Made in Brazil (album)

Made in Brazil
Studio album by
Eliane Elias
Released31 March 2015
25 March 2015 JP[1]
StudioAbbey Road Studios, London; NeCena, Sao Paulo, Brasil; Samurai Hotel Studios, NYC
GenreJazz, Brazilian jazz
Length57:39
LabelConcord Jazz
ProducerSteve Rodby, Eliane Elias, Marc Johnson
Eliane Elias chronology
I Thought About You
(2013) 		Made in Brazil
(2015) 		Dance of Time
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
All About Jazz[3]
The Buffalo News[4]
Jazz Forum[5]
Jazzwise[6]
Tom HullB+((1-star Honorable Mention))[7]

Made in Brazil is a 2015 studio album by Brazilian jazz pianist Eliane Elias and the first of her albums in thirty years to be recorded in her home country, Brazil.[8] The album earned Elias a Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album.[9]

Reception

Eric Ford of LondonJazz noted, "Whilst the cover of this CD looks like it might be aiming directly at the easy listening/music for seduction end of the spectrum, the CD itself is a subtle masterclass in phrasing, groove, taste, rhythmic suppleness, harmonic sophistication and songwriting. Three generations of Brazilian songwriters are represented".[10] The Buffalo News review by Jeff Simon noted, "A couple of her solos are impressive here. But at this stage of musical history, with so many classic Bossa Nova and Brazilian music discs available, there is almost no getting around the monotony of the bossa nova over the course of a whole new disc."[4]

Judy Cantor-Navas of Billboard wrote "Sensual and breezy, the set—which includes classics "Waters of March" and "Aquarela do Brasil", as well as six of her own compositions—transmits Elias' delight at recording in her homeland with local musicians."[11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Brasil" (Aquarela do Brasil)Ary Barroso4:40
2."Você"Ronaldo Bôscoli / Ray Gilbert / Roberto Menescal5:19
3."Águas de março" (Waters of March)Antônio Carlos Jobim5:52
4."Searching"Eliane Elias4:52
5."Some Enchanted Place"Elias / Marc Johnson5:02
6."Incendiando"Elias / Johnson4:50
7."Vida" (If Not You)Elias4:41
8."Este Seu Olhar / Promessas"Antônio Carlos Jobim3:29
9."Driving Ambition"Elias / Johnson5:29
10."Rio"Ronaldo Bôscoli / Roberto Menescal4:50
11."A Sorte do Amor" (The Luck of Love)Elias3:47
12."No Tabuleiro da Baiana"Ary Barroso4:48
Total length:57:39

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (2015) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 134

References

  1. ^ Made in Brazil at Discogs (list of releases)
  2. ^ Collar, Matt. "Eliane Elias -- Made in Brazil". AllMusic.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Winbush, Jeff (March 31, 2015). "Eliane Elias: Made In Brazil". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. ^ a b Simon, Jeff (29 March 2015). "Listening Post / Brief reviews of select releases". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. ^ Wyszogrodzki, Daniel. "Made in Brazil: Eliane Elias | Jazz Forum". Jazz Forum. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  6. ^ Quinn, Peter (June 2015). "Review". Jazzwise. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Eliane Elias". Tom Hull. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. ^ Judy Cantor-Neves (March 30, 2015). "Eliane Elias on Returning to Her Home Country for 'Made in Brazil', Being Blond & Female in Jazz". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  9. ^ Forte, Jay (February 16, 2016). "Eliane Elias Wins Grammy with Album "Made in Brazil"". The Rio Times. riotimesonline.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  10. ^ Ford, Eric (May 3, 2015). "CD REVIEW: Eliane Elias - Made In Brazil". London Jazz News. londonjazznews.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  11. ^ Cantor-Navas, Judy (March 30, 2015). "Eliane Elias on Returning to Her Home Country for 'Made in Brazil,' Being Blond & Female in Jazz". Billboard. billboard.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Eliane Elias – Made in Brazil". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2021.