Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Nancy Wilson, Al Jarreau, & Nnenna Freelon - Mack the Knife

An amazing all-star jazz group joins together on "Mack the Knife". Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Nancy Wilson, Al Jarreau, and Nnenna Freelon each sing a chorus. Diana Krall does some background scatting, Jon Faddis plays some background lines, Debbie Allen dances, and Bill Cosby sings background and plays bass (although it sounds like his mike is wisely turned off in both cases). Also present are many jazz legends like Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Heath, Randy Brecker, T.S. Monk, and Arturo Sandoval, who join in on the handclaps. Shots of the audience show such spectators as Al & Tipper Gore, and, if I'm not mistaken, Rosa Parks. Broadcast in 1997.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jazz
• vocal
• singer
• Aretha
• Franklin
• George
• Benson
• Nancy
• Wilson
• Al
• Jarreau
• Nnenna
• Freelon
• Diana
• Krall

[iluvrachellef]

I LOVE NANCY,SHE TORE THAT MIC UP MOVIN IT LIKE THAT.....GO HEAD MOMMA!!!!

[hollidayevery]

Thanks for bringing this up...Aretha was at Columbia for years with great, Jazz, Blues, R&B, Pop albums...not all of them were breakthroughs commercially, but her resume is incredibly extensive! PLUS many of her early Atlantic records were written by Aretha herself...AND Atlantic says that she practically produced those first hits herself...they just let her sit at the piano and rip!!..LOL...GREATNESS!!

[TheSoulVault]

Aretha and Nancy are the greatest female singers I've ever heard! Love them so much!

[chadcartersings]

Franks Owens on piano!

[checkin4]

This is a great sgment but what show was this?

[SomaliLioness]

Love this Performance..

Bill Cosby made me laugh!! :)

[maxi89able]

george benson and aljarreau always the star- amazing

[LisaRenaye]

@imandra17 They weren't really off it was bad editing...

[LisaRenaye]

MMM George Benson. That is one beautiful man.

[imandra17]

LMAO!!!!! Who are the off beat white people clapping in the balcony?

[READY4REVELATION]

Aretha Franklin is simply a marvel at whatever she does. Everybody was good but i love the way Aretha plays with it....she knocks me out.

[peterreedman]

So It's Debbie Allen doing that sensational dancing Wow She is just so Hot

That is Style and Class