| Lucky Strikes | ||||
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | September 15, 1964 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:25 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7365 | |||
| Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
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Lucky Strikes is an album led by saxophonist Lucky Thompson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label. [1] The title and cover art are modelled after the cigarette brand Lucky Strikes.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow calling it, "a perfect introduction to the talents of the underrated saxophonist Lucky Thompson... the quality is quite high. Thompson's soprano solos in particular are quite memorable". [2]
All compositions by Lucky Thompson except as noted
Eli "Lucky" Thompson was an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist whose playing combined elements of swing and bebop. Although John Coltrane usually receives the most credit for bringing the soprano saxophone out of obsolescence in the early 1960s, Thompson embraced the instrument earlier than Coltrane.
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