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Paulistana is the eighth studio album by Brazilian jazz pianist, composer, and singer Eliane Elias. [5] The record was released on October 5, 1993 via Blue Note label. [6] The side musicians for this album include her long-time collaborators: Eddie Gomez and Marc Johnson on bass, Jack Dejohnette and Peter Erskine on drums, and Nana Vasconcelos on percussion.
Bossa Nova Stories is the nineteenth studio album by Brazilian jazz artist Eliane Elias, [6] released on 24 June 2008 by Blue Note Records. [7] The album is a tribute to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the bossa nova music style.
Biography. Elias was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on 19 March 1960. She started studying piano when she was seven, and at age twelve she was transcribing solos from jazz musicians. She began teaching piano when she was fifteen, [ 4] and began performing at seventeen with Brazilian singer-songwriter Toquinho and touring with the poet Vinicius de ...
Kissed by Nature is essentially Brazilian easy listening, although it isn't bloodless elevator Muzak; even at her most commercial, Elias probably has too much substance and integrity for the average smooth jazz/NAC station. One thing she doesn't have is a great voice. While Elias is an excellent pianist, her voice is undeniably thin—as a ...
Professional ratings. Made in Brazil is a 2015 studio album by Brazilian jazz pianist Eliane Elias and the first of her albums in thirty years to be recorded in her home country, Brazil. [8] The album earned Elias a Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album. [9]
Dance of Time is a 2017 studio album by Brazilian jazz musician Eliane Elias. The album was recorded in Brazil and released on March 24, 2017 via Concord Records. This is her 25th album as a leader. Dance of Time received the Latin Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album at the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards .
Professional ratings. Brazilian Classics is a compilation album by Brazilian jazz pianist Eliane Elias. It was recorded from December 1989 to October 1997 and initially released on September 16, 2003, by Blue Note. The release contains 16 songs taken from her previous eight studio albums. The album was re-released in 2006.
Kerille McDowall of DownBeat awarded the album five stars out of five and wrote, "Elias’ intoxicating vocals emote the ambient calm of a forest after a soft rain; her vibrancy is a force unto itself. With powerful artistry, her naturally prodigious talent is even stronger as the years pass—a feat capable only by the true elites of the music ...