Quietude is a studio album by Brazilian jazz pianist Eliane Elias. [5][6] Candid released the album on October 14, 2022. [7] . DownBeat identifies the record as her 31st album. [8] The album contains 11 songs mostly recorded in São Paulo during 2019–2020. To record the compositions she invited prominent guitarists.

While Chick Corea’s musical personality dominates, Elias holds her own during an often-rollicking version of “Blue Bossa.” It is fascinating watching the pianists reacting to each other, exchanging the lead, playing behind each other, and creating an “arrangement” on the spot.

Eliane Elias (born 19 March 1960) is a Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, composer and arranger. [1][2][3] 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.

Mirror Mirror is a studio album by jazz pianist Eliane Elias consisting of duets Elias performs with pianists Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés. [7] [8] Candid released the album on September 10, 2021.

Sep 10, 2021 · View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2021 CD release of "Mirror Mirror" on Discogs.

Her alluring vocals, masterful musicianship, and songwriting skills cement her status as the reigning queen of Brazilian jazz, delivering a landmark recording that affirms the beauty of...

Sep 3, 2021 · The latest album by Eliane Elias is a dream come true for the Brazilian jazz artist, as she’s joined by late legend Chick Corea and renowned Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés on Mirror Mirror.

Jan 3, 2022 · with her latest album (mirror, mirror) up for a grammy, pianist eliane elias can easily justify asking the famous question in snow white, “mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s got the fairest album most of all?”

Apr 2, 2025 · Opening with Little Paper Doll – featured on her recent Quietude release (reviewed 04/01/23) – Elias explained that the set would be devoted to bossa-nova items. Long acknowledged as a prime interpreter of the oeuvre of Antonio Carlos Jobim (hear her Plays Jobim and Sings Jobim albums of the 1990s) the young pianist shared early stages with the Brazilian master and clearly retains a deep ...

If you had reason to believe I wouldn't put the Brazilian touch on the jazz that I love you were wrong. Eliane Elias is just plain superb. The accolades about her playing run the gamut. I first heard Bossa Nova in 1962 and it captivated me. I learned how to play it on my drums and never forgot the freedom and expression I was able to capture.