Louis Armstrong "Mack The Knife" live 1961 in rare big band arrangement
a rare example of Pops playing and singing one of his signature hits, "Mack the Knife," with a full (off-screen) studio orchestra. This is from the 1961 special SWINGIN' AT THE SUMMIT, hosted by Kay Starr & co-starring Tony Bennett, George Shearing and Harpo Marx - what a cast. here's another number from the same show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJnbgjriSs0 Props must be paid to Ricky Riccardi, the master of all things Pops!
About Big band
In 1967, the Austrian Broadcasting Company (Österreichischer Rundfunk) was reformed, transforming itself into the innovative ORF and finally launching a contemporary pop and jazz station, Ö3. During this period till October 1971, the ORF Big Band developed from the core of the Fehring Orchestra, rejuvenated by local talents like drummer Erich Bachträgl and Fritz Pauer. It became an orchestra ready to meet all the needs of a modern broadcasting corporation; however, due to the ambitions and exper...
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