Lucky Thompson was one of the great tenors to emerge during the 1940s and one of the first modern saxophonists. He played with Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie. This Proper Introduction presents the cream of his late 1940s work, solo and with the big bands. 2004.
1) Test Pilots Parts 1 ; 2
2) I'm in the Mood for Love
3) Sugar Hip
4) Why Not
5) No-Good Man Blues
6) Irresistible You
7) Phace
8) Rhythm in a Riff
9) Don't Drive This Jive Away
10) Vout Rhythm
11) The Hour of Parting
12) Cherokee
13) Oodie Coo Bop Parts 1 ; 2
14) Bopin' Bop Parts 1 ; 2
15) Just One More Chance
16) From Dixieland to Bop
17) Boulevard Bop
18) Boppin the Blues
19) Stay in There
20) Over the Rainbow
21) Flamingo
22) Mambo in Blues
23) The Scene Is Clean