Kirk Lightsey Trio - From Kirk to Nat (1990)

1.You and the Night and the Music,Dietz,Schwartz 6:12

2.Sweet Lorraine ,Burwell,Parish 7:42

3.Never Let Me Go ,Evans,Livingstone 4:45

4.Bop Kick ,Cole 5:36

5.Sophisticated Lady ,Bigard,Ellington,Mills 8:05

6.The Best Is Yet to Come ,Oliver 6:24

7.Close Enough for Love ,Mandel 4:32

8.Little Old Lady ,Adams,Carmichael 5:56

9.Kirk's Blues ,Lightsey 5:35.

Kevin Eubanks - Guitar

Kirk Lightsey - Piano, Vocals

Rufus Reid - Bass.

Recorded November 28, 1990 in New York City, NY, USA by Max Bolleman.

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. Featured in a trio with guitarist Kevin Eubanks and bassist Rufus Reid, Lightsey performs a set of music reminiscent of Cole but several of the songs (including his original "Kirk's Blues," "Never Let Me Go" and "Close Enough for Love") were never actually recorded by Cole; Lightsey takes surprisingly effective vocals on the latter two songs.by Scott Yanow.