Lightsey 1

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Lightsey 1
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Studio album by
Released1983
RecordedSeptember 22 and October 5, 1982
StudioPenthouse Recordings, New York, NY
Genre Jazz
Length38:39
Label Sunnyside
SSC 1002
Producer François Zalacain
Kirk Lightsey chronology
Habiba
(1974)
Lightsey 1
(1983)
Isotope
(1983)

Lightsey 1 is a solo album by pianist Kirk Lightsey that was recorded in 1982 and released by the Sunnyside label. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Allmusic review states "Long a top interpreter of modern mainstream jazz, pianist Kirk Lightsey was well recorded by the new Sunnyside label in the early 1980s ... The pianist is in top form throughout the well-paced program". [4]

Track listing

  1. "Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum" (Wayne Shorter) – 4:35
  2. "Habiba" (Kirk Lightsey) – 5:23
  3. "Trinkle Tinkle" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:45
  4. "Moon Ra" (David Durrah) – 3:46
  5. "Fresh Air" (Lightsey) – 6:13
  6. "Wild Flower" (Shorter) – 7:00
  7. "Never Let Me Go" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) – 5:18

Personnel

References

  1. Sunnyside Records: album details accessed March 7, 2019
  2. Jazzlists: Kirk Lightsey discography accessed March 7, 2019
  3. Fitzgerald, M. Kirk Lightsey Leader Entry accessed March 7, 2019
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Kirk Lightsey: Lightsey 1 – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 7, 2019.