Something for You: Eliane Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans
| Something for You: Eliane Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans | ||||
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| Released | 15 January 2008 | |||
| Studio | Avatar, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz, post-bop | |||
| Length | 1:03:05 | |||
| Label | Blue Note 50999 5 11795 2 6 | |||
| Producer | Eliane Elias, Marc Johnson, Steve Rodby | |||
| Eliane Elias chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz | [2] |
| The Buffalo News |  [3] |
| PopMatters |   [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Tom Hull | B+( )[6] |
Something for You: Eliane Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans is the eighteenth studio album by Brazilian jazz artist Eliane Elias. It was released on 15 January 2008 via Blue Note label.[7]
Background
[edit]This is one of Elias's most critically acclaimed albums, with both AllMusic and All About Jazz giving it 4½ stars out of five. The album includes two Bill Evans compositions recently discovered by her husband, bassist Marc Johnson, on a cassette that Evans gave him shortly before he died: "Evanesque" and "Here Is Something for You." Elias actually recreated "Evanesque" from the elements of Evans's original composition.[8] Elias also wrote lyrics to the song "Here Is Something for You," incorporating allusions to other tunes and pieces associated with Evans, such as "Time Remembered." She performs vocal parts on six of the seventeen cuts. The final track is Evans's own demo recording of "Here Is Something for You."
Reception
[edit]Doug Ramsey of Jazz Times wrote "Like so many jazz pianists of her generation, Eliane Elias formed her musical sensibility under the spell of Bill Evans. In this collection, she makes plain the extent and depth of his influence as well as her own expressive growth in the three decades since she first heard Evans. She demonstrates both aspects in a reduction of "I Love My Wife." Less than half as long as Evans' 1978 recording, the Elias performance does not reach his rhythmic intensity. But she finds the song's emotional core and manages to approximate on one piano much of the harmonic density and complexity of line that Evans achieved by overdubbing three piano tracks."[9] The Buffalo News review by Jeff Simon noted, "There's certainly a lot of charm to her singing here, as well as her playing."[3]
Ken Dryden of Allmusic noted "Eliane Elias' return to the Blue Note label after a decade working elsewhere is a triumph. This salute to the late pianist Bill Evans, one of her favorite players, explores a number of songs he recorded, including both standards and originals. Evans' bassist from his final trio, Marc Johnson, is not only a long-time collaborator with Elias but also her husband; drummer Joey Baron rounds out the band. While Elias is influenced by Evans' playing style, his arrangements are only a launching pad for her approach to each tune; never does she sound like an obvious Evans clone."[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You and the Night and the Music" | Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Here Is Something For You" | Eliane Elias, Bill Evans | 2:55 |
| 3. | "A Sleepin' Bee" | Harold Arlen, Truman Capote | 2:49 |
| 4. | "But Not for Me" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Waltz for Debby" | Bill Evans, Gene Lees | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Five" | Bill Evans | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Blue in Green" | Miles Davis, Bill Evans | 4:49 |
| 8. | "Detour Ahead" | Herb Ellis, John Frigo, Lou Carter | 4:30 |
| 9. | "Minha (All Mine)" | Francis Hime, Ruy Guerra | 3:10 |
| 10. | "My Foolish Heart" | Victor Young, Ned Washington | 5:01 |
| 11. | "But Beautiful / Here's that Rainy Day" | James Van Heusen, Johnny Burke | 4:22 |
| 12. | "I Love My Wife" | Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart | 2:53 |
| 13. | "For Nenette" | Bill Evans | 2:50 |
| 14. | "Evanesque" | Bill Evans, Eliane Elias | 3:20 |
| 15. | "Solar" | Miles Davis | 3:08 |
| 16. | "After All" | Eliane Elias | 4:25 |
| 17. | "Introduction To "Here Is Something For You"" | Bill Evans, Eliane Elias | 2:13 |
| Total length: | 1:03:05 | ||
Credits
[edit]Band
- Eliane Elias – piano, vocals, producer
- Marc Johnson – bass, co-producer
- Joey Baron – drums
- Bill Evans – piano (track 17)
Production
- Kaoru Taku – art direction
- Steve Rodby – co-producer
- Ken Arai – coordinator
- Hitoshi Namekata – executive producer
- Don Heckman – liner notes
- Mark Wilder – mastering
- Al Schmidt – recording
Chart positions
[edit]| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 56 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[11] | 99 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. "Eliane Elias -- Something for You: Eliane Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans". AllMusic.com. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ MCCLENAGHAN, DAN (March 19, 2008). "Eliane Elias: Something For You: Eliane Elias Sings And Plays Bill Evans". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ a b Simon, Jeff (2 March 2008). "Listening Post / Brief reviews of select releases". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ LAYMAN, WILL (11 February 2008). "Eliane Elias: Something for You". PopMatters. popmatters.com. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ Fordham, John (15 February 2008). "Eliane Elias Trio, Something for You". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Eliane Elias". Tom Hull. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Eliane Elias – Something For You - Eliane Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ Ramsey, Doug. "Eliane Elias: Something for You: Eliane Elias Sings and Plays Bill Evans, Blue Note Records". Jazz Times. jazztimes.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ Ramsey, Doug (April 1, 2008). "Eliane Elias: Something for You: Eliane Elias Sings and Plays Bill Evans". Jazz Times. jazztimes.com. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Eliane Elias – Something for You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Eliane Elias – Something for You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
