Eliane Elias - Dreamer (2004)

Tracklist :

01 Call Me
02 Baubles, Bangles And Beads
03 Fotografia
04 Movin’ Me On
05 So Nice (Samba De Verao)
06 That’s All
07 Tangerine
08 Dreamer
09 Time Alone
10 Doralice
11 A House Is Not A Home
12 Tell Me No Lies
13 Doralice (Alternate Version)

On Dreamer, Sao Paulo-born, Manhattan-based pianist Eliane Elias performs bossa novas and brush-stroked ballads by North and South American composers from Johnny Mercer to Antonio Carlos Jobim. This project is a sort of musical homecoming for Elias, who once worked with bossa nova pioneer Vinicius de Moraes. Elias's pretty pianisms complement her breathy Portuguese/English contralto, especially on the '60s hit "Call Me," "Photograph (Fotografia)," and "So Nice (Samba de Verao)." Elias's two compositions, "Movin' Me On" and "Time Alone," can be considered smooth-jazz-friendly, but the Bahia bounce of "Doralice"--where Elias quotes Stan Getz's well-known tenor solo--and her instrumental rendering of Burt Bacharach's "A House Is Not a Home" are highlights of this masterpiece of soft syncopation. Rob Mathes's elegant, Claus Ogerman-style string arrangements enhance the mood. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

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