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Lost in the Stars : The Music of Kurt Weill
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Lost in the Stars : The Music of Kurt Weill
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by Tom Waits, Carla Bley, John Zorn, Phil Woods, and Lou Reed
Sales Rank: 566620
Price:$34.99
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Nearly every track on this recording is a gem.
Sting's take on "Mack the Knife" is deliberately low-key.
Lou Reed's "September Song" is an utter delight. Reed's wonderfully world-weary delivery of Maxwell Anderson's cynical *and* sentimental lyrics steals the show.
Other great vocal performances are contributed by Stanard Ridgway from Wall of Voodoo, Richard Butler of the Psychedelic Furs (a splendid "Alabama Song/Whiskey Bar"), Marianne Faithful, Tom Waits, Aaron Neville, and a heart-breaking turn by Dagmar Krause on Weill's perfect subversion of the torch song, "Surabaya Johnny."
Fine arrangements are supplied by members of the Armadillo String Quartet and by Van Dyke Parks, whose music-box renderings of selections from "Johnny Johnson" are both oddly fitting and oddly moving; by John Zorn, who applies his distinctive search-and-destroy, acid jazz approach to "The Little Lieutenant of the Loving God"; by Carla Bley, who lets Phil Woods blow incandescent alto sax on the title track; and by Sharon Freeman, who provides an admirable -- both witty and heartfelt -- showcase for Charlie Haden on lead bass for "Speak Low."
Track Listing
1. Intro From Mahagonny Songspiel - Steven Weisberg
2. Ballad of Mack the Knife, The - Sting/Dominic Muldowney
3. Cannon Song, The - Stan Ridgway/Fowler Brothers
4. Ballad of the Soldier's Wife - Marianne Faithfull/Chris Spedding
5. Johnny Johnson Medley - Van Dyke Parks
6. Alabama Song - Ralph Schuckett/Richard Butler
7. Youkali Tango - Armadillo String Quartet
8. Little Lieutenant of the Lovin God, The - John Zorn
9. September Song - Lou Reed
10. Lost in the Stars - Carla Bley / Phil Woods
11. What Keeps Mankind Alive? - Tom Waits
12. Surabaya Johnny - Dagmar Krause
13. Oh Heavenly Salvation - Mark Bingham/Johnny Adams/Aaron Neville
14. Call From the Grave/Ballad in Which Macheath Begs All Men For Forgiveness - Todd Rundgren/Gary Windo
15. Speak Low - Charlie Haden/Sharon Freedman
16. In No Man's Land - Van Dyke Parks
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Lost in the Stars : The Music of Kurt Weill
by Tom Waits, Carla Bley, John Zorn, Phil Woods, and Lou Reed
Price:$34.99
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