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Backgrounder: Lucky Thompson + Oscar Pettiford

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Marc Myers
Dec 15, 2022
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After I posted Tuesday on saxophonist Lucky Thompson, the emails poured in. So I decided to make my Backgrounder this week one of the Thompson albums I love dearly: Lucky Thompson Featuring Oscar Pettiford. The material was recorded in January and February 1956.

The four January tracks are Bo-Bi My Boy, OP Meets LT, Tricotism and Body and Soul. The trio …

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