Product Description
LISA HILTON/PIANO J.D. ALLEN/TENOR SAX SEAN JONES/TRUMPET/FLUGELHORN RUDY ROYSTON/DRUMS GREGG AUGUST/BASS Hilton is a dynamic soloist who understands form and architecture; the music is artfully constructed but delivers an affecting punch. Donald Elfman/The New York Jazz City Record "I probably inherited my love of nature from my father, a professor and endangered species biologist, but it was an excursion in fourth grade that really opened my eyes to the beauty of Californias native flora. I remember excitement over the idea that so many flowers grew freely scattered in meadows or hillsides, their random placement and mixed colors delightful. With friends over the years, wed explore the rugged coastline and redwoods of Big Sur, back - pack through Sequoia groves and mountain bike in the Rockies. To this day, time outdoors is my favorite way to go. But now I experience in nature not only sunshine for my soul, I now see universal truths in abundance. Are the naturally scattered landscapes similar to jazz improvisations? Are my musical explorations new paths for me to discover? I also see the strengths and challenges of all life mirrored around me. As I write this, California is experiencing a long and severe drought, and yet the warmer waters have brought abundance for marine life more whales, fish, lobster, squid and shore birds of all types seem to be thriving, even as our agriculture is diminishing with the heat. When I see nature recovering, re-balancing, and constantly creating new riches for us to enjoy, it renews me. No matter what happens, the sun will set today, and it will rise tomorrow, and both will be a moment worth experiencing. Musically I have always tried to capture that feeling of joy and freedom that I feel outdoors, and sometimes my band mates comment on this that as they play with me, so Ive expanded on these concepts for this recording. I wanted to note that Duke Ellingtons Sunset and the Mocking Bird was written for Queen Elizabeth II in 1959 a part of his and Billy Strayhorns Queens Suite. The title for The Sky is the Ocean, was inspired by a line of poetry by Erren Geraud Kelly. In addition, to authentically convey nature, the photos by photographer Steven Lippman, were taken on the roof of an abandoned structure high above the Santa Monica Mountains over looking Malibu Point." Lisa Hilton
Review
Pick of the Week. --International Review of Music/Don Heckman
Absolutely incredible music and an album well worth your attention. --Hugh Carson/KVNF Radio
Tradition, adventure, color and communication all continue to inform Hilton's work. The music is artfully constructed but delivers an affecting punch. --The New York Jazz City Record/Don Elfman
About the Artist
The sheer beauty of her playing the rhythmic acuity, those silky lines... - DownBeat Lisa Hilton is considered one of the most distinctive composers and pianists in jazz today. Trained as a classical pianist but with a degree in art, Hilton has created her evocative and impressionistic sound paintings for over a decade, consistently working with todays jazz greats. Hilton and her top New York trio - bassist Ben Street and drummer Rudy Royston - will be performing music from her seventeenth release, H O R I Z O N S, which Time Out New York declared A winning new release." Known for her warmth on stage, Hilton shares the inspiration from nature that was the catalyst for H O R I Z O N S while the trio explores musical traditions with 21st century directions. You can expect to hear jazz, blues, minimalism, classical and modernist ideas along with beautiful melodies. A rare opportunity to hear a pianist who has been compared to some of the best pianists in history (The New Face of Jazz). One of our finest composers working in jazz today. JazzNotes Hilton plays with a depth of feeling that uses all the colors of her instrument. There are a lot of great jazz pianists, but Lisa Hilton takes a back seat to none of them. World News
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 12 x 12.6 x 1 inches; 8 ounces
- Manufacturer : Ruby Slippers Productions
- Original Release Date : 2015
- Date First Available : December 2, 2014
- Label : Ruby Slippers Productions
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
