LPH 813 - Ladders of Escape (1977-2021)

[Lucky Psychic Hut, 2025; #813]


tracklist:

(1977) Steve Lacy + Masa Kwate - The Ladder
(1980) Mel Graves Ensemble - Ladder to the Moon
(1989) Harry Sparnaay + Nigel Westlake - Ladder of Escape (Michael Smetanin)
(1989) Paul Plimley + Lisle Ellis - Ascending Ladders
(1993) Mark Nauseef + Miroslav Tadic - Rope Ladder to the Moon
(1997) Dominic Duval Equinox Trio - The Ladder / Up
(1997) Seigen Ono - Angel's Ladder
(1999) Noah Creshevsky - Jacob's Ladder
(2002) Jon Rose + Veryan Weston - The Tone Ladder 4
(2007) Fred Frith + Barry Guy - Climbing the Ladder
(2008) Tim Daisy + Wacław Zimpel - Ladder Song
(2011) Theo Trio - The Ladder
(2013) Joshua Abrams Group - The Ladder
(2018) Pram - Ladder to the Moon
(2021) Atsuko Hatano + Midori Hirano - Water Ladder

total time: 78'43


Laddered by Lucky.
Cover art by Joan Miró, "Une étoile caresse le sein d’une négresse", 1938 (taken from L'Express).
Dedicated to Harry Houdini.

LPH 812 - Electric Hairs (1969-2017)

[Lucky Psychic Hut, 2025; #812]


tracklist:

(1969) Captain Beefheart + His Magic Band - Hair Pie (Bake 2)
(1978) Mars - Hairwaves
(1982) Masayuki Takayanagi - Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair (John Jacob Niles)
(1983) Henry Kaiser Trio + Amos Garrett - The Hairy Eyeball
(1989) Dogbowl - The Girl with the Pelican Hair
(2018) Daniel Carter, Brad Farberman, Billy Martin - Prince of Hair
(1992) Jad and Nao - Haircuts
(1993) God is My Co-Pilot - Hair in Mouth (Anne McDonald)
(1995) Doo Rag - Curly Hair (Mississippi Fred McDowell)
(1996) Thee Headcoats - By the Hairs on My Chinny Chin Chin (Ronald Blackwell)
(1998) Slow Poke - Jar of Hair
(2005) J. A. Granelli and Mr. Lucky - Long Hair
(2004) Lucien Dubuis Trio - Avril-Gutanis' Hairs
(2010) Thurston Moore - Black Hairs
(2013) The Nels Cline Singers - Hairy Mother
(2017) Thumbscrew - Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) (Evelyn Danzig)

total time: 64'34


Haired by Lucky.
Original cover photo by Maria Bobrova, Switzerland, 2012 (taken from iStock).
Dedicated to my lost hairs.

LPH 811 - Lucky Witch (1944-2019)

[Lucky Psychic Hut, 2025; #811]


tracklist:

(1944) Red Norvo + His Quintet - Which Switch Witch
(1953) Sidney Bechet + Orchestre Symphonique, dir. Jacques Bazire - La nuit est une sorcière: Le somnambule danse avec la fiancée morte
(1956) George Russell Smalltet - Witch Hunt
(1966) Roberta Rex + The Mike Sammes Singers w/ Geoff Love + His Orchestra - Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg)
(1968) Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band - Mambo de Las Brujas
(1969) Moondog - Witch of Endor
(1975) João Donato + Gilberto Gil - A bruxa de mentire
(1976) Colette Magny + Le Groupe Dharma - La sorcière
(1977) Irène Schweizer - Hexensabbat
(1981) Vladimir Cosma - La bruja (OST La Chèvre)
(1986) The Melody Four - Bewitched / Ma sorcière bien-aimée (Warren Barker)
(1991) Jean-François Bovard + La Compagnie d'Eustache - La chasse aux sorcières
(1992) British Summer Time Ends - La nuit est une sorcière (Sidney Bechet)
(1995) Gianluigi Trovesi + Gianni Coscia - C'era una strega, c'era una fata
(1995) Graciana Silva García - La bruja
(2000) Frank Gratkowski, Fred Van Hove, Tony Oxley - Witchy
(2005) Franck Tortiller Trio - Les sorcières
(2013) Alma - La sorcière de Montmartre (Julia Lacherstorfer)
(2019) Günther Arnold + Annelies Brandstätter-Arnold - Hexentanz

total time: 74'58


Witched by Lucky.
Cover art embroidery pattern by Notforgotten Farm (taken from Etsy).
Dedicated to Hayao Miyazaki's 'Kiki'.

