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Kirk Lightsey

Born: Feb 15, 1937 in Detroit, MI

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Styles: Post-Bop, Mainstream Jazz

Biography: A pianist who is not a trendsetter but is consistently excellent, Kirk Lightsey long ago developed his own sound within the hard bop tradition. He started playing piano when he was five, although he also played clarinet while in high school. Lightsey worked in Detroit and California in the early '60s, ...Read full biography

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Shorter By Two

Released: 1983

Label: Sunnyside Communications

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This CD is an off-the-wall project that was a big success. Kirk Lightsey and Harold Danko perform duo piano versions of 11 Wayne Shorter compositions. They dig into such Shorter tunes as "Ana Maria," "Pinocchio," ...Read full review

Kirk 'n' Marcus

Released: 1986

Label: Criss Cross

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Although he has gained a little more recognition in the mid-1990s, Detroit-based trumpeter Marcus Belgrave remains an often-overlooked great. For pianist Kirk Lightsey's quintet set, Belgrave is teamed ...Read full review

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