Mighty Lights

Mighty Lights
Mighty Lights
Studio album by Jane Ira Bloom
Released	1983
Recorded	November 17–18, 1982
Studio	Vanguard Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:10
Label	Enja
Producer	Matthias Winckelmann
Jane Ira Bloom chronology

Last updated May 19, 2025

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
DownBeat	^[2]
Tom Hull	B+^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[4]

Mighty Lights is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom. The album was released in 1983 by Enja label. The album also features Fred Hersch on piano, Charlie Haden on bass, and Ed Blackwell on drums.^[5]

Reception

AllMusic's Chris Kelsey wrote, " Bloom's control over the horn was occasionally dubious, but she evidenced an attractive tone and a coherent (if a bit immature and self-conscious) manner of phrasing. Her tunes were already quite sophisticated and distinctive, pointing to the even more ambitious composer into which she evolved. On the other hand, her band for this album will probably not be excelled for the rest of her career."^[1] Writers of Jazzwomen: Conversations with Twenty-one Musicians stated that the album "established her as a new voice to be reckoned with on the soprano saxophone."^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jane Ira Bloom except track 2 written by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"2-5-1"	6:57
2.	"Lost in the Stars"	7:07
3.	"I Got Rhythm But No Melody"	5:53
4.	"The Man with Glasses"	6:10
5.	"Change Up"	7:00
6.	"Mighty Lights"	6:03
Total length:		39:10

Personnel

Jane Ira Bloom – soprano saxophone
Fred Hersch – piano
Charlie Haden – bass
Ed Blackwell – drums

References

1 2 Kelsey, Chris. "Mighty Lights - Jane Ira Bloom | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved July 24, 2020.
1 2 Enstice, Wayne; Stockhouse, Janis (2004). Jazzwomen: Conversations with Twenty-one Musicians. Indiana University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-253-34436-6 . Retrieved July 24, 2020.
↑ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Jane Ira Bloom". Tom Hull . Retrieved July 24, 2020.
↑ Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 137. ISBN 9780141023274 . Retrieved August 24, 2020.
↑ Riley, Herlin; Vidacovich, Johnny; Thress, Dan (1995). New Orleans Jazz and Second Line Drumming. Alfred Music Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-89724-921-8 . Retrieved July 24, 2020.

External links

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[AM-1] 1 2 Kelsey, Chris. "Mighty Lights - Jane Ira Bloom | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved July 24, 2020.

[JW-2] 1 2 Enstice, Wayne; Stockhouse, Janis (2004). Jazzwomen: Conversations with Twenty-one Musicians. Indiana University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-253-34436-6 . Retrieved July 24, 2020.

[3] "Tom Hull: Grade List: Jane Ira Bloom". Tom Hull . Retrieved July 24, 2020.

[4] Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 137. ISBN 9780141023274 . Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[5] Riley, Herlin; Vidacovich, Johnny; Thress, Dan (1995). New Orleans Jazz and Second Line Drumming. Alfred Music Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-89724-921-8 . Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums	Mighty Lights (1982) As One (with Fred Hersch, 1984) Modern Drama (1987) Slalom (1988) Art and Aviation (1992) The Nearness (1995) The Red Quartets (1992) Sometimes the Magic (2000) Chasing Paint (2002) Like Silver, Like Song (2004) Mental Weather (2007) Wingwalker (2010) Sixteen Sunsets (2013) Early Americans (2015) Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson (2017)