Mack the Knife

Right now, let's listen to one from the great Louis Armstrong, who wore a Star of David around his neck out of respect for Jewish people all over the world.

Here's Louis in his version of Jewish-American composer Kurt Weill's Mack the Knife on Jazz Connections.

Mack

the Knife Thank you.

Now that Mackie's back in town.

Take it, Satch.

Yeah, the incomparable Louis Armstrong and his version of Mack the Knife, a tune written by Jewish-American composer Kurt Weill back in 1928.

Over the past hour, we've been listening to the stories and sounds of Jewish musicians and their impact on jazz.

Uh, that courtesy of Snarfula on the Discord.

That's Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin.

Oh, yeah.

Uh, shout out to my friend Doug from college who anytime there was a karaoke night would just do Mack the Knife.

Wow.

And, and kill, even though nobody really knows that song.

Didn't even think about that

...

Then as I was reading, I was like, oh yeah, now I remember this.

And Mac the Knife was one of the songs.

I was like, ah,

that's

Thank God for the music because there's not the world's fire out here in these streets.

So Chris, when you take songs like Mack the Knife, you take September songs, songs that are on the album that are gorgeous.

They're songs that have been interpreted by some of the greatest singers, some of the greatest bands, orchestras.

How do you honor the history of these songs and the original arrangements, but still putting your own stamp on it and making it your own?