Isotope (album)

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Isotope
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Studio album by
Kirk Lightsey Trio
Released1983
RecordedFebruary 14, 1983
StudioStudio 44, Monster, Holland
Genre Jazz
Length55:01CD reissue with additional track
Label Criss Cross Jazz
1003
Producer Gerry Teekens
Kirk Lightsey chronology
Lightsey 1
(1983)		Isotope
(1983)		 Everything Happens to Me
(1983)
CD Cover
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Isotope is an album by pianist Kirk Lightsey that was recorded in 1983 and released by the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label. [1] [2] The 1993 CD reissue included an additional track recorded in 1991. [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The AllMusic review states "The strong interplay between the musicians and the interesting material uplift the set above the average trio date". [4]

Track listing

  1. "Isotope" (Joe Henderson) – 6:54
  2. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:59
  3. "Pee Wee" (Tony Williams) – 9:46
  4. "Witch Hunt" (Wayne Shorter) – 7:59
  5. "A Monk's Dream" (Johnny Griffin) – 5:30
  6. "Little Daphne" (Rudolph Johnson) – 12:43
  7. "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) – 6:40 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Criss Cross Jazz Records: album details accessed March 6, 2019
  2. ↑ Jazzlists: Kirk Lightsey discography accessed March 6, 2019
  3. ↑ Fitzgerald, M. Kirk Lightsey Leader Entry accessed March 7, 2019
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Kirk Lightsey: Isotope – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  5. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 894. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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