Lucky Thompson Plays Jerome Kern and No More

Lucky Thompson Plays Jerome Kern and No More
Studio album by Lucky Thompson
Released	1963
Recorded	March 8, 1963 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Label	Moodsville MVLP 39
Producer	Don Schlitten
Lucky Thompson chronology
Lord, Lord, Am I Ever Gonna Know? (1961) Lucky Thompson Plays Jerome Kern and No More (1963) Lucky Strikes (1964)

Lucky Thompson Plays Jerome Kern and No More is an album led by saxophonist Lucky Thompson recorded in 1963 and released on the Moodsville label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Down Beat	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Lucky Thompson except as indicated

1. "They Didn't Believe Me" (Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds) - 5:03
2. "Long Ago (And Far Away)" (Kern, Ira Gershwin) - 4:01
3. "Who?" (Kern, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:44
4. "Why Do I Love You?" (Kern, Hammerstein) - 3:09
5. "Lovely to Look At" (Kern, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 2:59
6. "Dearly Beloved" (Kern, Johnny Mercer) - 3:32
7. "Look for the Silver Lining" (Kern, Buddy DeSylva) - 2:56
8. "Why Was I Born?" (Kern, Hammerstein) - 3:50
9. "No More" - 5:29

Personnel

• Lucky Thompson - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Hank Jones - piano
• Wendell Marshall - bass
• Dave Bailey - drums

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed May 20, 2013
2. Allmusic Review, accessed May 20, 2013
3. Down Beat: August 15, 1963 vol. 30, no. 23