#2201: Songs of the Century

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

On this edition of New Sounds, hear 21st century arrangements of 20th century songs by Kurt Weill, Woody Guthrie, Serge Gainsbourg, and others. Performances by the Eastside Sinfonietta, Hans Wenzel, Jane Birkin, Nora York, the Kamikaze Ground Crew, and more.

PROGRAM #2201 "21st century versions of 20th century songs" (Wednesday, 10-8-03)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Various artists: Bob Dylan	A Tribute to Woody Guthrie	Dear Mrs. Roosevelt, excerpt [1:00]	Warner Bros #26036** Available for purchase at Amazon.com*
Jane Birkin	Arabesque (songs by Serge Gainsbourg)	L'Amour De Moi [6:00]	Capitol#27632; released in U.S. as Narada #93052 www.narada.com OR available for purchase at Amazon.com*
The Eastside Sinfonietta	Don't Be Afraid - Songs by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Hanns Eisler	Surabaya Johnny [5:30]	True Classical #015 eastside@catasonic.com OR www.catasonic.com
Nora York	Live, Wall to Wall Kurt Weill, Symphony Space, 3/00	Alabama Song [6:00]	Not commercially available. For info: www.norayork.com
Wenzel	Ticky Tock - Wenzel Sings Woody Guthrie	Been Down The River Too Long, German version [4:00] Ticky Tock, English version [3:00] If I Was Everything On Earth [3:30]	Conträr Musik 27 www.contraermusik.de The English version is record #1933. The German version is record #1925.
Nora York	Private recording	Bob Dylan: Masters Of War, remix [5:30]	See above.
Kamikaze Ground Crew	Covers	Eisler/Brecht: Easter Sunday 1935 [9:30]	Koch Jazz #7882 Available for purchase at Amazon.com*

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