''Cross Currents'' is the third studio album by Brazilian jazz pianist
Eliane Elias. The record was released via
Denon Records Denon Records was a Japanese audiophile record label owned by Denon and distributed by A&M Records from 1990 through 1992. This was a reissue program that included 390 jazz and classical music titles that were issued on compact disc.
Artists
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Blue Note label.
Reception
Scott Yanow
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Biography
Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles.
Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles an ...
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Allmusic stated "Pianist Eliane Elias' second of two Denon CDs recorded before she hooked up with Blue Note is a lesser-known but worthy session. Elias is mostly featured in a trio with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Jack DeJohnette performing originals, a pair of Charles Mingus compositions ("Peggy's Blue Skylight" and "East Coasting"), "Beautiful Love," "When You Wish Upon a Star" and Bud Powell's "Hallucinations." Elias was quickly developing into a strong modern mainstream pianist. The concluding number ("Coming and Going") was written by her grandmother in 1927 at age 12 and features Elias with Gomez, drummer Peter Erskine, guitarist Barry Finnerty, percussionist Cafe and nine singers (including a few family members). Well worth searching for." A reviewer of
Dusty Groove
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added "Lovely work from Eliane Elias – and exactly the set you should turn to if you ever doubted her chops on the piano! Elias starts with a quick rendition of Bud Powell's "Hallucinations", played with a deftness that Toshiko Akiyoshi would appreciate – and the set then runs into a batch of tunes that includes some charming originals from Eliane – those fully formed numbers that always made her a well-rounded talent right from the start! The blend of sensitivity and swing on the record is really impressive".
Track listing
Selected personnel
;Band
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Eliane Elias – piano, producing
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Barry Finnerty – acoustic guitar
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Eddie Gómez – bass
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Jack DeJohnette
Jack DeJohnette (born August 9, 1942) is an American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer.
Known for his extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians including Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, John Abercrombie, ...
– drums
(except tracks 2, 5, and 6)
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Café – percussion
(track 2)
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Peter Erskine – drums
(tracks 2, 5, and 6)
;Production
*Malcolm Pollack – recording engineer
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Randy Brecker – producer
*Christine Martin – executive producer
Chart performance
''Cross Currents'' peaked at #1 on the Jazz chart of
the Gavin Report
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.
Notes
*The song "Coming And Going (Vou Alí E Já Volto)" was written by Eliane's grandmother in 1927 when she was 12 years old.
*Eliane Elias plays
Steinway & Sons
Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway (), is a German-American piano company, founded in 1853 in Manhattan by German piano builder Henry E. Steinway, Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry E. Steinway). The company's growth led to ...
pianos.
References
External links
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1987 albums
Eliane Elias albums
Blue Note Records albums