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Trivia Archive

August 2015 Sax Trivia Contest

Prizes:

  • Saxquest Gift Card ($ 50.00 value)

Winner

Brian Olsen from Rolling Meadows, IL US

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This song famously performed by Sonny Rollins on his Saxophone Colossus album was originally a composition from the Threepenny Opera. Since its premier it has been a hit on the pop charts as well as becoming a jazz standard.

Contest Question

What is the name of the composition and who was the composer and lyricist?

Correct Answer

Mack the Knife/Moritat  Kurt Weill /Bertolt Brecht

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