Product Description
A live album from 2023 at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco, featuring Eliane Elias, one of the world's leading Brazilian jazz pianists and bossa nova singers! Backed by top-notch musicians such as Leandro Pellegrino (G), Rafael Barata (Dr), and Marc Johnson (B), she showcases her brilliant piano playing and vocals. The album features fresh arrangements of classic songs by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ali Barroso, and others, previously included on her Grammy-winning and nominated albums 'Mirror, Mirror,' 'Quaietudo,' and 'Time and Again.' 1. Brasil (Aquarela do Brasil) 2. Voce 3. Sambou Sambou 4. Voce e Eu (You and I) 5. Eu Sambo Mesmo (I Really Samba) 6. Bahia Medley: Saudade da Bahia/Voce Ja Foi a Bahia 7. Esta Tarde Vi Llover 8. At First Sight 9. A Felicidade 10. So Danco Samba Eliane Elias is a pianist and vocalist born in S?o Paulo, Brazil in 1960. After moving to New York in 1981 and studying at the Juilliard School, she joined Steps Ahead, a group led by Michael Brecker. In 1984, she released "Amanda" with her ex-husband Randy Brecker. Since then, she has consistently released solo albums, starting with "Eliane Elias Plays Jobim (1990)" on Blue Note, and has become popular for her sound that fuses jazz and Brazilian music. His piano album with Herbie Hancock, "Solos and Duets (1995)," was nominated for a Grammy. Other works include the Bill Evans tribute album "Something for You (2007)" and the Chet Baker tribute album "I Thought About You (2013)." In 2021, his collaboration with the late Chick Corea and Chucho Vald?s, "Mirror Mirror," won both a Grammy Award and a Latin Grammy Award. He released "Quaietudo" in 2022 and his latest album, "Time and Again," in 2024.
