Bol Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 I have "Lucky Strikes" and "Lucky in Paris". I am enjoying both a lot. Could you recommend others that you have enjoyed? Quote
king ubu Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 The Impulse material - both the trio/quintet material as well as the two ABC albums under Oscar Pettiford's name! There are two volumes of Lucky T. in Paris in the "Original Vogue Masters" series and also two discs (plus a third w/Sammy Price) in the "Jazz in Paris" series. All good stuff! Among the best Lucky T. are his dates with Milt Jackson (mostly on Savoy) - I only have some of that, that music hasn't been collected in proper fashion, as far as I know. Quote
king ubu Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 This has the Impulse stuff - among the best, I find - but be warned that some may be mad at this release... the legit US one has been OOP for quite a while (GRP jewel case reissue it was, in the early 90s): Quote
mikelz777 Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 The GRP release with Pettiford is "Tricotism" and I'd definitely recommend it if you can find it. I got mine very reasonably through Half.com but you have to be very careful there. They have "Tricotism" listed under the Crusaders' "Royal Jam" and vice versa. If you go that route I'd try and contact the merchant first to make sure you're getting "Tricotism" and not "Royal Jam". Quote
jlhoots Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 The Impulse material - both the trio/quintet material as well as the two ABC albums under Oscar Pettiford's name! There are two volumes of Lucky T. in Paris in the "Original Vogue Masters" series and also two discs (plus a third w/Sammy Price) in the "Jazz in Paris" series. All good stuff! Among the best Lucky T. are his dates with Milt Jackson (mostly on Savoy) - I only have some of that, that music hasn't been collected in proper fashion, as far as I know. The one I like with Milt is Plenty, Plenty Soul on Atlantic. Also more than like his "sideman" appearance with Miles. Quote
B. Clugston Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 Get Lord, Lord Am I Ever Gonna Know now. Lucky Strikes is pretty good, too. Quote
Bol Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Posted July 17, 2007 I had forgotten to say in the orig. post that I have just won on eBay a copy of "Tricotism". Looking forward to its arrival. Thanks for other suggestions, folks. Quote
Kalo Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 Get Lord, Lord Am I Ever Gonna Know now. Lord, Lord Am I Ever Gonna Know is a great record! I love Lucky. That and the Impulse/ABC stuff is the way to go. Quote
brownie Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 Also don't overlook Lucky Thompson's contribution to the recently reissued 'Lionel Hampton, the Complete Jazztone Sessions'. He has outstanding solos on that album. Quote
MartyJazz Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 (edited) I'm surprised no one has yet mentioned the wonderful Prestige CD, HAPPY DAYS, which completely combines two early '60s LPs, "Plays the Music of Jerome Kern" and "Happy Days" making for a value-packed CD. Here's a good review from AllMusic: http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3pfixqqhldae Edited July 18, 2007 by MartyJazz Quote
king ubu Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 Probably because you can get it for just 100$ from a single Amazon marketplace seller? Crazy! Too bad I missed this one, will keep my eyes open! Quote
Shawn Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 I'm surprised no one has yet mentioned the wonderful Prestige CD, HAPPY DAYS, which completely combines two early '60s LPs, "Plays the Music of Jerome Kern" and "Happy Days" making for a value-packed CD. Here's a good review from AllMusic: http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3pfixqqhldae That's a great one! Man...$100...stuff gets inflated fast when it goes out of print. Another vote for Lord, Lord Am I Ever Gonna Know?. The opening monologue is rather haunting viewed with hindsight...the session is fabulous as well. This Fresh Sound CD is also excellent... Quote
MartyJazz Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 Probably because you can get it for just 100$ from a single Amazon marketplace seller? Crazy! Too bad I missed this one, will keep my eyes open! I had no idea it was out of print much less priced at that inflated level. Quote
BruceH Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 I love Lucky. All the stuff recommended so far is good, particularly Tricotism and Lord, Lord Am I Ever Gonna Know? You can't have too much Lucky Thompson! Quote
king ubu Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 Probably because you can get it for just 100$ from a single Amazon marketplace seller? Crazy! Too bad I missed this one, will keep my eyes open! I had no idea it was out of print much less priced at that inflated level. Rather crazy, isn't it? But that seems to be a common development with OOP OJCs and other Fantasy discs now... I'm grabbing fast as much as my bank allows... (Joe Gordon, Gil Melle, Doug Watkins, Sam Jones, Jaki Byard, Don Patterson, Jenkins/Jordan/Timmons, Jimmy Heath, Jaki Byard, and most of Bennie Golson's... and more - crazy! But rather at 10-15$ a pop, not 100!) Quote
brownie Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 (edited) This Fresh Sound CD is also excellent... FreshSound has just reissued this one with the original cover of one of the two Tivoli LPs that make it up Highly recommended, indeed! Edited July 20, 2007 by brownie Quote
thomastreichler Posted November 15, 2007 Report Posted November 15, 2007 I came across this thread looking for some Lucky Thompson recommendations, since I recently noticed, that I have not one recording by him as a leader (shame on me!). I do have the wonderful recordings he did with Milt Jackson in 1956 on Savoy. Further I would like to point to two sideman dates not yet mentioned in this thread: Jo Jones - The Essential Jo Jones (Vanguard) Lucky is part of an all star cast also including Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Nat Pierce, Freddie Green and of course Jo Jones; a great set of swinging mainstream jazz Jack Teagarden - Personal Choice (King) An excellent 1954 set of Teagarden warhorses with Ruby Braff, Big T, Lucky, Sol Yaged, Kenny Kersey, Sidney Gross, Milt Hinton and Denzil Best Quote
brownie Posted November 15, 2007 Report Posted November 15, 2007 More recommendations in this earlier thread! Quote
mikeweil Posted November 15, 2007 Report Posted November 15, 2007 Base line is, if you like one of Lucky's records, you will like all of them - there isn't a bad one. The best have been mentioned here or in the earlier thread, and you cab alway take a look a the Lucky Thompson Discography by Noal Cohen - I don't take any responsibility for any consequences a visit there might have. Quote
.:.impossible Posted November 15, 2007 Report Posted November 15, 2007 Hey Sangrey, what was that Lucky record that you played for us in Dallas years back? There was a long monologue on the business and the music was deeply gratifying. I remember looking for it as soon as I got back home. I picked up the Lockjaw/Scott disc Smokin' lickety split after that night. Quote
BruceH Posted November 17, 2007 Report Posted November 17, 2007 FreshSound has just reissued this one with the original cover of one of the two Tivoli LPs that make it up Highly recommended, indeed! This one has got to be worth it for the cover alone! Quote
Tom in RI Posted June 17, 2008 Report Posted June 17, 2008 The Prestige disc, Happy Days, mentioned above is now available from Newberry Comics for $3.99. I remember reading this thread last year and kind of guffawing at the then going rate for this reissue. Quote
mikeweil Posted June 17, 2008 Report Posted June 17, 2008 Hey Sangrey, what was that Lucky record that you played for us in Dallas years back? There was a long monologue on the business and the music was deeply gratifying. Should have been the Candid session: Very good date with Martial Solal, Peter Trunk, and Kenny Clarke. They included a speech recorded by Lucky for a British jazz festival he couldn't attend. Quote
MartyJazz Posted June 18, 2008 Report Posted June 18, 2008 I also treasure a video clip of Lucky soloing on "Anthropology" in a Bud Powell-led group at the 'Blue Note' in Paris, December 1959. Anyone know of any other Lucky videos? Quote
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