Light Made Lighter

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

The album was recorded in October 2001.^[2]

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "This is one of the best records in Thirsty Ear's 'Blue' series thus far, and, more importantly, it reveals to American audiences what a monster Taborn really is as a pianist."^[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz says "There are hints of nursery rhyme and calipso on the opening track which suggest a certain personal resonance, and which inevitably recalls some of Andrew Hill's Caribbean stuff, but elsewhere the tone is more sombre."^[2]

All compositions by Craig Taborn except as indicated

1. "Bodies We Came Out Of" – 4:57
2. "St. Ride" – 2:03
3. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green) – 3:09
4. "Crocodile" – 6:44
5. "Light Made Lighter" – 5:24
6. "Whiskey Warm" – 2:57
7. "Morning Creatures" – 2:26
8. "St. Ranglehold" – 2:56
9. "American Landscape" – 4:22
10. "Light Made Lighter - Piano" – 1:57
11. "Bodies We Came Out Of - Part two" – 3:39

• Craig Taborn – piano
• Chris Lightcap – bass
• Gerald Cleaver - drums