mikeweil Posted March 11, 2003 Report Posted March 11, 2003 I am not sure what it is about LT that makes his playing so attractive to my ears but I never tire of it in the way I do of some others such as Mobley, Getz, Golson etc That's exactly what makes Thompson my all time favourite saxophonist! Quote
Brownian Motion Posted March 12, 2003 Author Report Posted March 12, 2003 (edited) Lucky recorded as a sideman on the early "third stream" effort by John Lewis and Gunther Schuller titled "The Modern Jazz Ensemble Presents a Program of Contemporary Music", which was reissued by Verve. Lucky plays magnificently on the cuts on which he appears, as do the other musicians involved: Stan Getz, Aaron Sachs, J. J. Johnson, Tony Scott. This session is OOP; grab it if you see it. Edited March 12, 2003 by Brownian Motion Quote
king ubu Posted March 14, 2003 Report Posted March 14, 2003 One comment on the Paris sessions: the Xanadu disc (Brown Rose) doubles material which is available in the Jazz in Paris series (at better price and maybe also in better sound) Great sessions. My favorites are Tricotism and Lucky Strikes. And the Walkin' session with Miles. Love his sound! ubu Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 16, 2003 Report Posted March 16, 2003 Actually, the Xanadu disc duplicates Vogue material, not anything in the Jazz In Paris series. Quote
EKE BBB Posted March 17, 2003 Report Posted March 17, 2003 Brownian Motion: You can find "Accent on tenor sax" at planetmusic.es with a very good price (9€) Well, sometimes they don´t update their catalogue on-line. You order, say, 15 items, and you receive 5, without any explanation by e-mail!!! Quote
king ubu Posted March 17, 2003 Report Posted March 17, 2003 (edited) Actually, the Xanadu disc duplicates Vogue material, not anything in the Jazz In Paris series. Sorry, Chuck! I messed up this one, having both Jazz in Paris volumes as well as the two Vogues. Anyway, just wanted possible buyers to be aware of this, because a few months ago I happiliy walked out a record store with the Xanadu in my bag and I payed some 25US$ for it, so in the end I resumed being that happy about it... ubu Edited March 17, 2003 by king ubu Quote
Eric Posted June 6, 2004 Report Posted June 6, 2004 up ... anyone know of a Thompson discography online or for sale? Quote
mikeweil Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 (edited) His recordings 1943 - 1950 have been covered in an excellent discography by Dieter Salemann, available online from Norbert Ruecker's mailorder shop: (link) - go to catalog, name discographies and scroll down the page to the Roots of Modern jazz series. There is an excellent discography of Lucky's works after 1950 on Noal Cohen's website. Edited September 29, 2006 by mikeweil Quote
brownie Posted September 29, 2006 Report Posted September 29, 2006 Finally managed to view the 1961 film 'Aimez-Vous Brahms' (Goodbye Again) directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Ingrid Bergman, Yves Montand and Anthony Perkins. Heard there was a club scene that had Lucky Thompson playing in a short sequence. The first hour went did not carry much interest. Except for good acting by la Bergman as a 40-year old unmarried woman and Anthony Perkins as a young fortune heir plus Yves Montand at some of his worst! But then there is indeed a scene in a Paris nightclub that opens with a full view of Kenny Clarke at the drums then the camera pans back and Lucky Thompson is also on stage playing tenor. Pierre Michelot is along on bass and Maurice Vander on piano. The sequence is really damn short with Diannah Carroll performing the movie title song, not by Brahms but by Georges Auric. Looks like the scene was filmed at the long gone La Calavados club off the Champs-Elysees. Pianist Joe Turner played there every night for years but he does not appear in the film. There was a soundtrack album released of Auric's music but from what I understand Diannah Carroll sang a version of 'Goodbye Again' to the accompaniment of Ferrante and Teicher Quote
JSngry Posted September 29, 2006 Report Posted September 29, 2006 That's why they called him Lucky... Quote
mikeweil Posted September 29, 2006 Report Posted September 29, 2006 He also did a great date for Urania called "Accent on Tenor Sax" which was reissued on a Fresh Sounds CD, but it's OOP and HTF. That actually was two 10" Lps. Fresh Sound regrettably based their issue on the later 12" Lp which omitted two tracks ... Quote
alocispepraluger102 Posted September 30, 2006 Report Posted September 30, 2006 (edited) anyone hear any sonic parallels between lester and lucky? thought i was listening to lester the other night and it was lucky. Edited September 30, 2006 by alocispepraluger102 Quote
Larry Kart Posted September 30, 2006 Report Posted September 30, 2006 There's a brilliant and shrewdly titled 20-page essay on Thompson -- "When Backward Comes Out Ahead: Lucky Thompson's Phrasing and Improvisation" -- by Tad Shull (himself a talented tenor saxophonist) in the "Annual Review of Jazz Studies 12, 2002 (Scarecrow Press). Quote
