“Lucky Southern” is a song by Keith Jarrett, credited as its sole writer, with English-language lyrics. It was first recorded by the percussionist Airto Moreira, credited as Airto, on 13 April 1972 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The recording was released on the album Free, issued by CTI Records on 24 October 1972 and produced by Creed Taylor. On the album, where it is the fourth of seven tracks and runs 2:36, Keith Jarrett plays piano, alongside Chick Corea, Joe Farrell, Hubert Laws and George Benson among the personnel.
The song has since been recorded by several performers, including Jorge Navarro (1977), Tom Lellis (1981), Ben Paterson (2013), Duduka Da Fonseca Trio (2015), Eric Marienthal and Chuck Loeb (2015) and Ed Vezinho Hiptet (2024). It is associated with jazz and Latin music. It is not a standard.
