From Kirk to Nat
1991 studio album by Kirk Lightsey Trio
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Studio album by Kirk Lightsey Trio | ||||
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 | |||
Kirk Lightsey chronology | ||||
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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
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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".[4]
Track listing
- "You and the Night and the Music" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 6:12
- "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 7:42
- "Never Let Me Go" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) – 4:45
- "Bop Kick" (Nat King Cole) – 5:36
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 8:05
- "The Best Is Yet to Come" (C. Oliver) – 6:24
- "Close Enough for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Williams) – 4:32
- "Little Old Lady" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stanley Adams) – 5:56
- "Kirk's Blues" (Kirk Lightsey) – 5:35
Personnel
- Kirk Lightsey – piano, vocals
- Kevin Eubanks – guitar
- Rufus Reid – bass
References
- ^ Criss Cross Jazz Records: album details. Retrieved March 6, 2019
- ^ Jazzlists: Kirk Lightsey discography. Retrieved March 6, 2019
- ^ Fitzgerald, M. Kirk Lightsey Leader Entry. Retrieved March 7, 2019
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Kirk Lightsey: From Kirk to Nat – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 894. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Lightsey 1 (1982)
- Lightsey 2 (1982 & 1983)
- Isotope (1983)
- Everything Happens to Me (with Chet Baker, 1983)
- Shorter by Two (with Harold Danko, 1983)
- Kirk 'n Marcus (with Marcus Belgrave, 1986)
- From Kirk to Nat (1990)