Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Intro From Mahagonny SongspielSteve Weisberg0:48
A2The 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 Muldowney2:43
A3The 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 Ridgway2:17
A4Ballad 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 Spedding4:21
A5Johnny Johnson MedleyVan Dyke Parks5:44
A6Alabama 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 Butler, also Bob Dorough, Ellen Shipley and John Petersen4:24
A7Youkali 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 Quartet4:39
A8Der kleine Leutnant des lieben Gottes (The Little Lieutenant of the Loving God)John Zorn5:22
B1September 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 Reed54:15
B2Lost 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 Woods6:10
B3What 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 Waits2:10
B4Surabaya 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
B5Oh Heavenly SalvationMark Bingham with Johnny Adams and Aaron Neville2:34
B6Call From the Grave / Ballad in Which MacHeath Begs All Men for Forgiveness
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 Windo5:21
B7Speak 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 Freeman4:22
B8In No Man’s LandVan Dyke Parks0:51