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 |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 1 | Feb 23 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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
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 |