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Lucky Thompson (16 Jun 1924 - 30 Jul 2005)

Male Person - United States

Releases (26)

Official

Album

  1. Lucky Thompson Featuring Oscar Pettiford - Vol.1 24 Jan 1956
  2. Plays Jerome Kern And No More 1963
  3. A Lucky Songbook in Europe 1969
  4. Goodbye Yesterday! 1973
  5. I Offer You 1973
  6. Lucky Thompson 1980
  7. The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years 1991
  8. Accent on Tenor Sax 1991
  9. Tricotism 1993
  10. Lord, Lord, Am I Ever Gonna Know ? 1997
  11. Brown Rose 1998
  12. Lucky Start 1944-1946 20 May 2019

Album - Compilation

  1. Lucky Sessions 1992
  2. Happy Days 1994
  3. Tea Time 1998
  4. Smooth Sailing 02 Jul 1999
  5. Jazz in Paris: Modern Jazz Group 2000
  6. The Chronological Classics: Lucky Thompson 1944-1947 2000
  7. Lucky Start 1944/1946 2001
  8. Nothing but the Soul 2002
  9. New York City 1964-65 2009
  10. Lord, Lord, Am I Ever Gonna Know? / Plays Jerome Kern and No More 24 Feb 2014
  11. In Paris 1956 · the All Star Orchestra Sessions 2017

Album - Live

  1. Lucky in Paris 1999
  2. Lucky Thompson in Paris 1960. Modern Jazz at Club Saint-Germain & The Blue Note

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

  1. Test Pilot 1985

Relationships (7)

Member Of

  1. Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen
  2. Lionel Hampton and His All-Stars
  3. Mills Blue Rhythm Band
  4. Charlie Parker Septet
  5. Miles Davis All Stars
  6. Lucky Thompson Trio
  7. Tempo Jazz Men tenor saxophone

Recordings by (224)

