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Lucky Thompson

Saxophonist Lucky Thompson's unlucky career veered from stardom with the likes of Miles Davis and Stan Kenton in the 1950s to exile and homelessness prior to his death in 2005. Geoffrey Smith recalls the great records he made in his prime.

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Sun 2 Jul 2017 00:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Count Basie

    Avenue C

    Performer: Lucky Thompson. Performer: Buddy Tate. Performer: Dicky Wells. Performer: Edison.
    • Count Basie Classics 1945 - 1946.
    • Classics.
    • 1.

  • Charlie Parker

    Ornithology

    Performer: Miles Davis. Performer: Lucky Thompson.
    • Star Eyes.
    • PROPER INTRO.
    • 6.

  • Miles Davis

    Blue 'N' Boogie

    Performer: Lucky Thompson. Performer: J.J. Johnson. Performer: Horace Silver. Performer: Percy Heath. Performer: Kenny Clarke.
    • Walkin'.
    • Prestige.
    • 2.

  • Thelonious Monk

    Skippy

    Performer: Kenny Dorham. Performer: Lou Donaldson. Performer: Lucky Thompson. Performer: Max Roach. Performer: Nelson Boyd.
    • The Best of Thelonius Monk.
    • Blue Note.
    • 16.

  • Lucky Thompson

    Boppin' The Blues

    Performer: Neal Hefti. Performer: Benny Carter. Performer: Barney Kessel. Performer: Dodo Marmarosa.
    • Classics 1944 - 1947.
    • Classics.
    • 24.

  • Milt Jackson

    The Spirit Feel

    Performer: Lucky Thompson. Performer: Joe Newman. Performer: Horace Silver. Performer: Oscar Pettiford. Performer: Connie Kay.
    • Plenty, Plenty Soul.
    • Atlantic.
    • 5.

  • Lucky Thompson

    Prey-Loot

    Performer: Hank Jones. Performer: Richard Jones. Performer: Connie Kay.
    • Lucky Strikes.
    • Prestige.
    • 7.

  • Oscar Pettiford

    Deep Passion

    Performer: Lucky Thompson.
    • The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi Fi.
    • HMV.
    • 2.

  • Lucky Thompson

    The Plain But The Simple Truth

    Performer: Oscar Pettiford. Performer: Skeeter Best.
    • Lucky Thompson Meets Oscar Pettiford.
    • Fresh Sound Records.
    • 14.

  • Lucky Thompson

    Warm Inside

    Performer: Martial Solal. Performer: Peter Trunk. Performer: Kenny Clarke.
    • Lord, Lord, Am I Ever Gonna Know?.
    • Candid.
    • 7.

  • Lucky Thompson

    Invitation

    Performer: Lucky Thompson.
    • Lucky Strikes.
    • Prestige.
    • 8.

  • Lucky Thompson

    Just One More Chance

    Performer: Lucky Thompson.
    • Classics 1944 - 1947.
    • Classics.
    • 21.

Lucky Thompson

AVENUE C听听听听听听听听听听听

Count Basie and His Orchestra听听

Composer:听听听听听听听听听 Buck Clayton听听 听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Count Basie Classics 1945 - 1946

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Classics Catalogue No:听听 934听听听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 3:08

Performers:听听听听听听 Count Basie, piano;听 Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Buddy Tate, tenor sax; Dicky Wells, trombone; Harry Edison, trumpet

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

ORNITHOLOGY

Charlie Parker Trio

Composers:听听听听听听听 Parker/Harris听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 A Proper Introduction to Charlie Parker

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Proper听 Catalogue No:听听 CD-2077听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 2:58

Performers:听听听听听听 Charlie Parker, sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Miles Davis, trumpet听听听听

听

BOPPIN' THE BLUES 听听听听听听听

Lucky Thompson鈥檚 Lucky Seven

Composers:听听听听听听听 Perkins/Griffin听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Classics 1944 - 1947听听听听听听听听听

Label:听听听 Classics Catalogue No:听听 Classics1113听听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 2:57

听

Performers:听听听听听听 Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Neal Hefti, trumpet; Benny Carter, alto sax; Bob Lawson, baritone sax;听 Barney Kessel, guitar; Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Red Callender, bass;听 Lee Young, drums.

