''Lightsey 1'' is a solo album by pianist

Kirk Lightsey Kirkland "Kirk" Lightsey (born 15 February 1937), is an American jazz pianist. Biography Lightsey had piano instruction from the age of five and studied piano and clarinet through high school. After serving in the army, Lightsey worked in Detr ...

that was recorded in 1982 and released by the Sunnyside label.Sunnyside Records: album details
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Kirk Lightsey Leader Entry
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Reception

The

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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

# "Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum" (

Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader. Shorter came to mainstream prominence in 1959 upon joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, for whom he eventually became the primary comp ...

) – 4:35 # "Habiba" (Kirk Lightsey) – 5:23 # " Trinkle Tinkle" (

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk ( October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the Jazz standard, standard jazz repertoire, includ ...

) – 5:45 # "Moon Ra" (David Durrah) – 3:46 # "Fresh Air" (Lightsey) – 6:13 # "Wild Flower" (Shorter) – 7:00 # "Never Let Me Go" (

Jay Livingston Jay Livingston (born Jacob Harold Levison; March 28, 1915 – October 17, 2001) was an American composer best known as half of a composing-songwriting duo with Ray Evans, with whom he specialized in composing film scores and original soundtrack ...

Ray Evans Raymond Bernard Evans (February 4, 1915 – February 15, 2007) was an American songwriter best known for being a half of a composing-songwriting duo with Jay Livingston, specializing himself in writing lyrics for film songs. On music Livingston ...

) – 5:18

Personnel

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References

{{Authority control Kirk Lightsey albums 1983 albums Sunnyside Records albums