks
"First time I heard this I started muttering, 'Kurt Weill invented rock and roll', which I report only to indicate how turned on I was, because it's ridiculous - Weill really only invented rock. Milking abrasive pop for outreach and meaning, he had more in common with Dylan and Newman than with Porter and Berlin, and the rock artistes who take their turns on this sequel to Hal Willner's 1983 Monk tribute sound completely at home. You can imagine improvements on some of Willner's choices - David Jo rather than Sting on Mack the Knife, the Clash rather than Stanard Ridgeway on Cannon Song, etc. - but that's a parlor game. With Lou Reed's September Song and Marianne Faithfull's Ballad of the Soldier's Wife the unmitigated triumphs, every track on this hour-long disc holds its own. Introduce yourself to one of the century's greatest songwriters and composers. Or augment your Weill collection and be glad you did".
(Robert Christgau)
ENJOY
The Cannon Song
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Tracklist:
01 STEVE WEISBERG - Intro from Mahagonny Songspiel
02 STING & DOMINIC MULDOWNEY - The Ballad of Mack the Knife
03 THE FOWLER BROTHERS w/ STAN RIDGWAY - The Cannon Song
04 MARIANNE FAITHFULL & CHRIS SPEDDING - Ballad of the Soldier's Wife
05 VAN DYKE PARKS - Johnny Johnson Medley
06 HENRY THREADGILL - The Great Hall (cd bonus track)
07 RALPH SCHUCKETT w/ RICHARD BUTLER - Alabama Song
08 THE ARMADILLO STRING QUARTET - Youkali Tango
09 JOHN ZORN - Der Kleine Leutnant des Lieben Gottes
10 VAN DYKE PARKS - Johnny's Speech (cd bonus track)
11 LOU REED - September Song
12 CARLA BLEY w/ PHIL WOODS - Lost in the Stars
13 TOM WAITS - What Keeps Mankind Alive
14 ELLIOTT SHARP - Klops Lied (cd bonus track)
15 DAGMAR KRAUSE - Surabaya Johnny
16 MARK BINGHAM w/ JOHNNY ADAMS & AARON NEVILLE - The Hurricane Introduction (cd bonus track)
17 MARK BINGHAM w/ JOHNNY ADAMS & AARON NEVILLE - Oh Heavenly Salvation
18 TODD RUNDGREN w/ GARY WINDO - Call from the Grave / Ballad in which MacHeath Begs all Men for Forgiveness
19 CHARLIE HADEN & SHARON FREEMAN - Speak Low
20 VAN DYKE PARKS - In No Man's Land
Fantastico y enorme
saludos
karlos
This is a masterpiece of erudition and good taste. One of the best tribute compilations ever. Thanks for posting.
Totally unobtainable.
A big thank you to you.
Your blog is a treasure den.
Fantastico! I've not yet ripped my vinyl, so thanks!
I loaned my chrome cassette copy (remember when chrome was going to be the big thing?) out twenty years ago and never got it back nor have I found a replacement until now. Thanks!
I bought this on vinyl when it came out and remember how pissed I was to learn that the CD version had additional tracks...
Thanks!
I stumbled upon your blog, and really like your musical-taste. I'd love to send you some of my music for review-consideration.
here's what I do: http://claraengel.bandcamp.com
cheers,
ce
Thank you. Great post.
Agradeço, pois usei no blog nostrademos (http://nostrademos.blogspot.com/).
Citado e recomendado.
Cansou ?
I can't say it better than anon above: Totally unobtainable. A big thank you to you. Your blog is a treasure den. So, another big thankyou.
I'd like to know how can i download it.. the link is not working..Tell me if you have this file anywhere else
Anyway, amazing blog!
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