Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Lucky Thompson: New York City, 1964-65 featuring rare live recordings of saxophonist Lucky Thompson.
Thompson played with Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Thelonious Monk and Stan Kenton. He also made records of his own in the US and all over Europe.
Thompson passed away in 2005.
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