Mr. Lucky (Pete Thomas album)

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Mr Lucky
Mrlucky-cover.jpg
Compilation album by
Released12 March 2007
Genre Jazz
Length54:47
Label Mermaid
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Mr Lucky is a retrospective album by Pete Thomas. [1] [2] [3] It was officially released on 12 March 2007, [4] but was available to purchase on 25 October 2006 [5] at his website.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Stick It To 'Em" - 03:48 - Theme music from Monkey Business (TV series)
  2. "Voodoo Chill" - 03:42
  3. "Letters From Paris" - 03:17 - Features the Electra String Quartet
  4. "Jazzbo In The Jungle" - 03:17
  5. "The Organisation" - 03:33 - Commission for a Dry Blackthorn Cider commercial
  6. "Cookin' with Lee" - 02:56 - Features Lee Allen on tenor sax
  7. "Another Night In The Naked City" - 04:09 - Originally featured in a Tenants Pilsner commercial
  8. "Tang" - 02:58
  9. "Mr Lucky's Gumbo" - 03:29
  10. "Laid Back And Blue" - 03:32
  11. "Bodacity" - 03:00 - Originally featured in the Michael Caine movie Blue Ice
  12. "Ooh Ah Ooh" - 02:56 - Featured on Nick Jr. (UK)
  13. "Catch 23" - 03:58 - Originally commissioned for a biopic feature film about George Best
  14. "One For Tiny" - 02:52 - Features Lee Allen with a tenor sax solo
  15. "Hard Hat Area" - 04:20
  16. "Mango Banana" - 02:53

Musicians

Pete Thomas - Mr Lucky.jpg

Bonus material

The CD contains a computer-readable data portion featuring:

Video

The Voodoo Chill video was filmed at [6]

The saxophone on the video is a tenor, whereas the saxophone being played is a baritone. Also featuring Chris Pearce on guitar.

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