If I'm Lucky (album)
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Studio album by Zoot Sims and Jimmy Rowles | |||||
Released | 1977 | ||||
Recorded | October 27 & 28, 1977 in NYC | ||||
Genre | Jazz | ||||
Length | 45:11 | ||||
Label | Pablo 2310-803 |
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Producer | Norman Granz | ||||
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If I'm Lucky is an album by saxophonist Zoot Sims with pianist Jimmy Rowles which was recorded in 1967 for the Pablo label.[1][2]
Reception
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AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow calls it an "enjoyable straight-ahead date".[3] On All About Jazz Marc Barnett described the album as "Gorgeous improvisations on some beautiful yet rarely played songs".[5] The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[4][6]
Track listing
- "(I Wonder) Where Our Love Has Gone" (Buddy Johnson) - 4:54
- "Legs" (Neal Hefti) - 6:31
- "If I'm Lucky" (Eddie DeLange, Josef Myrow) - 5:29
- "Shadow Waltz" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 5:34
- "You're My Everything" (Warren, Mort Dixon, Joe Young) - 5:26
- "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) - 6:54
- "Gypsy Sweetheart" (Mitchell Parish) - 4:18
- "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) - 6:28
Personnel
References
- ↑ Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Discography of the Pablo Label (Preview), accessed May 20, 2016
- ↑ Zoot Sims Catalog: Album Index, accessed May 20, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yanow, Scott. If I'm Lucky – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
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- ↑ Barnet, M. All About Jazz: Listening Guide, March 28, 2016
- ↑ Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List, accessed May 20, 2016