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Lucky Strikes (album)

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Released
  
1965

Artist
  
Lucky Thompson

Producer
  
Don Schlitten

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
39:25

Release date
  
1965

Label
  
Prestige Records

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Recorded
  
September 15, 1964 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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Lucky Strikes is an album led by saxophonist Lucky Thompson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow calling it, "a perfect introduction to the talents of the underrated saxophonist Lucky Thompson... the quality is quite high. Thompson's soprano solos in particular are quite memorable".

Track listing

All compositions by Lucky Thompson except as indicated

  1. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 5:49
  2. "Fly With the Wind" - 4:01
  3. "Mid-Nite Oil" - 5:08
  4. "Reminiscent" - 4:04
  5. "Mumba Neua" - 4:47
  6. "I Forgot to Remember" - 6:36
  7. "Prey-Loot" - 4:05
  8. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper) - 4:55

Personnel

  • Lucky Thompson - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Hank Jones - piano
  • Richard Davis - bass
  • Connie Kay - drums

    • Songs

    1In a Sentimental Mood5:49
    2Fly With the Wind4:01
    3Mid-Nite Oil5:08

    References

    Lucky Strikes (album) Wikipedia
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