Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again Explained

Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Lucky Thompson
Cover:	Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again.jpg
Released:	1965
Recorded:	February 16, 1965
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	32:00
Label:	Prestige PR 7394
Producer:	Don Schlitten
Chronology:	Lucky Thompson
Prev Title:	Lucky Strikes
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	Lucky is Back!
Next Year:	1965

Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again is an album led by saxophonist Lucky Thompson recorded in 1965 and released on the Moodsville label.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Happy Days Are Here Again" (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) – 5:25
2. "Safari" (Lucky Thompson) – 6:09
3. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) – 4:59
4. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 5:27
5. "People" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 4:40
6. "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) – 5:20

Personnel

• • Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Jack Melady – harp (tracks 2 & 4)
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• George Tucker – bass
• Walter Perkins – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7300-series/#pr-7394 Prestige Records discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/happy-days-are-here-again-mw0000878038 AllMusic Review