  1. Baggin' the Boogie 3:12 (1945)
  2. Tom-Kattin ?:?? (24 Jan 1956)
  3. Old Reliable ?:?? (24 Jan 1956)
  4. Deep Passion ?:?? (24 Jan 1956)
  5. Translation ?:?? (24 Jan 1956)
  6. Tricrotism ?:?? (24 Jan 1956)
  7. Bo-Bi My Boy ?:?? (24 Jan 1956)
  8. A Lady's Vanity 4:31 (24 Jan 1956)
  9. OP Meets LT ?:?? (24 Jan 1956)
  10. Long Ago And Far Away 3:58 (1963)
  11. Lovely To Look At 2:58 (1963)
  12. No More 5:23 (1963)
  13. Look For The Silver Lining 3:03 (1963)
  14. Who? 2:40 (1963)
  15. Dearly Beloved 3:27 (1963)
  16. Why Do I Love You? 3:07 (1963)
  17. Why Was I Born? 3:44 (1963)
  18. They Didn't Believe Me 5:02 (1963)
  19. Sauvabelin 6:15 (1969)
  20. Lady Gail 5:33 (1969)
  21. Street of Dreams 3:59 (1969)
  22. Soul City 5:46 (1969)
  23. Easy Living 6:12 (1969)
  24. I Came From Sunday 5:20 (1969)
  25. Centre Ville 6:15 (1969)
  26. Munsoon 5:07 (1973)
  27. Sun Out 6:20 (1973)
  28. Yesterday's Child 4:26 (1973)
  29. Aliyah 5:07 (1973)
  30. The Moment of Truth 6:35 (1973)
  31. Back Home From Yesterday 5:58 (1973)
  32. Cherokee 4:42 (1973)
  33. Soul Lullaby 4:30 (1973)
  34. Fillet of Soul 6:25 (1973)
  35. Home Comin' 3:34 (1973)
  36. Tea Time 5:30 (1973)
  37. Then Soul Walked in 5:03 (1973)
  38. Lazy Day 4:28 (1973)
  39. Back to the World 3:20 (1973)
  40. Green Dolphin Street 5:51 (1980)
  41. Everything Happens to Me 5:41 (1980)
  42. Lord, Lord Am I Ever Gonna Know? 5:22 (1988)
  43. Don't Drive This Jive Away 2:54 (1991)
  44. I'm Gonna See My Baby 3:16 (1991)
  45. Frantic Blues 2:58 (1991)
  46. Things Ain't What They Used to Be 2:48 (1991)
  47. Boulevard Bounce 3:17 (1991)
  48. Tune for Tex 6:25 (1991)
  49. Where or When 6:24 (1991)
  50. Mr. E-Z 8:05 (1991)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Hurry, Hurry 3:03 Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (Jun 1944) tenor saxophone
  2. I Can't See for Lookin' 3:16 Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (Jun 1944) tenor saxophone
  3. Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well 3:01 Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (May 1945) tenor saxophone
  4. High Tide (I Ain’t Mad at You) ?:?? Count Basie and His Orchestra (Aug 1945) tenor saxophone
  5. Stormy Mood 3:04 Bob Mosley (1945) tenor saxophone
  6. Vout Rhythm 2:53 Bob Mosley (1945) tenor saxophone
  7. Bee Boogie Boo 2:49 Bob Mosley (1945) tenor saxophone
  8. Baggin' the Boogie 3:12 Lucky Thompson (1945) tenor saxophone
  9. Weird Nightmare 3:05 Charles Mingus (1946) tenor saxophone
  10. 'Round Midnight 2:47 Tempo Jazz Men (1946) tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone
  11. Ain’t Jivin’ Blues 2:56 Charles Mingus (1946) tenor saxophone
  12. Diggin' Diz (Bongo Beep) ?:?? Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen (1946) tenor saxophone
  13. School Kids' Hop 2:59 Slim Gaillard and His Orchestra (1946) tenor saxophone
  14. Shuffle Bass Boogie 2:56 Charles Mingus (1946) tenor saxophone
  15. Confirmation 2:52 Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen (1946) tenor saxophone
  16. Diggin’ Dizzy ?:?? Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen (1951) tenor saxophone
  17. Dynamo B ?:?? Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen (1951) tenor saxophone
  18. When I Grow Too Old to Dream 2:51 Tempo Jazz Men featuring Gabriel on trumpet (1951) tenor saxophone
  19. Dynamo ?:?? Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen (1951) tenor saxophone
  20. Dynamo A ?:?? Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen (1951) tenor saxophone
  21. Let’s Cool One 3:48 Thelonious Monk Sextet (1952) tenor saxophone
  22. Skippy 3:01 Thelonious Monk Sextet (1952) tenor saxophone
  23. Contraste 2:45 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra (1954) tenor saxophone
  24. Jungla 4:44 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra (1954) tenor saxophone
  25. Manteca Theme 4:10 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra (1954) tenor saxophone
  26. Rhumba-Finale 4:43 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra (1954) tenor saxophone
  27. Blue ’n’ Boogie 8:18 Miles Davis All Stars (1954) tenor saxophone
  28. Embraceable You 6:43 Jo Jones (1955) tenor saxophone
  29. Caravan 4:00 Jo Jones (1955) tenor saxophone
  30. Shoe Shine Boy (second take) 5:16 Jo Jones (1955) tenor saxophone
  31. Shoe Shine Boy (first take) 5:54 Jo Jones (1955) tenor saxophone
  32. Lover Man 6:32 Jo Jones (1955) tenor saxophone
  33. Georgia Mae 4:49 Jo Jones (1955) tenor saxophone
  34. Lincoln Heights 7:49 Jo Jones (1955) tenor saxophone
  35. Little Beaver 7:45 Jimmy Cleveland (1956) tenor saxophone
  36. Come Rain or Come Shine 5:42 Milt Jackson (1956) tenor saxophone
  37. How High the Moon 6:13 Milt Jackson (1956) tenor saxophone
  38. Hello 3:47 Milt Jackson (1956) tenor saxophone
  39. Bright Blues 6:13 Milt Jackson (1956) tenor saxophone
  40. Moose the Mooche ?:?? Charlie Parker Septet (1956) tenor saxophone
  41. The Pendulum at Falcon's Lair ?:?? Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956) tenor saxophone
  42. Smoke Signal ?:?? Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956) tenor saxophone
  43. Deep Passion ?:?? Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956) tenor saxophone
  44. Sunrise-Sunset ?:?? Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956) tenor saxophone
  45. Perdido ?:?? Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956) tenor saxophone
  46. A Sleepin’ Bee 4:40 Quincy Jones (1956) tenor saxophone
  47. A Night in Tunisia ?:?? Charlie Parker Septet (1956) tenor saxophone
  48. The Gentle Art of Love ?:?? Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956) tenor saxophone
  49. Hornin’ In 3:15 Thelonious Monk (1956) tenor saxophone
  50. Carolina Moon 3:28 Thelonious Monk (1956) tenor saxophone

