Isotope (album) (original) (raw)

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1983 studio album by Kirk Lightsey Trio

Isotope
Studio album by Kirk Lightsey Trio
Released 1983
Recorded February 14, 1983
Studio Studio 44, Monster, Holland
Genre Jazz
Length 55:01 CD reissue with additional track
Label Criss Cross Jazz1003
Producer Gerry Teekens
Kirk Lightsey chronology
Lightsey 1(1983) Isotope(1983) Everything Happens to Me(1983)
CD Cover

Isotope is an album by pianist Kirk Lightsey that was recorded in 1983 and released by the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label.[1][2] The 1993 CD reissue included an additional track recorded in 1991.[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [5]

The AllMusic review states "The strong interplay between the musicians and the interesting material uplift the set above the average trio date".[4]

  1. "Isotope" (Joe Henderson) – 6:54
  2. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:59
  3. "Pee Wee" (Tony Williams) – 9:46
  4. "Witch Hunt" (Wayne Shorter) – 7:59
  5. "A Monk's Dream" (Johnny Griffin) – 5:30
  6. "Little Daphne" (Rudolph Johnson) – 12:43
  7. "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) – 6:40 Bonus track on CD reissue
  1. ^ Criss Cross Jazz Records: album details accessed March 6, 2019
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Kirk Lightsey discography accessed March 6, 2019
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, M. Kirk Lightsey Leader Entry accessed March 7, 2019
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Kirk Lightsey: Isotope – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 894. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.