JUST ONE MORE CHANCE 听听听听听听听听听听听

Lucky Thompson鈥檚 Lucky Seven

Composers:听听听听听听听 Coslow/Johnston

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Classics 1944 - 1947听听听听听听听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Classics Catalogue No:听听 Classics1113听听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 3:10

Performers:听听听听听听 Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Benny Carter, alto sax; Bob Lawson, baritone sax;听 Neal Hefti, trumpet;听 Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar;听 Red Callender, bass;听 Lee Young, drums.

听听

SKIPPY - THE BLUE NOTE YEARS听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Thelonious Monk & Band听听听听听听听听听听听听

Composer:听听听听听听听听听 Thelonious Monk听听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Best of Thelonius Monk听听听听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Blue Note听听听听听听听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 CDP 7-95636 2听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 2:55

Performers:听听听听听听 Thelonious Monk, piano; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Kenny Dorham, trumpet;听 Lou Donaldson, alto sax;听 Nelson Boyd, bass;听 Max Roach, drums

听

BLUE 鈥楴鈥� BOOGIE听 听听听听听听听听听听

Miles Davis All Stars听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 John Gillespie Magee, Frank Paparelli听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Walkin'

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 52nd Street Records 听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 FSST 07

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 8:15

Performers:听听听听听听 Miles Davis, trumpet; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; J.J. Johnson, trombone;听 Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums

听

DEEP PASSION听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Oscar Pettiford Orchestra

Composers:听听听听听听听 Lucky Thompson听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi Fi听听听听听

Label:听听听 HMV听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 CLP1171听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 3:33

Performers:听听听听听听 Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; 听 Jerome Richardson, tenor sax; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; 听Danny Bank, baritone sax; Jimmy Cleveland , trombone; Arthur Farmer,听Ernie Royal , trumpets;听 David Amram, Julius Watkins, French horns; Tommy Flanagan, piano;听 Whitey Mitchell, bass; Osie Johnson, drums

听听

THE PLAIN BUT THE SIMPLE TRUTH听 听听听听听听听

Lucky Thompson & Oscar Pettiford听听听听听听听听听

Composer:听听听听听听听听听 Lucky Thompson听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Lucky Thompson Meets Oscar Pettiford听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Fresh Sound Records听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 FSR CD-424听听听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 4:43

Performers:听听听听听听 Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Skeeter Best, guitar; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Hank Jones, piano; Osie Johnson, drums

听

THE SPIRIT FEEL听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Milt Jackson and Band

Composers:听听听听听听听 Milt Jackson听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Quintet and Sextet with Lucky Thompson听听听听听听听听听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Fresh Sound听听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 FSR CD730听听听听听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 4:21

Performers:听听听听听听 Milt Jackson, vibes;听 Lucky Thompson, tenor sax;听 Joe Newman, trumpet;听 Horace Silver, piano;听 Oscar Pettiford, bass;听 Connie Kay, drums

听

WARM INSIDE听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Lucky Thompson & band听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Composer:听听听听听听听听听 Lucky Thompson听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Lord, Lord, Am I Ever Gonna Know?听听听听听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Candid听 Catalogue No:听听 79-035听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 5:09

Performers:听听听听听听 Lucky Thompson, tenor sax;听 Martial Solal, piano; Peter Trunk, bass;听 Kenny Clarke, drums

听听

PREY-LOOT听 听听听听听听

Lucky Thompson & Band听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Composer:听听听听听听听听听 Lucky Thompson听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Lucky Strikes听听听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Prestige听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 OJCCD1942听听听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 4:06

Performers:听听听听听听 Lucky Thompson, tenor sax;听 Hank Jones, piano;听 Richard Jones, bass;听 Connie Kay drums.听

听

INVITATION听听 听听

Lucky Thompson & Band听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Bronislaw Kaper, Michael Gibbs听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Lucky Strikes听听听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Prestige听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 OJCCD1942听听听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 4:51

Performers:听听听听听听 Lucky Thompson, tenor sax;听 Hank Jones, piano;听 Richard Davis, bass;听 Connie Kay drums

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