Happy Days

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Release Date

1965

Duration

01:05:43

Genre

Styles

Recording Date

March 8, 1963 - February 16, 1965

Recording Location

  • Englewood Cliffs, NJ
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Lucky Thompson

Happy Days

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This CD has the full contents of two of Lucky Thompson's LPs. The earlier session, since it was originally released on the Prestige subsidiary Moodsville, emphasizes ballads, as Thompson interprets eight Jerome Kern melodies (none of the obvious ones) plus his own moody original "No More." One of the first "modern" jazz musicians to start doubling on soprano (actually predating John Coltrane), Lucky Thompson displays a light but forceful tone on both soprano and tenor; his versions of "Look for the Silver Lining," "Who" and "They Didn't Believe Me" are particularly memorable. The second date was a six-song tribute to a new singer of the period, Barbra Streisand. Other than "People" (this version is harmless enough) and Thompson's "Safari," the other tunes are veteran standards, including "Happy Days Are Here Again" and a rare medium-tempo rendition of "As Time Goes By." Overall, this CD is full of excellent music by the always underrated Lucky Thompson.

Track Listing

Sample Title/Composer Performer Time
1
Ira Gershwin / Jerome Kern
Lucky Thompson
4:01
2
Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern / Jimmy McHugh
Lucky Thompson
2:59
3
Lucky Thompson
Lucky Thompson
5:29
4
Buddy DeSylva / Jerome Kern
Lucky Thompson
2:56
5
Otto Harbach / Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
Lucky Thompson
2:44
6
Jerome Kern / Johnny Mercer
Lucky Thompson
3:32
7
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
Lucky Thompson
3:09
8
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
Lucky Thompson
3:50
9
Jerome Kern / Herbert Reynolds
Lucky Thompson
5:03
10
Milton Ager / Jack Yellen
Lucky Thompson
5:25
11
Lucky Thompson
Lucky Thompson
6:09
12
Arthur Hamilton
Lucky Thompson
4:59
13
Gene DePaul / Don Raye
Lucky Thompson
5:27
14
Bob Merrill / Jule Styne
Lucky Thompson
4:40
15
Herman Hupfeld
Lucky Thompson
5:20
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