Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Record #0343: Mack the Knife / Back O’ Town Blues – LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ALL-STARS



Columbia 40587 (original) USA, Oct. 24, 1955
Words & Music by:  Side A – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein, arr. Turk Murphy; Side BLuis Russell, Louis Armstrong
Musicians: Louis Armstrong (trumpet and vocals), Billy Kyle (piano), Trummy Young (trombone), Barney Bigard (clarinet), Arvell Shaw (bass), Barrett Deems (drums)
Recording sessions: Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 28, 1955
Highest chart positions:  US #20, UK #8

This is the original recording of Murphy’s arrangement on “Mack the Knife”. The single brought “Satchmo” back in the charts after a break of over three years, as his previous chart entry was “Takes Two to Tango” in 1952 (US #19, UK #6).

The most famous / successful cover of the song was posted here earlier in the blog.

List price:  Very Good+ is $7.50, Near Mint is $15

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