Hilton, Lisa / Chalkboard Destiny
Album: Chalkboard Destiny   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Hilton, Lisa   Added:Jan 2020
Label:Ruby Slippers Productions  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2020-02-12 Pull Date: 2020-06-17 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Mar 1 Feb 23
Airplays: 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Feb 27, 2020: Old Fart At Play
Tropic of Tango
3. Feb 20, 2020: Old Fart At Play
Cafe Au Mojo
2. Feb 25, 2020: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Tropic of Tango
4. Feb 18, 2020: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Rush Hour

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2020-01-31
Reviewed: 2020—01-31
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: pianist Hilton returns with her best album to date. Straight ahead contemporary jazz, sprinkled with her special keyboard magic. All originals.
If You Like: Geri Allen, Julia Hulsmann, Diana Kraal, Liz Story
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Rush Hour Rhapsody (5:50) – bass/drums start> midtempo jam swells in volume> sax solo> uptempo jam> slows to fade
*2/ Sympathy for Blues (5:46) – bass starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam to fade
*3/ Chalkboard Destiny (4:24) – piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo>uptempo jam> quick staop
**4/ Temporary Lullaby (4:54) – piano starts> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo, lovely melody> slow fade
5/ Blue Boy (4:31) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> slow tempo jam> fade
**6/ Tropic of Tango (5:41) – piano starts> jaunty uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
7/ Waltz from Nowhere (5:01) – piano starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
8/ Myths & Fantasy (5:36) – piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> fade
*9/ Café Au Mojo (5:15) – bass starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> drum/bass duet> uptempo jam> crescendo & some notes
*10/ Adventures & Alibis (5:57) – bass starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> slow fade

Track Listing
1. Rush Hour Rapsody   6. Tropic of Tango
2. Sympathy for Blues   7. Waltz From Nowhere
3. Chalkboard Destiny   8. Myths & Fantasy
4. Temporary Lullaby   9. Cafe Au Mojo
5. Blue Boy   10. Adventures & Alibis