[Dixielandjazz] Question: what ever happened...

[Stephen Heist]

Hi ALL...! (and Happy  Birthday, Don!)

AND if you want a REAL challenge on Mack the Knife, try doing it like Bobby
Darren did...
Start in Bb and go up chromatically to end in Eb.  That REALLY makes it
interesting AND challenging...
Yeah, the Three Penny Opera closed in 1933, but then was revived in the
50's either on or off Broadway (not positive which..)
AND Kurt Weill's (composer) wife Lotte Lenya starred in BOTH productions!!!
If you're old enough to remember the Ernie Kovaks show - the original
number was played (with German lyrics) to the visual accompniment of an
oscilliscope!
and it was definitely NOT the swinging version as done later by Darren.

All the Best,
Steve Heist

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> [Original Message]
> From: Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis <larrys.bands at charter.net>
> To: <steveheist at earthlink.net>; DJML Dixieland Jazz
<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Date: 2/10/2006 1:11:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Question: what ever happened to taking
"modern"songs and making them OKOM?
>
> About Mack the Knife - It's from the Three Penny Opera and as I was told
was 
> banned in Germany by A. Hitler who didn't like it.  I'm not a fan of some
of 
> the newer arrangements that migrate around the circle of fifths but It 
> should make a good and somewhat authentic Trad jazz tune.
> Larry
> St. Louis