If I'm Lucky (album)

If I'm Lucky
Studio album by Zoot Sims and Jimmy Rowles
Released	1977
Recorded	October 27 & 28, 1977
Studio	RCA Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:11
Label	Pablo 2310-803
Producer	Norman Granz
Zoot Sims chronology
Hawthorne Nights (1976) If I'm Lucky (1977) For Lady Day (1978)
Jimmy Rowles chronology
Music's the Only Thing on My Mind (1976) If I'm Lucky (1977) As Good as It Gets (1978)

If I'm Lucky is an album by saxophonist Zoot Sims with pianist Jimmy Rowles, recorded in 1977 for the Pablo label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, and its review by Scott Yanow calls it an "enjoyable straight-ahead date". ^[3] On All About Jazz , Marc Barnett described the album as "gorgeous improvisations on some beautiful yet rarely played songs". ^[5] The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection. ^{[4] [6]}

Track listing

1. "(I Wonder) Where Our Love Has Gone" (Buddy Johnson) - 4:54
2. "Legs" (Neal Hefti) - 6:31
3. "If I'm Lucky" (Eddie DeLange, Josef Myrow) - 5:29
4. "Shadow Waltz" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 5:34
5. "You're My Everything" (Warren, Mort Dixon, Joe Young) - 5:26
6. "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) - 6:54
7. "Gypsy Sweetheart" (Mitchell Parish) - 4:18
8. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) - 6:28

Personnel

• Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Rowles - piano
• George Mraz - bass
• Mousey Alexander - drums

References

1. Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Discography of the Pablo Label (Preview), accessed May 20, 2016
2. Zoot Sims Catalog: Album Index, accessed May 20, 2016
3. Yanow, Scott. If I'm Lucky – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 20, 2016.
4. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Zoot Sims". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1304. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.
5. Barnet, M. All About Jazz: Listening Guide, March 28, 2016
6. Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List, accessed May 20, 2016