LPH 810 - 25 (1930-2010)

[Lucky Psychic Hut, 2025; #810]


tracklist:

(1930) Charlie Patton + Willie Brown - Dry Well
(1938) Johnny Hodges + His Orchestra - Rendezvous with Rhythm (Ellington, Hodges)
(1949) Charles Trenet + Le Jazz de Paris - Terre
(1952) Olavi Virta - Marita hymyilee (Kaarlo Valkama)
(1953) Johnny Guitar Watson - Sad Fool
(1956) Neal Hefti - Redskin Rhumba (Charlie Barnet)
(1957) Miles Davis + Gil Evans Orchestra - I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (Spina, Elliott)
(1959) Warne Marsh Quintet - Indiana (Lennie Tristano)
(1960) Nora Orlandi - Arianna (Ennio Morricone)
(1961) Les Baxter - Dancing Diamonds (Dave Dexter Jr.)
(1966) Elmer Bernstein + The Royal PO - The Travel-Desk, Gromek (Bernard Herrmann) (OST Torn Curtain)
(1973) Elino Julão - Mulher de verdade
(1973) Ennio Morricone - Che c'entriamo noi (Tarantella prima) (OST Che c'entriamo noi con la rivoluzione)
(1973) Trio Nordestino - Rosa que eu não prezo (Cícero Mendes, Heleno Luiz)
(1975) Jerry Goldsmith - The Palace (OST The Wind and the Lion)
(1981) Sivuca - Fim de Leilão
(1986) Paul Smoker Trio - Postlude: Wow Wow
(1989) Palinckxquartet - Maag 2
(1991) Totsuzen Danball - The True Identity
(1998) Jean Baron + Chrstian Anneix - Distro er gér
(1999) Umberto Petrin Trio + Tim Berne - The Dripper
(2003) Clara Murtas, Paolo Sanna + choir - Spiridu santu
(2004) Piero Leveratto + Olivia Sellerio - Strumentìu
(2007) Blaise Siwula + Carstan Radtke - If I Saw This
(2010) Rahman Asadollahi + Vahid Asadollahi - Segah Zabol: Daramad

total time: 78'05


25'ed by Lucky.
Cover by Lucky.
Dedicated to all artists involved.

LPH 809 - Obsessions (1964-2016)

[Lucky Psychic Hut, 2025; #809]


tracklist:

(1964) Bernard Herrman - Obsessions (OST Marnie)
(1964) Nelson Riddle - Beautiful Obsession
(1966) Ennio Morricone - Blind Obsession (OST The Hills Run Red)
(1967) Gato Barbieri Trio - Obsession
(1970) Piero Piccioni - Obsession (OST Puppet on a Chain)
(1971) Lesiman - Obsession
(1971) Nino Nardini + Roger Roger - Jungle Obsession
(1986) Andrea Centazzo Ensemble - Obsession Two
(1990) François Rabbath - Obsession
(1991) Dedale - Obsession
(1992) Hoppy Kamiyama - Obsession
(1996) Artango - Obsession
(1996) Obsession Quintet - Obsession Part 4
(1999) John Bickerton Trio - Obsession
(2007) David Shire - Graysmith Obsessed (OST Zodiac)
(2014) Pandelis Karayorgis Quintet - Obsession
(2016) Antonis Anissegos + Christos Yermenoglou - Drown This Horrible Obsession in the Moon of This Well

total time: 78'49


Obsessed by Lucky.
Cover by Lucky.
Dedicated to the obsessed.

LPH 808 - Music of the Spheres (1990-2019)

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[Lucky Psychic Hut, 2025; #808]


tracklist:

(1990) Bernie Worrell - At Mos'Spheres
(1993) String Trio of New York - Fortune on a Sphere
(1997) Khan Jamal's Percussion and Strings - Sphere
(1998) Achim Goettert + Friedemann Graef - Other Spheres
(2005) Michel Godard Group - Sur l'échelle des sphères
(2005) Sonny Simmons Quartet, String Quartet, Vidar Johansen - Spheres (Vidar Johansen)
(2006) Donkey Monkey - Sphère Kid #1
(2006) Régis Huby Group - Sphere
(2008) Bloom Project - The Sphere Pyre
(2009) Albin Brun Alpin Ensemble - Sphères Alpines
(2011) Forthcoming Trio - 3-Sphere
(2012) Jaap Blonk - Lone Sphere
(2013) Marco Eneidi, Itzam Cano, Gabriel Lauber - Stepping Through Spheres
(2018) Jason Robinson + Eric Hofbauer - Sphere
(2019) Peter Evans Group - Sphere

total time: 79'01


Sphered by Lucky.
Cover art by Ebenezer Sibly, from "Harmony of the World", 1806 (taken from Wikipedia).
Dedicated to Thelonious Sphere Monk (1917-1982).

