Born in Columbia, SC, on June 16, 1924, tenor saxophonist Lucky Thompson bridged the gap between the physical dynamism of swing and the cerebral intricacies of bebop, emerging as one of his instrument's foremost practitioners and a stylist par excellence. Eli Thompson's lifelong nickname -- the byproduct of a jersey, given him by his father, with the word "lucky" stitched across the chest -- would ...more
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- New York City 1964-1965
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- Lucky Thompson
- New York City 1964-1965
- Sax (Tenor)
- Louis Armstrong
- Christmas and Hits Duos
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- Various Artists
- Sax and the City: The Sensuous Sound of the Saxophone
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