The Quarantined Jazz Voyager
Social distancing and masking are still forefront in the pursuit of health and this time has given me a steady flow of opportunities to sit and listen to albums I played songs from during my tenure at WCLK. This is one of those times that I am rediscovering music that has fed my soul for years. This week I turn to a 1965 album whose title is so appropriate for these times, Lucky Strikes by tenor and soprano saxophonist Lucky Thompson.
Recorded on September 15, 1964 at the Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, it was released on the Prestige record label the following year. The album was produced by Don Schlitten, engineered by Rudy Van Gelder, and the liner notes were written by David A. Himmelstein.
This was his sixth studio recording and of the eight compositions on this date, six are originals by Thompson, and two songs selected by the saxophonist are In A Sentimental Mood by Duke Ellington/Irving Mills, and the Bronisław Kaper composition Invitation.
Track Listing | 39:25
- In a Sentimental Mood ~ 5:49
- Fly With the Wind ~ 4:01
- Mid-Nite Oil ~ 5:08
- Reminiscent ~ 4:04
- Mumba Neua ~ 4:47
- I Forgot to Remember ~ 6:36
- Prey-Loot ~ 4:05
- Invitation ~ 4:55
- Lucky Thompson – tenor, soprano saxophone
- Hank Jones – piano
- Richard Davis – bass
- Connie Kay – drums
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