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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = If I'm Lucky
| name = If I'm Lucky
| Type = Studio
| type = Studio
| Artist = [[Zoot Sims]] and [[Jimmy Rowles]]
| artist = [[Zoot Sims]] and [[Jimmy Rowles]]
| Cover = If I'm Lucky (album).jpg
| cover = If I'm Lucky (album).jpg
| Released = 1977
| released = 1977
| Recorded = October 27 & 28, 1977 in NYC
| recorded = October 27 & 28, 1977
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| studio = RCA Studios, NYC
| Length = 45:11
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| Label = [[Pablo Records|Pablo]]<br><small>2310-803
| length = 45:11
| label = [[Pablo Records|Pablo]]<br><small>2310-803</small>
| Producer = [[Norman Granz]]
| producer = [[Norman Granz]]
| Chronology = [[Zoot Sims]]
| chronology = [[Zoot Sims]]
| Last album = ''[[Hawthorne Nights]]''<br>(1976)
| prev_title = [[Hawthorne Nights]]
| prev_year = 1976
| This album = '''''If I'm Lucky'''''<br>(1977)
| Next album = ''[[For Lady Day]]''<br>(1978)
| next_title = [[For Lady Day]]
| next_year = 1978
| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| Artist = [[Jimmy Rowles]]
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| Type = [[Album]]
| artist = [[Jimmy Rowles]]
| type = [[Album]]
| Last album = ''[[Music's the Only Thing on My Mind]]''<br>(1976)
| prev_title = Music's the Only Thing on My Mind
| This album = '''''If I'm Lucky'''''<br>(1977)
| prev_year = 1976
| Next album = ''[[As Good as It Gets (album)|As Good as It Gets]]''<br>(1978)
| title = If I'm Lucky
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}}
| year = 1977
| next_title = As Good as It Gets
| next_year = 1978
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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 Records|Pablo]] label.<ref>Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. [http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/pablo.pdf Discography of the Pablo Label (Preview)], accessed May 20, 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/zoot-sims/catalog/#pablo-2310-803 Zoot Sims Catalog: Album Index], accessed May 20, 2016</ref>
'''''If I'm Lucky''''' is an album by saxophonist [[Zoot Sims]] with pianist [[Jimmy Rowles]], recorded in 1977 for the [[Pablo Records|Pablo]] label.<ref>Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. [http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/pablo.pdf Discography of the Pablo Label (Preview)], accessed May 20, 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/zoot-sims/catalog/#pablo-2310-803 Zoot Sims Catalog: Album Index], accessed May 20, 2016</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev2 = ''[[Penguin Guide to Jazz]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|4}}<ref name="Penguin Guide"/>
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|4}}<ref name="Penguin Guide"/>
}}
}}
[[AllMusic]] awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow calls it an "enjoyable straight-ahead date".<ref name="Allmusic">{{Allmusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000192859 |title=''If I'm Lucky'' – Review |accessdate=May 20, 2016}}</ref> On [[All About Jazz]] Marc Barnett described the album as "Gorgeous improvisations on some beautiful yet rarely played songs".<ref>Barnet, M. [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/zoot-sims-and-jimmy-rowles-if-im-lucky-zoot-sims-by-mark-barnett.php All About Jazz: Listening Guide], March 28, 2016</ref> ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]'' selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.<ref name="Penguin Guide">{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|authorlink = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2=Brian Morton |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|origyear = 1992|edition = 9th|series = [[The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = New York|isbn = 978-0-14-103401-0|pages = 1304|chapter = Zoot Sims}}</ref><ref>[http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/nm/notes/pjazz-core.php Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List], accessed May 20, 2016</ref>
[[AllMusic]] awarded the album 4 stars, and its review by Scott Yanow calls it an "enjoyable straight-ahead date".<ref name="Allmusic">{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000192859 |title=''If I'm Lucky'' – Review |access-date=May 20, 2016}}</ref> On ''[[All About Jazz]]'', Marc Barnett described the album as "gorgeous improvisations on some beautiful yet rarely played songs".<ref>Barnet, M. [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/zoot-sims-and-jimmy-rowles-if-im-lucky-zoot-sims-by-mark-barnett.php All About Jazz: Listening Guide], March 28, 2016</ref> ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]'' selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.<ref name="Penguin Guide">{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2=Brian Morton |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|orig-year = 1992|edition = 9th|series = [[The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = New York|isbn = 978-0-14-103401-0|pages = 1304|chapter = Zoot Sims}}</ref><ref>[http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/nm/notes/pjazz-core.php Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List], accessed May 20, 2016</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "[[It's All Right With Me]]" ([[Cole Porter]]) - 6:54
# "[[It's All Right With Me]]" ([[Cole Porter]]) - 6:54
# "Gypsy Sweetheart" ([[Mitchell Parish]]) - 4:18
# "Gypsy Sweetheart" ([[Mitchell Parish]]) - 4:18
# "[[I Hear a Rhapsody]]" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) - 6:28
# "[[I Hear a Rhapsody]]" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) - 6:28

== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
*[[Zoot Sims]] - [[tenor saxophone]]
*[[Zoot Sims]] - [[tenor saxophone]]
*[[Jimmy Rowles]] - [[piano]]
*[[Jimmy Rowles]] - [[piano]]
*[[George Mraz]] - [[double bass|bass]]
*[[George Mraz]] - [[double bass|bass]]
*[[Mousey Alexander]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Mousey Alexander]] - [[drum kit|drums]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

{{Zoot Sims}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:1977 albums]]
[[Category:1977 albums]]
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[[Category:Jimmy Rowles albums]]
[[Category:Zoot Sims albums]]
[[Category:Zoot Sims albums]]
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[[Category:Jimmy Rowles albums]]
[[Category:Pablo Records albums]]
[[Category:Pablo Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Norman Granz]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Norman Granz]]

Latest revision as of 14:48, 25 March 2024

If I'm Lucky
Studio album by
Zoot Sims and Jimmy Rowles
Released1977
RecordedOctober 27 & 28, 1977
StudioRCA Studios, NYC
GenreJazz
Length45:11
LabelPablo
2310-803
ProducerNorman Granz
Zoot Sims chronology
Hawthorne Nights
(1976) 		If I'm Lucky
(1977) 		For Lady Day
(1978)
Jimmy Rowles chronology
Music's the Only Thing on My Mind
(1976) 		If I'm Lucky
(1977) 		As Good as It Gets
(1978)

If I'm Lucky is an album by saxophonist Zoot Sims with pianist Jimmy Rowles, recorded in 1977 for the Pablo label.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

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

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  1. "(I Wonder) Where Our Love Has Gone" (Buddy Johnson) - 4:54
  2. "Legs" (Neal Hefti) - 6:31
  3. "If I'm Lucky" (Eddie DeLange, Josef Myrow) - 5:29
  4. "Shadow Waltz" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 5:34
  5. "You're My Everything" (Warren, Mort Dixon, Joe Young) - 5:26
  6. "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) - 6:54
  7. "Gypsy Sweetheart" (Mitchell Parish) - 4:18
  8. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) - 6:28

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Discography of the Pablo Label (Preview), accessed May 20, 2016
  2. ^ Zoot Sims Catalog: Album Index, accessed May 20, 2016
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. If I'm Lucky – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ Barnet, M. All About Jazz: Listening Guide, March 28, 2016
  6. ^ Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List, accessed May 20, 2016
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