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Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Lucky Strikes

Lucky Strikes cover
RecordedSep 15, 1964
LabelPrestige
CatalogPR 7365
Released1964
Personnel4 credited players
Discogsmaster 441925

The record

Richard Davis's bass and Connie Kay's brushwork frame a tightly-drawn 1964 quartet outing, Thompson splitting his time between soprano and tenor with quiet, understated command.

Session personnel

  • Richard Davis — bass
  • Connie Kay — drums
  • Hank Jones — piano
  • Lucky Thompson — soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 15 pressings on file.

1965Prestige · PR 7365 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1987Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-194-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered OJC
1965Prestige · PRST 7365 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp
1965Prestige · PRST 7365 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1972Prestige · PR 7365 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo
1985Original Jazz Classics — STEREO
1987Prestige · P-7365 — CD, Reissue
1987Original Jazz Classics · OJC 5194 — Cassette, Album, Reissue
1987Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-194-2 — CD, Album, Remastered, Stereo
1992Prestige · VICJ-23744 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2014Prestige · UCCO-90259 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Prestige · PR 7365 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-194-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress
Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD 194-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo

Follow the players

Richard Davis also plays on

Connie Kay also plays on

Hank Jones also plays on

Lucky Thompson also plays on