So Far So Close

So Far So Close
Studio album by Eliane Elias
Released	1989
Recorded	at Skyline Studios, Duplex Sound, Clinton Recording Studio in New York
Genre	Contemporary jazz
Length	41:45
Label	Blue Note B1-91411
Producer	Don Alias, Deodato
Eliane Elias chronology
Cross Currents (1987) So Far So Close (1989) Eliane Elias Plays Jobim (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

So Far So Close is the fourth studio album by Brazilian jazz artist Eliane Elias.[2] It was released in 1989 via Blue Note label.[3][4] She wrote eight compositions for this album. This is her first album recorded via Blue Note.[5][6]

Reception

In his review Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated "Having established her credentials as a fine acoustic pianist, she switched back to her less personal synthesizer work and contributed some rather mundane wordless vocals. The music (which includes some solos from tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker on flugelhorn) is not terrible, but it lacks a sense of adventure and sounds as if potential radio airplay was its main goal."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eliane Elias except track 9 by Alan Palanker

No.	Title	Length
1.	"At First Sight"	4:50
2.	"Bluestone"	5:38
3.	"Barefoot"	4:40
4.	"Nightimer"	6:10
5.	"Still Hidden"	1:51
6.	"So Far So Close"	5:48
7.	"Straight Across (To Jaco)"	5:50
8.	"With You in Mind"	2:28
9.	"Two Way Street"	4:30
Total length:		41:45

Select personnel

• Don Alias – percussion, producer
• Jim Beard – programming, synthesizer
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
• Randy Brecker – flugelhorn
• Café – percussion
• Deodato – associate producer, engineer, producer
• Eliane Elias – arranger, piano, producer, synthesizer, vocals
• Peter Erskine – drums
• Will Lee – bass

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Eliane Elias -- So Far So Close". AllMusic.com. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
2. Barnhart, Stephen L.; Gillespie, John (2000). Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-313-29627-7. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
3. "Eliane Elias – So Far So Close". discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
4. "Eliane Elias – So Far So Close". Amazon. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
5. "ARTISTS - ELIANE ELIAS". bluenote.com. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
6. Yurochko, Bob (2001). A Short History of Jazz. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 246. ISBN 9780830415953. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

External links

• Official website