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Eliane Elias - Cross Currents

In 1988 she was voted Best New Talent by the jazz critics poll of JAZZIZ magazine.

Together with Herbie Hancock in their duet, she was nominated for a Grammy in the “Best Jazz Solo Performance” category for her 1995 release, “Solos and Duets” .This recording was hailed by Musician Magazine as “a landmark in piano duo history.”

In the 1997 Downbeat Readers Poll, her recording “The Three Americas” was voted Best Jazz Album. Eliane Elias was named in five other categories: Beyond Musician, Best Composer, Jazz Pianist, Female Vocalist, and Musician of the Year.

Track List

Hallucinations 3:45 Bud Powell
Cross Currents 5:36 Eliane Elias
Beautiful Love 6:56 Victor Young - Wayne King - Egbert Van Alsyne - Haven Gillespie
Campari & Soda 5:41 Eliane Elias
One Side of You 6:20 Eliane Elias
Another Side of You 7:48 Eliane Elias
Peggy"s Blue Skylight 5:15 Charles Mingus
Impulsive 3:16 Eliane Elias
When You Wish Upon a Star 6:44 Ned Washington - Leigh Harline
East Coastin" 6:55 Charles Mingus
Coming And Going  3:47 Egle Chiarelli


Personell

Eliane Elias - Piano, Vocals
Eddie Gomez - Bass
Jack DeJohnette - Drums
Peter Erskine - Drums, Vocals
Randy Brecker - Vocals
Cafe - Percussion
Doris Eugenio - Vocals
Barry Finnerty - Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals