Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill

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Annotation

Hal Willner is also credited as Executive Producer.

Annotation last modified on 2012-06-18 22:30 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Mahagonny Songspiel
recording engineer:
Joe Cuneo
mixer:
Clyde Kaplan
accordion and xylophone:
Andrea Parkins (American improv musician and composer)
alto saxophone:
Alan Chase
banjo:
Jeff Freidman
bass:
Mary Potter Newton
bassoon:
Greg Newton
cello:
Dan Rowe (Cellist)
clarinet:
Neil Leonard (saxophonist and composer)
drums (drum set):
Jack Cook (US drummer)
flute:
Anders Bostron
French horn:
Cathy Pacek
oboe:
Sandy Ayres (oboe)
percussion:
Mike Evans (Percussionist) and Ken Winokur
tenor saxophone:
Les Arbuckle
trombone:
Lenny Peterson
tuba:
Jenny Palmer
viola:
Laura Burgess
conductor:
Steve Weisberg
arranger:
Steve Weisberg
partial recording of:
Mahagonny Songspiel (Intro)
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
Steve Weisberg0:48
2The Ballad of Mac the Knife
additional recording engineer:
Richard Lewsey and Hervé Marignac
recording engineer:
Pete Smith (UK producer)
mixer:
Clyde Kaplan
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
David Roach (UK saxophonist)
bandoneón:
Juan José Mosalini
banjo:
Mark Peru
piano:
Kenny Kirkland
soprano saxophone:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
synthesizer:
Dominic Muldowney
tenor saxophone:
John Marle
trombone and trumpet:
Mike Zwerin
tuba:
Kevin Morgan (tuba)
lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
Dominic Muldowney
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Mack the Knife (1976 Manheim/Willett translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Ralph Manheim (translator of French and German to English) (in 1976) and John Willett (translator) (in 1976)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Sting and Dominic Muldowney2:48
3The Cannon Song
alto saxophone and flute:
Steve Fowler (woodwind)
banjo and guitar:
Mike Miller (Guitarist)
bass:
Tom Fowler (bass)
bass trombone:
Phil Teele
piano:
Ed Fowler
tenor saxophone:
Albert Wing
trombone:
Bruce Fowler (American trombonist and composer)
trumpet:
Walt Fowler
lead vocals:
Stan Ridgway
arranger:
Bruce Fowler (American trombonist and composer)
recording of:
The Threepenny Opera: The Cannon Song (1976 Willett/Manheim translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Ralph Manheim (translator of French and German to English) and John Willett (translator)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt I. Kanonensong
part of:
The Threepenny Opera (1976 Willett/Manheim translation)
The Fowler Brothers with Stanard Ridgway2:12
4Ballad of the Soldier’s Wife
additional recording engineer:
John Convertino (engineer)
recording engineer:
Don Wershba (engineer)
mixer:
Dave Greenberg (US engineer Sonopod/Boomtown)
bass:
Fernando Saunders
drums (drum set):
Anton Fig
guitar:
Chris Spedding
keyboard:
Carter Catheart
woodwind:
Jim Cuomo
lead vocals:
Marianne Faithfull
conductor:
Sharon Freeman
arranger:
Chris Spedding
recording of:
Ballad of the Soldier’s Wife
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Ralph Manheim (translator of French and German to English) and John Willett (translator)
translated version of:
Und was bekam des Soldaten Weib? (music by Kurt Weill)
Marianne Faithfull and Chris Spedding4:23
5Johnny Johnson Medley
recording engineer and mixer:
Clyde Kaplan
alto saxophone and flute:
Steve Fowler (woodwind)
banjo, guitar and mandolin:
Fred Tackett
bass:
Buell Neidlinger
bass clarinet, cor anglais, flute and tenor saxophone:
Marty Krystall
cello:
Armen Ksajikian
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
harmonica:
David McKelvy
harp:
Katie Kirkpatrick
synthesizer:
Randy Kerber
trombone:
Bruce Fowler (American trombonist and composer)
trumpet:
Walt Fowler
viola:
Raymond Tischer
violin:
Michelle Richards and Barry Socher
vocals:
Kathy Dalton
conductor:
Van Dyke Parks
arranger:
Van Dyke Parks
recording of:
Johnny Johnson Medley
lyricist:
Paul Green (Lyricist)
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
Van Dyke Parks5:41
6The Great Hall
recording engineer:
Doug Epstein
mixer:
Clyde Kaplan
bass:
Cecil McBee
cello:
Akua Dixon and Diedre Murray
drums (drum set):
Thurman Barker
French horn:
Vincent Chancey and Gregory Williams (French horn player)
piccolo:
Lloyd McNeill
tenor saxophone:
John Stubblefield
trumpet:
Lester Bowie and Stanton Davis
tuba:
Tony Underwood
violin:
Winterton Garvey and Patmore Lewis
conductor:
Henry Threadgill
arranger:
Henry Threadgill
recording of:
The Great Hall
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
Henry Threadgill3:38
7Alabama Song
recording engineer:
John Convertino (engineer), Dave Greenberg (US engineer Sonopod/Boomtown) and John Petersen (recording engineer)
drum machine programming:
Jimmy Bralower
mixer:
Clyde Kaplan
acoustic guitar:
Joe Cato, Jeff Layton, Hugh McCracken and Sid McGinnis
bass:
John Siegler
electric guitar:
Ira Siegel
electronic instruments and synthesizer:
John Petersen (recording engineer)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer)
additional vocals:
Rory Dodd, Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer), Eric Troyer and Hal Willner
background vocals:
Joe Cerisano, Julie Eigenberg, George James (backing vocalist on “Alabama Song”), John Loeffler and Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter)
choir vocals:
Bob Dorough and Diana Grasselli
choir vocals and lead vocals:
Ellen Shipley
lead vocals:
Richard Butler (singer)
arranger:
Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer)
recording of:
Alabama Song (from the songspiel “Mahagonny” & opera “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
additional translator:
Elisabeth Hauptmann
publisher:
Harms Co.
Ralph Schuckett with Richard Butler4:26
8Youkali Tango
recording engineer and mixer:
Clyde Kaplan
cello:
Armen Ksajikian
viola:
Raymond Tischer
violin:
Michelle Richards and Barry Socher
arranger:
Barry Socher
recording of:
Youkali Tango (version instrumentale originale)
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
The Armadillo String Quartet4:42
9Der kleine Leutnant des lieben Gottes
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Wershba (engineer)
accordion:
Guy Klucevsek
acoustic guitar, banjo and electric guitar:
Fred Frith
alto saxophone, celesta, clarinet and musical saw:
John Zorn
bass trombone and trombone:
Jim Staley
drums (drum set), percussion and timpani:
Bobby Previte
electric bass guitar, harpsichord and whistle:
Luli Shioi
harp:
Carol Emanuel
vocals:
Fred Frith and Luli Shioi
conductor:
John Zorn
arranger:
John Zorn
recording of:
Happy End: Teil 1. No. 2: Der Leutnant des Lieben Gottes. "Obacht, gebt obacht!"
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elisabeth Hauptmann
part of:
Happy End: Teil 1: Lieder vom Höllenfeuer und Reue
John Zorn5:22
10Johnny’s Speech
recording of:
Johnny's Speech
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
Van Dyke Parks1:46
11September Song
recording engineer:
Don Wershba (engineer)
drum machine programming:
David Rosenberg (session drummer)
associate producer:
Fernando Saunders
mixer:
Dave Greenberg (US engineer Sonopod/Boomtown) and Don Wershba (engineer)
bass:
Fernando Saunders
brass [horns]:
Crispin Cioe, Bob Funk (trombonist, trumpet player), Arno Hecht (American saxophonist) and Hollywood Paul Litteral
drums (drum set):
Eric Parker (drummer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lou Reed
keyboard:
Peter Wood (UK keyboardist/pianist)
arranger:
Lou Reed
recording of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Chappell & Co. (in 1938), TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1938) and Crawford Music Corp. (on 1938-09-24)
part of:
Knickerbocker Holiday (Kurt Weill musical)
Lou Reed54:17
12Lost in the Stars
recording engineer and mixer:
Tom Mark (sound engineer)
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
bass:
Steve Swallow
bass trombone:
David Taylor (US jazz bass trombonist)
drums (drum set):
Victor Lewis (drums)
flute:
Chris Hunter (saxophone)
French horn:
John Clark (flute & horn player)
oboe:
Paul McCandless
piano:
Larry Willis
trombone:
Tom “Bones” Malone (US trombonist)
trumpet:
Randy Brecker
conductor:
Carla Bley
arranger:
Carla Bley
recording of:
Lost in the Stars (Song, Ulysses Africanus)
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
part of:
Lost in the Stars, Act I
Carla Bley with Phil Woods6:12
13What Keeps Mankind Alive
recording engineer and mixer:
Robert Musso (musician, producer and engineer)
accordion:
William Schimmel
banjo:
Eddie Davis (banjo player)
bass:
Greg Cohen
brass [horns]:
Crispin Cioe, Bob Funk (trombonist, trumpet player), Arno Hecht (American saxophonist) and Hollywood Paul Litteral
percussion:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
lead vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Greg Cohen
recording of:
What Keeps Mankind Alive?
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Ralph Manheim (translator of French and German to English) and John Willett (translator)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt II. Zweites Dreigroschenfinale: Ballade über die Frage: "Wovon lebt der Mensch?"
Tom Waits2:11
14Klops Lied (Meatball Song)
recording engineer and mixer:
Dave Greenberg (US engineer Sonopod/Boomtown)
bass drum:
Bobby Previte
bass, clarinet, electric bass guitar, guitar and saxophone:
Elliott Sharp (US musician & composer)
snare drum:
Charles K. Noyes
vocals:
Sussan Deyhim
arranger:
Elliott Sharp (US musician & composer)
recording of:
Klopslied
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer) (in 1925)
Elliott Sharp0:49
15Surabaya Johnny
recording engineer:
Dick Lewzey
associate producer:
Dominic Muldowney
mixer:
Clyde Kaplan
piano:
Jason Osborn
synthesizer:
Paul Wickens
lead vocals:
Dagmar Krause
arranger:
Jason Osborn
recording of:
Surabaya Johnny (English translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Michael Feingold (translator)
translated version of:
Happy End: Teil 3. No. 10: Das Lied vom Surabaya-Johnny. "Ich war jung, Gott, erst sechzehn Jahre" (original German version)
Dagmar Krause4:07
16The Hurricane
recording of:
The Hurricane
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
Mark Bingham1:00
17Oh Heavenly Salvation
recording engineer:
Dave Ferrel
mixer:
Clyde Kaplan
bass:
Elton Heron
contrabass clarinet:
Kidd Jordan
drums (drum set):
Johnny Vidacovich (Jazz drummer)
guitar:
Mark Bingham and Steve Masakowski
slide guitar:
John Mooney
tenor saxophone:
Ralph Gibson (Saxophonist)
background vocals:
Germaine Bazzle, Jacqueline Jones (Backup Singer) and Stephanie Sieberth
vocals:
Johnny Adams and Aaron Neville
arranger:
Mark Bingham and Jay Weigel
recording of:
Oh Heavenly Salvation
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Arnold Weinstein
Mark Bingham with Johnny Adams and Aaron Neville2:35
18Call From the Grave
recording engineer and mixer:
Todd Rundgren
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Gary Windo
lead vocals:
Todd Rundgren
performer:
Todd Rundgren
arranger:
Todd Rundgren
recording of:
Call From the Grave
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Ralph Manheim (translator of French and German to English) and John Willett (translator)
Todd Rundgren with Gary Windo5:22
19Speak Low
recording engineer and mixer:
Clyde Kaplan
bass:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist)
bassoon:
John Steinmetz
cello:
Armen Ksajikian
clarinet and oboe:
Marty Krystall
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath
flute:
Steve Fowler (woodwind)
piano:
Sharon Freeman
viola:
Raymond Tischer
violin:
Michelle Richards and Barry Socher
conductor:
Sharon Freeman
arranger:
Sharon Freeman
instrumental cover recording of:
Speak Low (One Touch of Venus)
lyricist:
Ogden Nash
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
One Touch of Venus (1943 musical)
Charlie Haden and Sharon Freeman4:23
20In No Man’s Land
recording engineer and mixer:
Clyde Kaplan
alto saxophone and flute:
Steve Fowler (woodwind)
banjo, guitar and mandolin:
Fred Tackett
bass:
Buell Neidlinger
bass clarinet, cor anglais, flute and tenor saxophone:
Marty Krystall
cello:
Armen Ksajikian
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
harmonica:
David McKelvy
harp:
Katie Kirkpatrick
synthesizer:
Randy Kerber
trombone:
Bruce Fowler (American trombonist and composer)
trumpet:
Walt Fowler
viola:
Raymond Tischer
violin:
Michelle Richards and Barry Socher
vocals:
Kathy Dalton
conductor:
Van Dyke Parks
arranger:
Van Dyke Parks
recording of:
In No Man's Land
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
Van Dyke Parks0:47

Credits

Release

photography:Davies and Starr (Photography)
Kurt Weill Foundation for Music
liner notes:David L. Hamilton (liner notes author)
Peter Keepnews (New York Times editor)
Terry Southern
Hal Willner
graphic design:M&Co (Graphic design)
executive producer:John Telfer (producer)
producer:Hal Willner
Paul M. Young
mastering:Greg Calbi (American mastering engineer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1126713 [info]
ASIN:US: B000002GH2 [info]