If_I'm_Lucky_(album)
If I'm Lucky (album)
1977 studio album by Zoot Sims and Jimmy Rowles
If I'm Lucky is an album by saxophonist Zoot Sims with pianist Jimmy Rowles, recorded in 1977 for the Pablo label.[1][2]
Quick Facts If I'm Lucky, Released ...
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Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | October 27 & 28, 1977 | |||
Studio | RCA Studios, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 45:11 | |||
Label | Pablo 2310-803 | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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More information Review scores, Source ...
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
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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]
- "(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
- 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
- Yanow, Scott. If I'm Lucky – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Zoot Sims". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1304. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- Barnet, M. All About Jazz: Listening Guide, March 28, 2016
- Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List, accessed May 20, 2016