New Release "Swing Set" February 7, 202

The Colorado-based Eric Lilley Trio is back with ten new original compositions on Swing Set, 

their fourth release following Joie de Vivre (2020), Follow Up (2020), Three (2023), continuing 

with their signature sound of accessible, melodic swing. 

The opener, “Monkey Chase” is a fast blues that alternates choruses between the keys of D flat 

and G in a madcap race to the finish. 

“To Know Not” implies a sense of uncertainty, never quite sure of itself, confident at times than 

clouded by doubt. 

“Whiskey Sour” is a hard swinging bopper that not only describes the drink but perhaps the 

mood. 

“So There” gives the trio a chance to display its ’ Latin chops with a swinging bridge. Fine conga 

solo by guest Jose Espino. 

" Tess” – the one solo piece - is a morsel, a miniature ballad with wide, open harmonies that 

lead to an expansive bridge and hopeful ending. 

“The Lady Beckons” has the trio swinging to what could be a 1940s noir soundtrack. 

“Scrapple from the Pineapple” was written in Hawaii, hence the name. Primarily a samba but it 

bounces through styles like bouncing around the islands. T