Mr Lucky is a retrospective album by Pete Thomas.
It was officially released on 12 March 2007, but was available to purchase on 25 October 2006 at his website.
Contents
Track listing
"Stick It To 'Em" - 03:48 - Theme music from Monkey Business (TV series)
"Voodoo Chill" - 03:42
"Letters From Paris" - 03:17 - Features the Electra String Quartet
"Jazzbo In The Jungle" - 03:17
"The Organisation" - 03:33 - Commission for a Dry Blackthorn Cider commercial
"Cookin' with Lee" - 02:56 - Features Lee Allen on tenor sax
"Another Night In The Naked City" - 04:09 - Originally featured in a Tenants Pilsner commercial
"Tang" - 02:58
"Mr Lucky's Gumbo" - 03:29
"Laid Back And Blue" - 03:32
"Bodacity" - 03:00 - Originally featured in the Michael Caine movie Blue Ice
"Ooh Ah Ooh" - 02:56 - Featured on Nick Jr. (UK)
"Catch 23" - 03:58 - Originally commissioned for a biopic feature film about George Best
"One For Tiny" - 02:52 - Features Lee Allen with a tenor sax solo
"Hard Hat Area" - 04:20
"Mango Banana" - 02:53
Musicians
Pete Thomas – saxophone, flute, guitar
Guy Barker – trumpet
Evan Jolly – trumpet
Bob Tinker – trumpet
Ashley Slater – trombone
Annie Whitehead – trombone
Lee Allen – tenor saxophone
Frank Dawkins – guitar
Dave Marchant – guitar
Chris Pearce – guitar
Ben Waters – piano
Geraint Watkins – piano
Pete Wingfield – piano, organ
Anthony Kerr – vibraphone
Malcolm Creese – double bass
Steve Rose – double bass
Paul Riley – bass guitar
Roy Dodds – drums
Paul Robinson – drums
Mark Townson – congas
Bonus material
The CD contains a computer-readable data portion featuring:
All audio tracks in computer file format, ready for an MP3 player
The full-length version of the video of audio track 2 - Voodoo Chill
Video
The Voodoo Chill video was filmed at
Shepperton Studios in Middlesex
Poland Street car park, Soho
The Diorama
The Sea Life Centre in Weymouth
The River Itchen, Hampshire.
The saxophone on the video is a tenor, whereas the saxophone being played is a baritone. Also featuring Chris Pearce on guitar.