Mack the Knife

~ Recording by Shirley Horn

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Mack the Knife3:04Shirley HornShirley Horn With HornsShirley HornAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)SR 60835
1.16Mack the Knife3:04Shirley HornLoads of Love / Shirley Horn With HornsShirley HornAlbum + Compilation
  • US1990-06-01
1.16Mack the Knife3:04Shirley HornLoads of Love / Shirley Horn With HornsShirley HornAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)843 454-2
1.4Mack the Knife3:02Shirley HornShirley Horn With HornsShirley HornAlbum
  • XW2015-12-17
Verve Reissues
1.4Mack the Knife3:04Shirley HornShirley Horn With HornsShirley HornAlbumClassic Compact Discs (audiophile limited editions)SRCD 60835

Relationships

producer:Quincy Jones
piano:Shirley Horn (from 1963-12-15 until 1963-12-16)
trombone:Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (from 1963-12-15 until 1963-12-16)
vocals:Shirley Horn (from 1963-12-15 until 1963-12-16)
conductor:Quincy Jones (from 1963-12-15 until 1963-12-16)
arranger:Quincy Jones
recorded at:A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (from 1963-12-15 until 1963-12-16)
recording of:Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) (from 1963-12-15 until 1963-12-16)

Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)

lyricist:Bertolt Brecht
composer:Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954)
publisher:Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
later translated parody versions:Mondsüchtig
translated version of:Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer