Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill
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| Lost In The Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill | ||
| Studio album by Hal Willner | ||
| Released | 1985 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 60:24 (67:34 on CD) | |
| Label | A&M | |
| Producer(s) | Hal Willner, Paul M. Young | |
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| Hal Willner chronology | ||
| That's The Way I Feel Now: A Tribute to Thelonious Monk (1984) |
Lost In The Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill (1985) |
Stay Awake: Interpretations of Vintage Disney Films (1988) |
Lost In The Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill is a 1985 tribute album to German-American composer Kurt Weill. It was executive-produced by Hal Willner and John Telfer, and produced by Hal Willner and Paul M. Young.
[edit] Tracks
- "Introduction from Mahagonny Songspiel" - Steve Weisberg
- "The Ballad of Mac The Knife" (from The Threepenny Opera) - Sting and Dominic Muldowney
- "The Cannon Song" (from The Threepenny Opera) - The Fowler Brothers and Stan Ridgway
- "Ballad of the Soldier's Wife" - Marianne Faithfull and Chris Spedding
- "Johnny Johnson Medley" - Van Dyke Parks
- "Overture"
- "Johnny's Melody"
- "Aggie's Sewing Machine"
- "Alabama Song" (from Mahagonny) - Ralph Schuckett with Richard Butler, Bob Dorough, Ellen Shipley and John Petersen
- "Youkali Tango" - Armadillo String Quartet
- "Der Kleine Leutnant Des Lieben Gottes" (The Little Lieutenant of the Loving God) (from Happy End) - John Zorn
- "September Song" (from Knickerbocker Holiday) - Lou Reed
- "Lost in the Stars" - Carla Bley with Phil Woods
- "What Keeps Mankind Alive?" (from The Threepenny Opera) - Tom Waits
- "Surabaya Johnny" (from Happy End) - Dagmar Krause
- "Oh Heavenly Salvation" (from Mahagonny) - Mark Bingham with Johnny Adams and Aaron Neville
- "Call From The Grave/Ballad In Which MacHeath Begs All Men For Forgiveness" (from The Threepenny Opera) - Todd Rundgren with Gary Windo
- "Speak Low" (from One Touch of Venus) - Charlie Haden and Sharon Freeman
- "In No Man's Land" (from Johnny Johnson) - Van Dyke Parks
[edit] The CD re-release contains the additional tracks:
- "The Great Hall" - Henry Threadgill
- "Johnny's Speech" - Van Dyke Parks
- "Klops Lied" (Meatball Song) - Elliott Sharp
- "Hurricane Introduction" - Mark Bingham
