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Music : Something for You: Elaine Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans
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Something for You: Elaine Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans by: Eliane Elias List Price: $18.98 CD-Charts Price: $14.99 You Save: $3.99 (21%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5099951179526 Label: Blue Note Records Manufacturer: Blue Note Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Blue Note Records Release Date: January 15, 2008 Studio: Blue Note Records Sales Rank: 2162 Disc 1:
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 Rating:  - Nice, nice, nice.A really nice album from Elaine. She handles Bill's tunes with great touch and feeling, but with her own personality. The only negative I have is that I wish she had included more of Bill's tunes and less Brazil. But, overall a wonderful addition to anyone's jazz piano collection. Rating:  - ELIANE ELIASWHAT A TALENT! A GREAT SINGER, AND A FABULOUS JAZZ PIANIST ALSO - MOVE OVER DIANA KRALL!! Rating: - One of the best tributes to Bill EvansThere are two tributes that I highly recommend for Bill Evans fans. One is by Paul Motian simply titled Bill Evans with Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano, and Marc Johson. And the other is this release by Elaine Elias. Elias weaves through a nice mix of three Evans originals rarely heard plus several standards, such as But Not For Me. It was also very nice to hear certain songs with lyrics, such as Detour Ahead. I loved the precision which Bill Evans played this song. It was especially nice to hear the song to both music and words. Elias also sounds really close to Bill Evans on some of the slower cuts. Overall, this is an extremely nice CD. I just wished I could have heard RE: Person I Knew which was released only on the Japanese version of this CD. ... Read More: Rating: - Another great albumEven though I'm not crazy about her voice, she does a credible job on the few numbers in this album that have vocals. All the songs, however, are wonderful instrumentals. She plays a great jazz piano and has really fine musicians to back her. I enjoyed her song selection, too. Rating: - Carefully planned, professionally produced, well played.Although the urgency and intensity prove elusive, Bill Evans' harmonies, voicings, and taste come through on several selections, including the title song (a previously unreleased composition by the late pianist), "Minha," "I Love My Wife," "For Nenette," "Evanesque," and Elias' own "After All." Otherwise, this is one of those smooth, relaxing, well-produced albums (increasingly rare for jazz releases by big American labels) that at times threatens to disappear into the background (ironically, a charge that Bill had to deal with through much of his career). Elias has a full and sultry singing voice along with a charming accent, but its placement (low tenor range) is not particularly well-suited to "Waltz for Debby" (the trio at least freshens ... Read More: |
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