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

Lightsey 1
Studio album by
Released1983
RecordedSeptember 22 and October 5, 1982
StudioPenthouse Recordings, New York, NY
GenreJazz
Length38:39
LabelSunnyside
SSC 1002
ProducerFrançois Zalacain
Kirk Lightsey chronology
Habiba
(1974)
Lightsey 1
(1983)
Isotope
(1983)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [4]

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 edit

  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 edit

References edit

  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. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Kirk Lightsey: Lightsey 1 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2019.