Lucky Thompson - The Beginning Years

Title: The Beginning Years Artist: Lucky Thompson Release Date: 1991 Label: IAJRC Records Duration: 66:43 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 725543101921 Genre: Jazz Style: Bop Moods: Confident, Earthy, Elegant, Energetic, Exuberant, Freewheeling, Joyous, Passionate, Playful, Refined/Mannered, Rousing, Sophisticated, Amiable/Good-Natured, Carefree, Dramatic, Earnest, Innocent, Literate, Lively, Precious, Searching, Sentimental, Sprawling, Stately, Street-Smart, Stylish, Sweet, Thoughtful, Warm, Witty, Wry Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Vout Rhythm
2. Stormy Mood
3. Baggin' the Boogie
4. Bee Boogie Boo
5. Irresistible You
6. Phace
7. Don't Drive This Jive Away
8. The Hour of Parting
9. Abernathy's Boogie
10. Cherokee
11. Slowin' Down the Blues
12. I'm Gonna See My Baby
13. Frantic Blues
14. Snowbound
15. Flight of the Vout Bug
16. It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream
17. For You
18. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
19. Jeep's Blues
20. Day Dream
21. Take the "A" Train
22. Hickory Dickory Dock
23. Blue Rhythm Be-Bop

Year Type Label Catalog # 1991 CD IAJRC Records 1001

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The first CD put out by the collectors IAJRC label was a big success, a collection of some of tenor saxophonist Lucky Thompson's mid-'40s West Coast recordings. Thompson cut an enormous amount of sides while in Los Angeles during 1945-47 and some of the cream is on this CD. The skilled tenor (whose transitional style fell between swing and bop) is featured with ten different recording groups (many quite obscure) and among the other musicians are trumpeter Karl George, trombonist J.J. Johnson, clarinetist Rudy Rutherford, altoist Marshall Royal, pianists Bill Doggett and Dodo Marmarosa, bassists Oscar Pettiford and Charles Mingus, drummer Shadow Wilson, singers David Allyn and Ernie Andrews and the Mills Blue Rhythm Band. All of the 23 selections (which are of a consistently high quality) were formerly quite rare, making this CD a must for bop collectors. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Hendrickson Guitar Al Killian Trumpet Al Norris Guitar Alvin Stoller Drums Arnold Fishkind Bass Art Zimmerman Source Material Artie Waters Vocals Barney Kessel Guitar Basin Street Boys Performer Bill Doggett Piano Bob Graf Source Material Bob Hilbert Source Material Bob Mosley Piano Bob Porter Source Material Bob Stone Bass Butch Stone Sax (Baritone) Charles Drayton Bass Charles Maxon Trombone Charles Mingus Bass Charlie Drayton Bass Charlie Eldridge "Chuck" Norris Guitar Charlie Shavers Trumpet Chuck Peterson Trumpet Clint Meagley Sax (Alto), Clarinet Conrad Gozzo Trumpet Corky Corcoran Sax (Tenor) Dave Wells Trombone David Allyn Vocals, Performer Don Lamond Drums Doug Norwood Liner Notes, Producer, Source Material Eddie Beal Piano Eddie Rosa Clarinet, Sax (Alto) Edward Hall Drums Eric Bogart Artwork, Design, Photography, Cover Design, Cover Art, Source Material Ernie Andrews Performer, Vocals Estelle Edson Vocals Frank Beach Trumpet Frank Davenport Celeste Freddie Green Guitar G. Styles Piano Gene Phillips Guitar Gene Price Vocals George Weidler Sax (Alto) Gerald Wilson Trumpet Gordon Reeder Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone) Hal McKusick Sax (Alto) Harry Babasin Bass Ike Carpenter Piano Irving Ashby Guitar J. Johnson Trombone J.J. Johnson Trombone Jack Towers Transfers, ?, Restoration Jewell L. Grant Sax (Alto) Jimmy Rowles Piano John Best Trumpet John Kitzmiller Bass John McClanian Best Jr. Trumpet Karl George Trumpet Lee Young Drums Léon Beck Sax (Baritone) Little Joe Cook Sax (Baritone) Lucky Thompson Sax (Tenor), Sax (Soprano) Lyle And His Orchestra Griffin Performer, Trombone Lyle Griffin Trombone Marion Abernathy Piano, Vocals Marshall Royal Sax (Alto), Clarinet Mills Blue Rhythm Band Performer Morton Savada Source Material Ormand Wilson Vocals Oscar Pettiford Performer, Bass Ralph Lee Sax (Tenor) Red Callender Bass Richard Norris Sax (Alto) Rob Bauer Executive Producer Rod Baum Source Material Rodney Richardson Bass Roy Porter Drums Rudy Rutherford Clarinet Rueben Sanders Vocals Shadow Wilson Drums Shorty Rogers Trumpet Si Zentner Trombone Sidney Harris Trombone Stan Levey Drums Tommy Pederson Trombone Tony Getz Guitar Tony Rizzi Guitar Van Alexander Conductor, Arranger Wilbert Barranco Piano