[78-L] Lucky Thompson

[Geoffrey Wheeler]

Compiled by the highly respected discographer, Bob Weir, and published 
by Names & Numbers in The Netherlands, the new Lucky Thompson 
Discography has just been released. At 248 pages, it is packed with the 
kind of detail discographically oriented record collectors and jazz 
historians want and need. Bob Weir has already published other 
discographies through Names & Numbers on Helen Merrill, Clifford Brown, 
Teddy Edwards, Sammy Price, and Leo Wright. In addition to the 
Discography, the book has a marvelous section “List of Records and 
Videos” that is exhaustive in its coverage of labels, albums by title, 
and countries. Of particular interest to me, was the coverage of 78 
releases from 1944 to the early 1950s. Covered are a wide range of 
small labels for which Thompson recorded under his own name and that of 
other groups. I found this a great opportunity to learn more about such 
groups and labels I may never have encountered before. If you want to 
learn more about output on such labels as Excelsior, Exclusive, 4 Star, 
Continental, Down Beat, Duke, Modern Music, Bel-Tone, Sunset, Black & 
White, Jewell, and others, you’ll find details here. For contact 
information, e-mail me privately. No, I have no connection with the 
company but do support efforts that broaden our jazz horizons.