The Three Americas

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合計収録時間 : 00:52:21
Personnel: Eliane Elias (vocals, piano); Manolo Badrena (vocals, percussion); Amanda Elias Brecker (vocals); Dave Valentin (flute); Gil Goldstein (accordion); Mark Feldman (violin); Oscar Castro-Neves (guitar); Marc Johnson (bass, background vocals); Satoshi Takeishi (drums, background vocals); Cafe (percussion, background vocals). Principally recorded at Avatar Studios, New York, New York. Personnel: Eliane Elias (vocals, piano); Amanda Elias Brecker (vocals); Oscar Castro-Neves (guitar, acoustic guitar); Mark Feldman (violin); Marc Johnson (strings, acoustic bass, background vocals); Dave Valentin (flute); Gil Goldstein (accordion); Satoshi Takeishi (drums, background vocals); Cafe (percussion, background vocals); Manolo Badrena (percussion). Audio Mixer: James Farber. Recording information: Avatar Studios, New York, NY (1996). Photographer: Lisa Peardon. Arranger: Eliane Elias. THE THREE AMERICAS are apparently seen most elegantly and swingingly from Brazil, as this album by Brazilian pianist Elias combines jazz, Afro-Caribbean and Brazilian music in a natural and uplifting way. The space and colors of Brazilian music leave room for Elias and her band to blend other traditions into the recipe, transmuting the recipe into something fresh. Spain is evoked in "Chorango" with the addition of violin and accordion; Dave Valentin's flute gracefully takes over, doubling the piano melodies, on "Crystal and Lace;" on "Caipora," Cuban basslines support Cafe's Brazilian percussion. All this is combined with the modern jazz forms of Elias' compositions. She's a talented singer too, crooning in a melismatic Brazilian style on the opening cut "An Up Dawn" and offering a fresh interpretation of Jobim's "Brigas Nunca Mais".
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)