Lightsey 1 Explained

Lightsey 1
Type:Album
Artist:Kirk Lightsey
Cover:Lightsey 1.jpg
Released:1983
Recorded:September 22 and October 5, 1982
Studio:Penthouse Recordings, New York, NY
Genre:Jazz
Length:38:39
Label:Sunnyside
SSC 1002
Producer:François Zalacain
Chronology:Kirk Lightsey
Prev Title:Habiba
Prev Year:1974
Next Title:Isotope
Next Year: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]

Reception

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".

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sunnysiderecords.com/release_detail.php?releaseID=17 Sunnyside Records: album details
  2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Kirk_Lightsey.htm Jazzlists: Kirk Lightsey discography
  3. Fitzgerald, M. Kirk Lightsey Leader Entry accessed March 7, 2019