Dance of Time (album)

Dance of Time is a 2017 studio album by Brazilian jazz musician Eliane Elias. The album was recorded in Brazil and released on March 24, 2017 via Concord Records. This is her 25th album as a leader. Dance of Time received the Latin Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album at the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.

Dance of Time
Studio album by Eliane Elias
Released	March 24, 2017
Studio	Dissenso Studio & NaCena Studios, São Paulo, Brazil
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:37
Label	Concord Jazz
Producer	Marc Johnson, Steve Rodby, Eliane Elias
Eliane Elias chronology
Made in Brazil (2015) Dance of Time (2017) Music from Man of La Mancha (2018)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
Evening Standard	[4]
Jazzwise	[5]
Record Collector	[6]
The Times	[7]
Tom Hull	B+[8]

Background

Guest musicians include pianist Amilton Godoy, Brazilian guitarists João Bosco and Toquinho, trumpeter Randy Brecker, vibraphonist Mike Mainieri, and singer Mark Kibble. The album celebrates the samba, a genre originating in Bahia via Africa as the last year marked the 100th anniversary of "Pelo Telefone", the first recorded samba track.[9] Eliane's style of samba greatly borrows from choro, a tango influenced, slower type of samba that emerged in the 1930s. The album contains skillfully arranged classic tracks and contemporary samba compositions.[10]

Reception

Peter Jones of London Jazz News noted, "As smooth as a smoothie made of liquid silk, singer and pianist Eliane Elias has spent the last three decades flying the flag for the kind of Brazilian music that first became internationally popular in the late 1950s. But far from being a mere nostalgist, she keeps it alive and kicking with her bold, contemporary arrangements... On this new album she focuses on the samba, with a side order of bossa nova. But what makes it the best collection of hers that I've ever heard (and I must admit, I haven't heard all 23 albums) is the inclusion of some astoundingly good sidemen."[11]

John Fordham of The Guardian wrote, "As a vocalist, the Brazilian Eliane Elias radiates as much starry smooth-jazzy hipness as Diana Krall, but as an improvising pianist she's in a different league: a wellspring of polished bebop lines and skittish flourishes... Elias's trumpeter ex-husband Randy Brecker and Steps Ahead vibraphone partner Mike Mainieri are in the lineup, and the songs embrace jazz standards, Brazilian classics and poignant originals such as the dreamy Little Paradise."[3] Dance of Time received the Latin Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album and was nominated for Best Engineered Album at the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.[12][13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"O Pato"	Jayme Silva, Neuza Teixeira	4:18
2.	"You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me"	Al Dubin, Harry Warren	3:52
3.	"Copacabana"	João de Barro, Albert Ribiero	5:22
4.	"Coisa Feita"	Aldir Blanc, João Bosco, Paulo Emilio	5:02
5.	"By Hand (Em Mãos)"	Eliane Elias	5:17
6.	"Sambou Sambou"	João Donato	3:52
7.	"Little Paradise"	Eliane Elias	5:00
8.	"Speak Low"	Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill	6:33
9.	"Samba de Orly"	Chico Buarque, Vinícius de Moraes, Toquinho	3:22
10.	"Na Batucada Da Vida"	Ary Barroso, Luiz Peixoto	5:39
11.	"An Up Dawn"	Eliane Elias	4:25
12.	"Not to Cry (Pra Não Chorar)"	Eliane Elias, Toquinho	3:55
Total length:			56:37

Personnel

Band Eliane Elias – piano, vocals, producer Randy Brecker – flugelhorn Amilton Godoy – piano Mike Mainieri – vibraphone João Bosco – guitar, vocals Conrado Goys – electric guitar Marcus Teixeira – acoustic guitar Toquinho – guitar, vocals Marcelo Mariano – bass guitar Celso de Almeida – drums Edú Ribeiro – drums Gustavo Di Dalva – percussion Marivaldo Dos Santos – percussion Mark Kibble – background vocals

Production Paul Blakemore – mastering Rodrigo de Castro Lopes – engineer Chris Dunn – A&R Mary Hogan – A&R Marc Johnson – producer Pete Karam – mixing Bryan Pugh – vocal engineer Steve Rodby – producer Philppe Salomon – photography Carrie Smith – package design Bob Wolfenson – photography

References

1. Winbush, Jeff (May 26, 2017). "Eliane Elias: Dance Of Time". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
2. Jurek, Thom. "Eliane Elias – Dance of Time". AllMusic.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
3. Fordham, John (March 23, 2017). "Eliane Elias: Made In Brazil". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
4. Cornwell, Jane (21 April 2017). "Eliane Elias, review: Legend of the bossa queen". Evening Standard. standard.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
5. Quinn, Peter (May 2017). "Review". Jazzwise. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
6. Waring, Charles. "Dance of Time (*** Concord)". Record Collector. recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
7. Salomon, Philippe (March 24, 2017). "Jazz: Eliane Elias: Dance of Time". The Times. thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
8. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Eliane Elias". Tom Hull. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
9. Regen, Jon (March 9, 2017). "Hear Eliane Elias' "Little Paradise" from the New Album Dance of Time". Keyboard. keyboardmag.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
10. Johnson, Danny R. "Eliane Elias' 'Dance of Time' CD Reverberates the Rich History of Brazilian Samba". San Diego County News. sandiegocountynews.com. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
11. "CD REVIEW: Eliane Elias - Dance of Time". londonjazznews.com. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
12. McIntyre, Hugh (November 17, 2017). "2017 Latin Grammys: Luis Fonsi And Daddy Yankee's 'Despacito' Earns The Most Gold (Winners List)". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
13. "Los nominados a los Latin Grammy 2017 son..." TNT (in Spanish). Turner Broadcasting System. September 26, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

External links

• Official site