Kalo Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 There's a brilliant and shrewdly titled 20-page essay on Thompson -- "When Backward Comes Out Ahead: Lucky Thompson's Phrasing and Improvisation" -- by Tad Shull (himself a talented tenor saxophonist) in the "Annual Review of Jazz Studies 12, 2002 (Scarecrow Press). Agree, great title. As a huge Lucky Thompson fan, I'll have to track that essay down. Quote
king ubu Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 Finally managed to view the 1961 film 'Aimez-Vous Brahms' (Goodbye Again) directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Ingrid Bergman, Yves Montand and Anthony Perkins. Heard there was a club scene that had Lucky Thompson playing in a short sequence. The first hour went did not carry much interest. Except for good acting by la Bergman as a 40-year old unmarried woman and Anthony Perkins as a young fortune heir plus Yves Montand at some of his worst! But then there is indeed a scene in a Paris nightclub that opens with a full view of Kenny Clarke at the drums then the camera pans back and Lucky Thompson is also on stage playing tenor. Pierre Michelot is along on bass and Maurice Vander on piano. The sequence is really damn short with Diannah Carroll performing the movie title song, not by Brahms but by Georges Auric. Looks like the scene was filmed at the long gone La Calavados club off the Champs-Elysees. Pianist Joe Turner played there every night for years but he does not appear in the film. There was a soundtrack album released of Auric's music but from what I understand Diannah Carroll sang a version of 'Goodbye Again' to the accompaniment of Ferrante and Teicher Hm, I think we watched the beginning of this on TV, but I didn't stay long enough to see Lucky Quote
brownie Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 Hm, I think we watched the beginning of this on TV, but I didn't stay long enough to see Lucky Same experience here. Lost interest in the film after a few minutes and moved on. But that was before I heard about the Lucky Thompson club scene! Quote
brownie Posted March 15, 2007 Report Posted March 15, 2007 Lucky Thompson with Kenny Clarke, also Jimmy Gourley, Pierre Michelot and Alice McLeod at the Blue Note club in Paris! http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/...hompson-quintet Quote
Late Posted January 16, 2009 Report Posted January 16, 2009 Lucky Thompson with Kenny Clarke, also Jimmy Gourley, Pierre Michelot and Alice McLeod at the Blue Note club in Paris! http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/...hompson-quintet Missed this video the first time around. I'm glad the link is still active! Weird to see Alice McLeod (Coltrane) putting forth her version of Bud. Quote
B. Clugston Posted January 16, 2009 Report Posted January 16, 2009 Anyone have info on what's on the upcoming Lucky Thompson release on Uptown? Quote
Dan Gould Posted January 16, 2009 Report Posted January 16, 2009 Chuck Nessa would know. Actually Chuck probably wouldn't - when we were trying to get info on the Dupree Bolton release, Chuck mentioned that he's no longer working with Uptown. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted January 16, 2009 Report Posted January 16, 2009 Chuck knows all about the Bolton. Chuck knows all about the Thompson. Chuck knows all about a bunch projects in the future like the KD Joe Hen disc, future Byard project, etc. Chuck worked on all these but no longer has a relationship with Uptown. One disc of the Thompson is broadcast by Alan Grant - about 45 min. The second is a "concert" with nice charts by Lucky. Dave Burns, Benny Powell, Cecil Payne, Hank Jones, Richard Davis and I don't remember the drummer right now. This disc is about 40 min. Quote
Dan Gould Posted January 16, 2009 Report Posted January 16, 2009 Chuck knows all about the Bolton. Chuck knows all about the Thompson. Chuck knows all about a bunch projects in the future like the KD Joe Hen disc, future Byard project, etc. Chuck worked on all these but no longer has a relationship with Uptown. One disc of the Thompson is broadcast by Alan Grant - about 45 min. The second is a "concert" with nice charts by Lucky. Dave Burns, Benny Powell, Cecil Payne, Hank Jones, Richard Davis and I don't remember the drummer right now. This disc is about 40 min. But Chuck couldn't (or wouldn't) tell us about release schedules and the likelihood of release dates being accurate, right? Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted January 16, 2009 Report Posted January 16, 2009 Couldn't. The Uptown production schedule(s) are so unsettled, I couldn't when I still worked with them. Quote
AllenLowe Posted January 16, 2009 Report Posted January 16, 2009 c'mon Chuck, make up some dates - seriously, though, I would kill 7 Republicans and work as a Walmart greeter to hear the Byard - tell Sonnenblick to get it out! (please) Quote
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