LPH 807 - Dashes (1996-2016)

[Lucky Psychic Hut, 2025; #807]


tracklist:

(1996) Calling Signals - Dots and Dashes
(1996) Zeena Parkins Ensemble - The Dasher
(1998) Eugene Chadbourne + The Insect and Western Party - Long Dash Skipper
(2004) Trio FO - Make a Dash
(2004) Xu Fengxia + Frank Gratkowski - The Roaring Surges Dash Upon the Shore
(2006) Nels Cline + Elliott Sharp - Dot Dash
(2007) Imahori Tsuneo + Yoshida Tatsuya - Dash
(2008) Rob Rown + Daniel Levin - Dot-Dash
(2009) Mark Anderson, Paul Dunmall, Philip Gibbs, Tony Hymas - Mad Dash for the Exit
(2012) Assif Tsahar + Tatsuya Nakatani - Dash
(2014) 1001 + 1 - Long Dash Skipper (Eugene Chadbourne)
(2016) Robert Dick + Ulrike Lentz - Dashes

total time: 60'56


Dashed by Lucky.
Cover by Lucky.
Dedicated to -------------.

LPH 806 - Money (1945-2020)

[Lucky Psychic Hut, 2025; #806]


tracklist:

(1945) The Andrews Sisters w/ Guy Lombardo + His Royal Canadians - Money is the Root of All Evil (Kramer, Whitney)
(1947) Slim Gaillard + His Trio - Money, Money, Money (Tepper, Brodsky)
(1959) The Mighty Spoiler w/ John Buddy Williams + His Orchestra - Money in the Bank
(1961) Willie Jones - Where's My Money
(1964) Hal Blaine - Money (Bradford, Gordy Jr.)
(1965) Joe Zawinul - Money in the Pocket
(1965) Roland Kirk - Shakey Money
(1968) Jerry Goldsmith - A Bag of Money (OST Bandolero)
(1972) Eric (Showboy) Akaeze + His Royal Ericos - We Dey Find Money
(1974) David Shire - Money Montage 2 (OST The Taking of Pelham One Two Three)
(1981) Circo del Arca - Time is Money
(1987) The James Taylor Quartet - The Money Spyder
(1991) Ennio Morricone - Money Suite (OST Money)
(1993) Film Orchestra Babelsberg, dir. Manfred Rosenberg - There's Money to Be Inherited (Karl Ernst Sasse, OST Die Puppe)
(2001) James Blood Ulmer + Memphis Blood - Money (John Lee Hooker)
(2005) Jane Bunnett, Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, Kevin Breit + Grupo Changüi de Santiago - No Money, No Chica
(2020) Nicholas Olof Jacobson-Larson Ensemble - Is Money Money (Anne LeBaron)

total time: 68'24


Moneyed by Lucky.
Cover by Lucky (scanned travel coins).
Dedicated money for my funeral.

LPH 805 - Wayne Shorter's "United" (1992-2023)

[Lucky Psychic Hut, 2025; #805]


13 cover versions of Wayne Shorter's "United", originally recorded with Art Blakey + The Jazz Messengers in 1961.


tracklist:

(1992) Medeski Martin + Wood
(1995) George Colligan Trio
(2002) Ray Barretto Sextet
(2004) Steve Davis Quartet feat. Larry Willis
(2005) Scott Feiner, Joel Frahm, Freddie Bryant
(2006) Leo Genovese, Dave Zinnko, Bob Guillotti
(2007) Sam Yahel Trio
(2012) Ernest Dawkins Group
(2015) Dena DeRose Trio + Ingrid Jensen
(2016) Steve Turre Quartet
(2017) Ximo Tebar Group feat. Jorge Pardo
(2022) Oboman Quintet
(2023) Lionel Loueke + Dave Holland

total time: 79'53


United by Lucky.
Original cover art by Oli Bentley for Lionel Loueke + Dave Holland's album "United" (Edition Rec., 2023).
Dedicated to global unity beyond borders.

LPH 804 - Strange Weather (1991-2019)

[Lucky Psychic Hut, 2025; #804]


tracklist:

(1991) Seigen Ono + Dougie Bowne - The First Weather Forecast
(1994) Social Interiors - Intrusions (Due to Inclement Weather)
(1998) Louis Sclavis + Ernst Reijseger - Weather is Changing
(2001) 4Walls - Fine Weather
(2002) Derek Bailey + Franz Hautzinger - Weather
(2003) Hayashi Eiichi, Otomo Yoshihide, Sabu Toyozumi - Raw Weather
(2006) Akira Sakata, Jim O'Rourke, Yoshimio - The Water Pipes Burst in the Cold Weather
(2006) Drew Gress Quintet - Bellweather
(2007) Chris Gestrin + Miles Black - As Pointless as the Weather
(2008) Fred Frith - Weather Gauge
(2008) Matt Lavelle + Morcilla - Weather Shamanism
(2017) Peggy Lee Group - Weather Building
(2018) Anna Homler, Adrian Northover, Dave Tucker - Green Steam - Curious Weather
(2019) Amy Denio - Feather Weather
(2019) Guus Janssen + Wim Janssen - Very Good Weather Today
(2019) Jenny Scheinman + Allison Miller's Parlour Game - Fake Weather
(2019) Ziv Taubenfeld's Full Sun - Forest Weather, Part B

total time: 74'31


Weathered by Lucky.
Cover art by Russell Mills, "Both Memory and Promise".
Dedicated to David Toop for his book "Haunted Weather".