Credited as (27)

  1. Lucky Thompson
  2. Sammy Price & Lucky Thompson
  3. Jackie Mills (Lucky Thompson/Dodo Marmarosa Quartet)
  4. Lucky Thompson, Stuff Smith & Erroll Garner
  5. Jimmy McGriff, Lucky Thompson, George Freeman, O'Donel Levy
  6. Erroll Garner, Slam Stewart, Wardell Gray, Lucky Thompson
  7. Lucky Thompson Feat. Barney Kessel
  8. Lucky Thompson & Barney Wilen
  9. Dusko Goykovich, Lucky Thompson, Hans Hammerschmid, Oscar Pettiford & Hartwig Bartz
  10. Charlie Parker Septet with Miles Davis and Lucky Thompson
  11. Lucky Thompson , Gigi Gryce , Art Farmer
  12. Lucky Thompson with Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra
  13. Lucky Thompson with Dave Pochonet All Stars
  14. Duke Henderson With Lucky Thompson
  15. Lucky Thompson / Gigi Gryce / Art Farmer
  16. Lucky Thompson With Dave Pochonet Et Son Orchestre
  17. Lucky Thompson With Emmett Berry, Martial Solal, The Henri Renaud Trio, Dave Pochonet, Guy Lafitte
  18. Lucky Thompson Featuring Tommy Flanagan
  19. Lucky Thompson With Gérard Pochonet & His Quartet
  20. Jack Sels & Lucky Thompson
  21. Lucky Thompson Featuring Oscar Pettiford
  22. Lucky Thompson, Oscar Pettiford
  23. Lucky Thompson & Jack Sels Sextet
  24. Lucky Thompson – The Modern Jazz Group Quartet / Tentet
  25. Lucky Thompson & Oscar Pettiford
  26. Lucky Thompson & The Tete Montoliu Trio
  27. Chu Berry, Don Byas, Lucky Thompson

Works (33)

Wrote

  1. While You Are Gone
  2. Spanyola
  3. Soul Carnival
  4. Spanish Rails
  5. Soul's Nite Out
  6. The World Awakes

Composed

  1. Bo-Bi My Boy
  2. OP Meets LT
  3. Deep Passion
  4. Old Reliable
  5. Translation
  6. Tom-Kattin'
  7. A Lady's Vanity
  8. Dancing Sunbeam
  9. Mister Man
  10. The Plain but the Simple Truth
  11. Little Tenderfoot
  12. Once There Was
  13. N R #1
  14. N R #2
  15. Good Luck
  16. To You Dear One
  17. I Forgot to Remember
  18. Soul Lullaby
  19. Fillet of Soul
  20. Sun Out
  21. Yesterday's Child
  22. Monsoon
  23. Home Comin'
  24. Tea Time
  25. Then Soul Walked in
  26. Home Come’n
  27. Prey-Loot

Links (10)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139315440
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82099701
  3. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/346927
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134707222
  5. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82099701
  6. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6k67h2x

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/262587

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000302799

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/84975400

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1349922