From Kirk to Nat explained

From Kirk to Nat
Type:	Album
Artist:	Kirk Lightsey Trio
Border:	yes
Released:	1991
Recorded:	November 28, 1990
Studio:	Manhattan Recordings Studios, New York, NY
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	54:51
Label:	Criss Cross Jazz 1050
Producer:	Gerry Teekens
Chronology:	Kirk Lightsey
Prev Title:	Temptation
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	1991
Next Year:	1991

From Kirk to Nat is an album by pianist Kirk Lightsey that was recorded in 1990 and released by the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The AllMusic review states "One of the main reasons why this tribute to the Nat King Cole Trio by Kirk Lightsey is a success is that Lightsey (who is from a much later bop-influenced generation) sounds nothing like Cole ... Lightsey performs a set of music reminiscent of Cole but several of the songs were never actually recorded by Cole; Lightsey takes surprisingly effective vocals on the latter two songs".

Track listing

1. "You and the Night and the Music" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 6:12
2. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 7:42
3. "Never Let Me Go" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) – 4:45
4. "Bop Kick" (Nat King Cole) – 5:36
5. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 8:05
6. "The Best Is Yet to Come" (C. Oliver) – 6:24
7. "Close Enough for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Williams) – 4:32
8. "Little Old Lady" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stanley Adams) – 5:56
9. "Kirk's Blues" (Kirk Lightsey) – 5:35

Personnel

• Kirk Lightsey – piano, vocals
• Kevin Eubanks – guitar
• Rufus Reid – bass

Notes and References

1. https://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1050.html Criss Cross Jazz Records: album details
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Kirk_Lightsey.htm Jazzlists: Kirk Lightsey discography
3. Fitzgerald, M. Kirk Lightsey Leader Entry. Retrieved March 7, 2019