Lucky Thompson

Lucky Thompson

Eli "Lucky" Thompson (June 16, 1924 – July 30, 2005) was an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist whose playing combined elements of swing and bebop. Although John Coltrane usually receives the most credit for bringing the soprano saxophone out of obsolescence in the early 1960s, Thompson (along with Steve Lacy) embraced the instrument earlier than Coltrane.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 16, 1924 (Columbia), Died July 30, 2005 (Seattle)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, leader, composer, saxophone

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 60 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D7VB-0511	10-in.	4/22/1947	From dixieland to be-bop (or Condon meets Gillespie)	Lucky Seven (Lucky Thompson) ; Lucky Thompson	Jazz/dance octet	leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	D7VB-0513	10-in.	4/22/1947	Boppin' the blues	Lucky Seven (Lucky Thompson) ; Lucky Thompson	Jazz/dance octet	composer, leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	U-1902	10-in.	11/25/1950	Slow drag	Lucky Thompson Orchestra		composer, leader
Chess	U1903	10-in.	11/25/1950	Nothin' from nothin'	Lucky Thompson Orchestra		composer, leader
Decca	80257		12/6/1950	Elephant rock	Charlie Singleton Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	80258		12/6/1950	Alligator rock	Charlie Singleton Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81140		6/7/1951	The dinky dink	Hot Lips Johnson Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81141		6/7/1951	Lonely little robin	Hot Lips Johnson Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81142		6/7/1951	Bring me another jug of wine	Hot Lips Johnson Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81143		6/7/1951	Catch 'em young, treat 'em rough, tell 'em nothing	Hot Lips Johnson Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	83197		8/1/1952	Why was I born	(Little) Jimmy Scott		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	83198		8/1/1952	You never miss the water	(Little) Jimmy Scott		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	83199		8/1/1952	The bluest blues	(Little) Jimmy Scott		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	83200		8/1/1952	Solitude	(Little) Jimmy Scott		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85038		8/14/1953	Slow and easy	Lucky Thompson		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85039		8/14/1953	Flamingo	Lucky Thompson		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85040		8/14/1953	Mambo in blues	Lucky Thompson		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85041		8/14/1953	The scene is clean	Lucky Thompson		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85931		3/2/1954	The night hawk	Lucky Thompson		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85932		3/2/1954	Little boy, blow	Lucky Thompson		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85933		3/2/1954	Moonlight in Vermont	Lucky Thompson		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	85934		3/2/1954	Bunny	Lucky Thompson		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101132		12/7/1956	Don't get around much anymore	Sammy Davis, Jr.		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101133		12/7/1956	Oo shoo be doo be	Sammy Davis, Jr.		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101134		12/7/1956	By myself	Sammy Davis, Jr.		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone

(Results 1-25 of 60 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thompson, Lucky," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/346927.

Thompson, Lucky. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/346927.

"Thompson, Lucky." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.