Composer
Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht
Arranger
Category
Big Band
Level
Advanced
Style
Up-Tempo, Fast Swing
Ranges
Duration
3:20
Description
Up tempo version of “Mackie Messer/Mack The Knife” from the Weill/Brecht “Three Penny Opera.” This arrangement was specially written for and recorded on the critically acclaimed 2021 GAM Music release “Songs of Berlin” by Marc Secara and The Berlin Jazz Orchestra. This can feature either male of female vocalist and spotlights a tenor sax in the middle; both German and English language vocal lead sheets supplied for singer.
Instrumentation
Standard Big Band (5/4/4/4) w/ Voice (male or female)
Additional Info
Vocal feature with big band, with tenor sax solo. Lead sheets for vocalist provided in both English and German.