Recording: Mack the Knife

Performed by
Michel Legrand
First release
On Audio album Twenty Songs of the Century (1974)
Comments
Instrumental
Rating

Song info

Song
Moritat von Mackie Messer
Music written by
Kurt Weill
Lyrics written by
Bertolt Brecht
First performance
Moritat von Mackie Messer by Kurt Gerron (August 31, 1928)
First release
Moritat by Harald Paulsen mit Orchesterbegleitung on audio single Die Dreigroschenoper "Moritat" (1928)
Language
German

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Versions

Moritat von Mackie Messer written by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht - German jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 Moritat von Mackie Messer Kurt Gerron August 31, 1928 (performance date)
2 Moritat Harald Paulsen mit Orchesterbegleitung 1928
3 Mack the Knife Turk Murphy's Jazz Band October 1955
4 Moritat Dick Hyman Trio December 1955
5 Mack the Knife Dick Cary and The Dixieland Doodlers 1959
6 Mack the Knife Lou Donaldson 1960
7 Mack the Knife Neal Hefti Quintet 1960
8 Mack the Knife Bill Black's Combo 1960
9 Mack the Knife Mort Lindsey and His Orchestra 1960
10 Moritat The Don Baker Trio 1960
11 Mack the Knife Tyree Glenn's Sextet 1961
12 Mack the Knife Al Hirt 1961
13 Mack the Knife Santo & Johnny 1962
14 Mack the Knife Ray Conniff His Orchestra and Chorus 1962
15 Mack the Knife Slide Hampton 1962
16 Mack the Knife Leonard Gaskin, Edmond Hall, Doc Cheatham, Yank Lawson, Buster Bailey, Vic Dickenson, Cutty Cutshall, Herbie Lovelle, Dick Wellstood 1962
17 Mack the Knife Mike Simpson and His Raunch Hands 1962
18 Mack the Knife Don Goldie 1963
19 Mack the Knife Dick Hyman and His Orchestra 1963
20 Mack the Knife The Stuff Smith Quartet 1965
21 Mack the Knife Buddy Merrill November 1966
22 Mack the Knife Michel Legrand 1974
23 Mack the Knife The Milt Jackson Big 4 1976
24 Moritat von Mackie Messer Ute Lemper 1988
25 Die Moritat von Mackie Messer Anirahtak & Jürgen Sturm Band 1989
26 Mack the Knife Houston Person, Ron Carter 1990
27 Mack the Knife John Williams & The Boston Pops 1990
28 Mackie Messer The Young Gods April 1991
29 Mack the Knife Johnny Costa 1992
30 Mack the Knife The Ganelin Trio March 1994
31 Mack the Knife Satolu Oda and His Quartet 1995
32 Mack the Knife The Ballroom Band July 13, 1999
33 Die Moritat von Mackie Messer Helen Schneider 2001
34 Moritat Joe Pass August 31, 2004
35 Mack the Knife Giancarlo Mazzù, Luciano Troja 2006
36 Mack the Knife Leroy Jones 2007
37 Mackie Messer Helmut Lotti September 12, 2008

Moritat (La ballata di Mack) written by Ettore Carrera - Italian jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 Moritat (La ballata di Mack) Jula de Palma 1956

The Ballad of Mack the Knife written by Marc Blitzstein - English jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 The Ballad of Mack the Knife Gerald Price March 10, 1954 (performance date)
2 A Theme From the Threepenny Opera (Mack the Knife) Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars October 1955
3 Mack the Knife Bing Crosby with Bob Scobey's Frisco Jazz Band 1957
4 Mack the Knife Jonah Jones 1957
5 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin March 1959
6 Mack the Knife Dick Jordan October 1959
7 Mack the Knife Anita O'Day, Jimmy Giuffre 1959
8 Mack the Knife Will Holt 1960
9 Mack the Knife Ella Fitzgerald 1960
10 Mack the Knife The Incredible Jimmy Smith 1960
11 Mack the Knife Patti Page July 1962
12 Mack the Knife Henry Jerome, His Chorus and Orchestra 1963
13 Mack the Knife Wayne Newton 1964
14 Mack the Knife The Four Seasons 1965
15 Mack the Knife Tuxen 1975
16 Mack the Knife The Psychedelic Furs June 1981
17 Mack the Knife Ignace 1982
18 Mack the Knife Frank Sinatra with Quincy Jones and Orchestra August 1984
19 The Ballad of Mack the Knife Sting and Dominic Muldowney 1985
20 Mack the Knife Helen Schneider 1989
21 Mack the Knife Frankie Armstrong, Dave Van Ronk 1989
22 Mack the Knife Frank Sinatra & Jimmy Buffett November 15, 1994
23 Moritat Lyle Lovett 1994
24 Mack the Knife Marianne Faithfull September 1996
25 Mack the Knife Nick Cave 1997
26 Mack the Knife Jack Jones 1997
27 Mack the Knife Dee Dee Bridgewater 1997
28 Mack the Knife Rob Stoneback Big Band 1997
29 Mack the Knife Doug Ferony 1998
30 Mack the Knife Lisa Stansfield 1999
31 Mack the Knife Jimmie Dale Gilmore February 29, 2000
32 Mack the Knife The Brian Setzer Orchestra July 31, 2000
33 Mack the Knife Nicholas Payton April 2001
34 Mack the Knife Robbie Williams November 19, 2001
35 Mack the Knife Emily Saxe 2001
36 Mack the Knife Greg Englert 2002
37 The Ballad of Mack the Knife Michael Bublé March 30, 2004
38 Mack the Knife Westlife November 8, 2004
39 Mack the Knife Steve Abbruzzi 2006
40 The Ballad of Mack the Knife Ray Quinn March 12, 2007
41 Mack the Knife Helmut Lotti September 12, 2008
42 Mack the Knife Garou June 30, 2009
43 Mack the Knife Deana Martin 2009
44 Mack the Knife Clay Aiken June 1, 2010
45 Mack the Knife Charlie Cuccia 2010
46 Mack the Knife ortoPilot 2011
47 Mack the Knife Dee Snider May 8, 2012
48 Mack the Knife Dick Hyman Trio

La complainte de Mackie written by André Mauprey, Ninon Steinhoff - French jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 La complainte de Mackie Catherine Sauvage 1964

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