LPH 803 - The Maze (1978-2018)

[Lucky Psychic Hut, 2025; #803]


tracklist:

(1978) Roscoe Mitchell Percussion Group - The Maze
(1978) Sunny Murray + The Untouchable Factor - New York Maze
(1979) Barry Guy, Howard Riley, John Stevens, Trevor Watts - Maze
(1991) Joe Galllivan, Marcio Mattos, Elton Dean - Marcio's Maze
(1992) Tim Berne Group - The Maze (for Julius)
(1997) Heinz Geisser-Guerino Mazzola Quartet - Maze
(2001) Open Systems - The Lizards in the Maze (Assif Tsahar)
(2010) Odean Pope Trio + Marshall Allen - Maze (take 2)
(2010) Sonny Simmons + Delphine Latil - Blue Maze
(2017) Michael Formanek - A Maze
(2018) João Lencastre Group - The Maze

total time: 139'34


Mazed by Lucky.
Cover maze from "Lewis Carroll's Guide for Insomniacs" (first publ. by J. M. Dent + Sons, England, 1979).
Dedicated to Lewis Carroll.

LPH 802 - Hit Me! (1954-93)

[Lucky Psychic Hut, 2025; #802]


tracklist:

(1954) Fay Simmons - You Hit Me Baby Like an Atomic Bomb (Herman Gillespie)
(1955) The 4 Shots - Love Hit Me and I Hollered (M. Watts, G. Kelly)
(1962) The Crystals - He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) (Gerry Goffin, Carole King)
(1963) Pat Lundy - You Hit Me Where It Hurts (Kadish Millet, Lou René)
(1966) Linda Jones - You Hit Me Like T.N.T. (George Kerr, Gerald Harris)
(1967) Mable John - Don't Hit Me No More (J. Mayo Williams)
(1968) Alice Clark - You Hit Me (Right Where It Hurt Me) (Kerr, Moy, Valvano)
(1970) The Upsetters - Hit Me (Lee Perry)
(1970s) Glen Brown + King Tubby - Hit Me Forward
(1974) Brian Bennett + Alan Hawkshaw - Hit Me, Hit Me
(1974) Little Beaver - Hit Me With Funky Music (Willie Hale)
(1978) Ian Dury + The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Ian Dury, Chaz Jankel)
(1988) Brian + Tony Gold - King Jammy You Hit Me (Dub Plate Special)
(1991) Dogbowl - You Hit Me Over My Head
(1992) Defunkt - Hit Me (Joseph Bowie, Janos Gat)
(1992) Palinckxquartet + - Hit Me!
(1993) Ethnic Heritage Ensemble - Hit Me (Joseph Bowie)

total time: 52'21


Hit by Lucky!
Cover photo: Lou Salomé, Paul Rée and Friedrich Nietzsche; Atelier Jules Bonnet, Lucerne, Switzerland, 1882 (taken from Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek); thanks for the idea to my wife.
Dedicated to my wife.

LPH 801 - Lucky Went Smart (1936-2019)

[Lucky Psychic Hut, 2025; #801]


tracklist:

(1936) King Radio - Man Smart, Woman Smarter
(1937) Fats Waller + His Rhythm - Smarty
(1940) Lionel Hampton + His Sextette - Smart Alec (Lionel Hampton, Irving Ashby)
(1955) Sarah Vaughan with Hugo Peretti + His Orchestra - Johnny, Be Smart (Jay, Reid, Abrams)
(1965) The Fiestas - Think Smart (Florence Marandola)
(1966) Yuseef Lateef Quartet - The Smart Set (Roy Brooks Jr.)
(1973) Roy Brooks + The Artistic Truth - The Smart Set
(1975) Leroy Smart, King Tubby + The Aggrovators - Tubby Get Smart
(1992) Krackhouse - Smart Bomb
(1993) Meridian Arts Ensemble - Smart Went Crazy (Kirk Nurock)
(2004) Jerry Granelli Group - Smart Women (Christian Kögel, Rinde Eckert)
(2006) Agustí Fernández + Barry Guy - Smart Set
(2010) Francesco Bearzatti Tinissima 4tet - Smart Guy
(2012) Geri Allen + Marcus Belgrave - The Smart Set (Roy Brooks Jr.)
(2019) Pierre Bastien - Smart Lilt Rams

total time: 69'48


Smarted by Lucky.
Cover by Lucky.
Dedicated to Francisco Ibáñez.