Jazz pianist Lisa Hilton is set to release her latest album, Coincidental Moment this fall. Set for release Dec. 1 through Ruby Slipper Productions, the record will come more than a year after the release of her then latest album, Paradise Cove. The 11-song record is a mostly successful record offering audiences much to appreciate in each of its arrangements, not the least of which being the record’s opener ‘Anxiety Society.’ The song will be discussed shortly. Another notable addition to this record comes halfway through its run in the form of ‘Blue In Green’. That song will be examined a little later. ‘Everyday Anthem,’ the album’s penultimate entry is yet another key addition to the album’s presentation and will also be addressed later. When this song is considered along with the others noted here, the whole and alongside the rest of the album’s entries, the whole makes Coincidental Moment a mostly successful new offering from the veteran pianist.
Coincidental Moment, the latest album from Lisa Hilton, is a record that the veteran pianist’s established audiences will find just as appealing as more casual jazz fans. The album’s appeal is audible throughout the course of its 11-song run, including right from its opener, ‘Anxiety Society.’ Hilton notes in the album’s liner notes that the song’s title is a reference of sorts to how the world is today. She writes, “We are now an anxious society”. And she is so right, too. All one need do is watch the news each night to know this. The tension in the notes that Hilton plays here does so well to translate that anxiousness, too. This is the case even with the song being played in a major chord. The whole is a presentation that does so well to illustrate the emotions and thoughts running through America and in turn serves just as well, an opener for this latest offering from Hilton.
‘Anxiety Society’ is just one of the notable additions to Hilton’s new album. As the record reaches its midpoint, she and her fellow musicians really turn things in the much more subdued track, ‘Blue In Green.’ For those who might not know, this is a cover of the song taken from Miles Davis’ landmark 1959 album, Kind of Blue, which is unquestionably one of the single greatest jazz records of all time. Igmar Thomas’ work on the trumpet is exceptional here as he so incredibly channels Davis with his muted trumpet. Hilton’s controlled performance on the piano adds so much as she gently flows through the song, knowing her place this time out as a backing musician. Drummer Rudy Royston’s understated use of the brushes on the snare add so much in its simplicity, too. The whole – including the work of bassist Lucques Curtis – makes the song in whole such a powerful addition to the record if not the album’s highest point.
While the quartet’s cover of ‘Blue in Green’ is no doubt an inspired performance here, it is still just one more of the notable additions to Hilton’s record. The album’s penultimate entry, ‘Everyday Anthem,’ is one more key addition to the album. The seeming “ABA” format that the group uses here is interesting in how the collective switches back and forth between its more bluesy, soulful “verses” in its “A” section and its more moving, emotional “choruses” in its “B” section. The way that the group manages to connect them all and keep the song moving from beginning to end is certain to keep listeners engaged and entertained throughout. Hilton leads the way while Royston and Curtis really put the finishing touch to the song. Thomas meanwhile adds just enough accent with his occasional horn flourishes. In whole, this song makes for a great addition to Hilton’s new album and one more example of how much the album has to offer. When it is considered alongside the rest of the album’s entries, the whole of the album all the clearer in why it succeeds.
Coincidental Moment, the new album from Lisa Hilton, is a welcome new offering from the veteran pianist that her established audiences will appreciate just as much as casual jazz fans. That is because of the variety of moods and styles that she and her fellow musicians offer listeners throughout its 11-song body. When three songs examined here make that clear. When they are considered alongside the rest of the album’s entries, the whole therein makes this record overall another welcome addition to this year’s field of new jazz albums.
Coincidental Moment is scheduled for release Dec. 1. More information on the album is available along with all of Lisa Hilton’s latest news at:
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