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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 60 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	101135	12/7/1956	Signed, sealed and delivered	Sammy Davis, Jr.	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101148	12/11/1956	If I could be with you	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101149	12/11/1956	Lazy river	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101150	12/11/1956	I can't give you anything but love	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101151	12/11/1956	On the sunny side of the street (see master 102618 below)	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101152	12/11/1956	I can't believe that you're in love with me	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101153	12/11/1956	Body and soul	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101154	12/12/1956	Mahogany Hall stomp	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101155	12/12/1956	When you're smiling	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101156	12/12/1956	Some of these days	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101157	12/12/1956	I surrender dear	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101158	12/12/1956	Georgia on my mind	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101159	12/12/1956	Exactly like you	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101168	12/12/1956	High society-3	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101169	12/13/1956	Song of the islands	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101170	12/13/1956	That's my home	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101171	12/13/1956	Memories of you	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101172	12/13/1956	Them there eyes	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101173	12/14/1956	This younger generation	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101174	12/14/1956	In pursuit of happiness	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101499	1/29/1957	When did you leave heaven	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101500	1/29/1957	Fools rush in	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101501	1/29/1957	A sinner kissed an angel	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101502	1/29/1957	I married an angel	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	101503	1/29/1957	You're a heavenly thing	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone

(Results 26-50 of 60 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thompson, Lucky," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/346927.

Thompson, Lucky. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/346927.

"Thompson, Lucky." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.