Mr. Lucky (Pete Thomas album)

Mr Lucky
Compilation album by Pete Thomas
Released	12 March 2007
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:47
Label	Mermaid

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Times	(not rated) Read
Independent on Sunday	(not rated) Read

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.

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 – saxophone, flute, guitar
• Guy Barker – trumpet
• Evan Jolly – trumpet
• Bob Tinker – trumpet
• Ashley Slater – trombone
• Annie Whitehead – trombone
• Lee Allen – tenor saxophone
• Frank Dawkins – guitar
• Dave Marchant – guitar
• Chris Pearce – guitar
• Ben Waters – piano
• Geraint Watkins – piano
• Pete Wingfield – piano, organ
• Anthony Kerr – vibraphone
• Malcolm Creese – double bass
• Steve Rose – double bass
• Paul Riley – bass guitar
• Roy Dodds – drums
• Paul Robinson – drums
• Mark Townson – congas

Bonus material

The CD contains a computer-readable data portion featuring:

• All audio tracks in computer file format, ready for an MP3 player
• The full-length version of the video of audio track 2 - Voodoo Chill

Video

The Voodoo Chill video was filmed at ^[6]

• Shepperton Studios in Middlesex
• Poland Street car park, Soho
• The Diorama
• The Sea Life Centre in Weymouth
• The River Itchen, Hampshire.

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

References

1. "BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Line Up - Playlist Entry 2".
2. Davis, Clive (21 January 2007). "The Times - Review". London. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
3. "Jazz-o-matic - Pete Thomas". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
4. "Proper distribution - Mr Lucky". Archived from the original on 24 May 2011.
5. "Breakfast room - Mr Lucky is released".
6. "Pete Thomas - Voodoo Chill". Archived from the original on 2021-12-12.

External links

• Pete Thomas' website
• Chris Pearce's website
• Youtube - Preview of Voodoo Chill