George Klein presents the third hour of his feature on tenor and soprano saxophonist Lucky Thompson, part of his series on musicians from Detroit, focusing on Thompson’s return to the U.S. after a long stay in Paris and on three Prestige albums in the 1960s (Plays Jerome Kern, Lucky Strikes, Happy Days are Here Again) with fellow Detroiters Hank Jones or Tommy Flanagan on piano, and with Thompson adding soprano sax to his tenor well before it became popular with saxophonists.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
LUCKY STRIKES
THE GROOVE YARD 232
George Klein, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, April 12, 1992 [23537]
Lucky Thompson: Look for the Silver Lining
Lucky Thompson; Long Ago and Far Away
Lucky Thompson: Who
Lucky Thompson; Dearly Beloved
Lucky Thompson; Invitation
Lucky Thompson; Midnight Oil
Lucky Thompson: Reminiscence
Lucky Thompson: As Time Goes By
Lucky Thompson: Happy Days are Here Again
Lucky Thompson: Cry Me a River
Lucky Thompson: Slow Dough
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by George Klein for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by George Klein at WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti MI
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 1992, 2023 George Klein. Used with permission.