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Lucky Thompson

real name Eli Thompson

Columbia, United States · 1924-06-16 – 2005-07-30

Lucky Thompson is credited on 1,518 releases across 375 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,518

Credits

375

Albums

8

Decades active

217

In collections

Biography

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American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist
Born June 16, 1924 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA, died July 30, 2005 in Seattle, Washington, USA

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Credited work

1,518 releases · 375 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 2,378
  • Other credits · 66
  • Production · 9

Studios: WOR Studios · Radio Recorders · C.P. MacGregor Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

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