Mighty Lights

1983 studio album by Jane Ira Bloom

Mighty Lights

Studio album by

Jane Ira Bloom

Released

1983

Recorded

November 17–18, 1982

Studio

Vanguard Studios, NYC

Genre

Jazz

Length

39:10

Label

Enja

Producer

Matthias Winckelmann

Jane Ira Bloom chronology

Second Wind
(1980)

Mighty Lights
(1983)

As One
(1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
DownBeat	^[2]
Tom Hull	B+^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[4]

Mighty Lights is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom. The album was released in 1983 by Enja label. The album also features Fred Hersch on piano, Charlie Haden on bass, and Ed Blackwell on drums.^[5]

Reception

AllMusic's Chris Kelsey wrote, " Bloom's control over the horn was occasionally dubious, but she evidenced an attractive tone and a coherent (if a bit immature and self-conscious) manner of phrasing. Her tunes were already quite sophisticated and distinctive, pointing to the even more ambitious composer into which she evolved. On the other hand, her band for this album will probably not be excelled for the rest of her career."^[1] Writers of Jazzwomen: Conversations with Twenty-one Musicians stated that the album "established her as a new voice to be reckoned with on the soprano saxophone."^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jane Ira Bloom except track 2 written by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson

No.	Title	Length
1.	"2-5-1"	6:57
2.	"Lost in the Stars"	7:07
3.	"I Got Rhythm But No Melody"	5:53
4.	"The Man with Glasses"	6:10
5.	"Change Up"	7:00
6.	"Mighty Lights"	6:03
Total length:		39:10

Personnel

Jane Ira Bloom – soprano saxophone
Fred Hersch – piano
Charlie Haden – bass
Ed Blackwell – drums

References

^ ^a ^b Kelsey, Chris. "Mighty Lights - Jane Ira Bloom | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b Enstice, Wayne; Stockhouse, Janis (2004). Jazzwomen: Conversations with Twenty-one Musicians. Indiana University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-253-34436-6. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Jane Ira Bloom". Tom Hull. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^ Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 137. ISBN 9780141023274. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
^ Riley, Herlin; Vidacovich, Johnny; Thress, Dan (1995). New Orleans Jazz and Second Line Drumming. Alfred Music Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-89724-921-8. Retrieved 24 July 2020.