[Dixielandjazz]Turk and Mack the Knife

[G. William Oakley]

Yes,, he did and he once explained it to me this way.  He had a choice 
of a $300.00 arranger's fee or royalties and good old practical Turk 
took the 300, much to his later regret.  He also told me an interesting 
story regarding the Armstrong recording.  After completing the 
arrangement Turk brought it to the Armstrong guys and they did the 
recording from the charts.  They immediately left for a tour of Europe.  
While they were abroad the song became a big hit and they kept getting 
requests for it but they didn't know the arrangement.  To solve the 
problem they went into a bar with a stack of nickles (remember the good 
old days when a nickle was worth a nickle) and played the tune over and 
over until everyone learned it.
He also did a recording with his own band and he did the arrangement for 
Lotte Lenya.
Best
Bill

Bob Romans wrote:

> Turk Murphy did Armstrong's arr of Mack The Knife, I understand!?
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> Bob Romans,
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