Cross Currents (Eliane Elias album)

Cross Currents
Studio album by
Eliane Elias
Released1987
RecordedMarch 16–21, 1987 in New York
GenreContemporary jazz
Length1:02:50
LabelDenon Records, Blue Note
ProducerRandy Brecker, Eliane Elias
Eliane Elias chronology
Illusions
(1986) 		Cross Currents
(1987) 		So Far So Close
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[2]
Tom HullB+((1-star Honorable Mention))[3]

Cross Currents is the third studio album by Brazilian jazz pianist Eliane Elias.[4][5] The record was released via Denon Records Blue Note label.[6]

Reception

Scott Yanow of 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 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".[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hallucinations"Bud Powell3:43
2."Cross Currents"Eliane Elias5:35
3."One Side of You"Eliane Elias5:13
4."East Coasting"Charles Mingus6:54
5."Coming and Going" (Vou Alí E Já Volto)Egle Chiarelli3:47
6."Campari & Soda"Eliane Elias5:39
7."Beautiful Love"Egbert Van Alstyne, Haven Gillespie, Victor Young, Wayne King6:54
8."Impulsive"Eliane Elias4:15
9."When You Wish Upon a Star"Leigh Harline, Ned Washington6:42
Total length:01:02:50

Selected personnel

Band
Production
  • Malcolm Pollack – recording engineer
  • Randy Brecker – producer
  • Christine Martin – executive producer

Chart performance

Cross Currents peaked at #1 on the Jazz chart of the Gavin Report.[9]

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 pianos.

References

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Eliane Elias -- Cross Currents". AllMusic.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-85227-183-1. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Eliane Elias". Tom Hull. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Eliane Elias – Cross Currents". discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
  5. ^ "Eliane Elias – Cross Currents". Amazon. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
  6. ^ Yurochko, Bob (2001). A Short History of Jazz. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 246. ISBN 9780830415953. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Eliane Elias: Cross Currents". Dusty Groove. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Eliane Elias – Cross Currents". Discogs. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  9. ^ Official website