Thursday, January 25, 2007

Eliane Elias - Eliane Elias Sings Jobim (1998)

I would never forget this record, the Brazilian Jazz pianist based in New York Eliane Elias also made her tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim. Eliane Elias is an artist that makes the bridge between classical music and jazz, releasing albums for both styles. Eliane Elias inherited her musical talents from her mother Lucy, also pianist.

This is Eliane Elias - Eliane Elias Sings Jobim (1998), for Blue Note. In spite of her talent playing piano, Eliane Elias also sings all tracks on this album, not with the competence of her peers, such like Tania Maria, Flora Purim and others, but this is a nice tribute album to Antonio Carlos Jobim that should be not left apart on our celebration. Caetano likes a lot this album, released only in the United States and probably unknown to many Loronix friends outside US. Tracks include:

Personnel

Paulinho Braga
(drums)

Cafe
(percussion)

Oscar Castro Neves
(guitar and producer)

Eliane Elias
(piano and vocals)

Michael Brecker
(sax tenor)

Marc Johnson
(bass)

Track List

01 - Garota De Ipanema (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Samba De Uma Nota Só (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
03 - Só Danço Samba (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
04 - Ela É Carioca (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes / Ray Gilbert)
05 - Anos Dourados (Tom Jobim / Chico Buarque)
06 - Desafinado (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
07 - Falando De Amor (Tom Jobim)
08 - Samba Do Avião (Tom Jobim)
09 - A Felicidade (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
10 - Por Toda Minha Vida (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
11 - How Insensitive (Insensatez) (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
12 - Esquecendo Você (Tom Jobim)
13 - Pois É (Tom Jobim / Chico Buarque)
14 - Amor Em Paz (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)

15 - Modinha (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
16 - Caminhos Cruzados (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)