Born on the 19th March 1960 in São Paulo, Brazil, Elias started learning to play the piano at the age of seven, and was transcribing solo portions of her parents’ jazz records by the age of twelve.
After studying for six years (and teaching by the age of fifteen) at Brazil’s prestigious Free Centre of Music Apprenticeship, she continued her classical education with Amilton Godoy and Amaral Vieria. She was also the protégé of Vinicius de Moraes, lyricist and songwriting partner of Antonio Carlos Jobim, a huge influence on Elias' work, and master of the Brazilian bossa nova movement. By the time she was seventeen years old she was touring with the best bossa nova composers and interpreters, composing her own pieces and performing at jazz clubs regularly.
Elias then moved to New York and studied privately with Olegna Fuschi at the Julliard School of Music, eventually joining jazz supergroup Steps Ahead (whose members included Eddie Gomez, Michael Brecker, Peter Erskine, and Mike Mainieri).
Her first live instrumental recording, Eliane Elias Plays Live, was recorded in Amsterdam on the 31st May 2002, and digitally released in the USA in 2010.
Elias lives in New York City with her husband, bassist Marc Johnson.
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The classical tradition meets the spontaneity of jazz through the virtuosic playing of Brazil-born and New York-based pianist Eliane Elias. A former member of jazz ensemble Steps Ahead, Elias has continued to explore two distinct musical streams through her solo recordings and her performances since the mid-'80s. In 1993, she became one of the few artists to release jazz and classical albums simultaneously. In a review of a concert in her homeland, Brazil magazine praised Elias for "her dazzling right-hand runs, executed often at frightening speeds. Her command of the keyboard was total. Her harmonic sensibility caused a sense of wonderment."
Elias may have inherited at least some of her musical talents from her mother, Lucy, a classical pianist who often played jazz records in the family home. After studying for six years at the Free Center of Music Apprenticeship in São Paulo, she continued to study classical technique with Amilton Godoy and Amaral Vieira. By her teens, Elias was composing her own pieces and performing in jazz clubs. While touring in Europe in 1981, she met jazz bassist Eddie Gomez and was encouraged to travel to New York. Arriving in the Big Apple the following year, she studied privately with Olegna Fuschi at the Juilliard School of Music. Elias' professional career received a boost when she was invited to join Steps Ahead, a jazz "supergroup" featuring Michael Brecker, Peter Erskine, Mike Manieri, and Eddie Gomez. She recorded one album with the group -- Steps Ahead -- in 1983. Shortly after leaving Steps Ahead, Elias began collaborating with trumpet player Randy Brecker, whom she subsequently married but later divorced. Their sole duo album, released in 1985, was named after their daughter Amanda. The following year, Elias launched her career as a bandleader. Since then, she's alternated tours with two different trios, one featuring drummer Jack DeJohnette and bassist Gomez and the other featuring drummer Erskine and her current husband, bassist Marc Johnson. Elias has also performed with a third trio, featuring Johnson on bass and Satoshi Takeishi on drums.
She signed with Blue Note in 1989, and released her debut for the label, So Far So Close, the same year with a slew of guests. While most of her recordings have been instrumental, Elias introduced her soft but coarse vocals on her 1990 album Eliane Elias Plays Jobim, and has employed vocals on occasion ever since. Her 1995 album Solos and Duets featured a brilliantly executed duet with Herbie Hancock. In addition to working periodically with Toots Thielemans' Brasil Project, Elias has served as musical director for Gilberto Gil's group. While she continued to record for the rest of the '90s, it was 2000's Impulsive! that proved one of the largest surprises in her career as she collaborated with conductor and arranger Bob Brookmeyer leading the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra. In 2002 she left Blue Note for RCA's Bluebird label, where she debuted with Kissed by Nature, a primarily vocal album, and followed it up with the lovely Dreamer in 2004. Elias released Around the City in 2006, a collection of primarily vocal tracks that moved ever further into pop territory, covering music by Santana, Bob Marley, and even Beck. It was her final album for Bluebird.
She returned to Blue Note for 2007's Something for You: Elaine Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans, fronting a trio with Johnson (who played with Evans) and drummer Joey Baron. In 2009, she issued what many have argued is her finest recording, Bossa Nova Stories, fully engaging her Brazilian heritage in bossa and samba and illustrating her singular jazz instincts as a pianist. In 2010, Savoy Records issued Timeless Eliane Elias, a compilation of tracks culled from her mid-'80s recordings Illusions and Cross Currents. In late 2010, Elias signed with Concord; in the late spring of 2011 she released Light My Fire, her debut set on the label. A year later, Elias paired with bassist Marc Johnson for the instrumental ECM date, Swept Away. In 2013, Elias paid homage to trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker with I Thought About You: A Tribute to Chet Baker. ~ Craig Harris & Thom Jurek, Rovi
Estate
Eliane Elias Lyrics
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Sei piena di un amore che a passato
Che il cuore mio vorrebbe cancellar
Odio l'estate
Il sole che ogni giorno ci saldava
Che splendidi tramonti dipingeva
Addeso brucia solo con furor
Tornerà un altro inverno
Cadranno mille petali di rose
La neve coprirà tutte le cose
E forse un po' di pace tornerà
Odio l'estate
Che hai dato il tuo profumo ad ogni fiore
L'estate che hai creato il nostro amore
Per farmi poi morire di dolor
Tornerà un altro inverno
Cadranno mille petali di rose
La neve coprirà tutte le cose
E forse un po' di pace tornerà
The lyrics to Eliane Elias's song "Estate" express the singer's conflicted emotions associated with the summer season. The first stanza describes a person who is full of love but that love belongs to a past that the singer wishes to forget. The use of metaphors in this stanza is remarkable. The singer compares this person to a heat that is so intense that it makes them recall the kisses they've lost. The second stanza highlights the singer's hatred towards summer, which they associate with the heat that once brought joy but now only burns with fury. The singer remembers the beautiful sunsets that summer used to paint, but now they cannot appreciate them. The repetition of the phrase "odio l'estate" (I hate summer) emphasizes the singer's disgust and dissatisfaction towards this season.
The chorus of the song expresses hope for a new season, winter, that will bring peace and the possibility of forgetting painful memories. The singer imagines that the snow will cover everything, including the roses which will lose their petals. Again, the use of metaphors helps to create an emotional connection with the listener. The final stanza makes a contrast to the earlier part of the song. The singer now acknowledges that summer has given every flower its scent and has created their love, but it has also caused pain, which makes them hate it.
Line by Line Meaning
Sei calda come i baci che ho perduto
You are warm like the kisses I have lost
Sei piena di un amore che a passato
You are full of a love that has passed
Che il cuore mio vorrebbe cancellar
That my heart would like to erase
Odio l'estate
I hate the summer
Il sole che ogni giorno ci saldava
The sun that used to bring us together every day
Che splendidi tramonti dipingeva
That used to paint beautiful sunsets
Addeso brucia solo con furor
Now burns with rage
Tornerà un altro inverno
Another winter will come back
Cadranno mille petali di rose
A thousand rose petals will fall
La neve coprirà tutte le cose
The snow will cover everything
E forse un po' di pace tornerà
And maybe a little peace will come back
Odio l'estate
I hate the summer
Che hai dato il tuo profumo ad ogni fiore
That gave your scent to every flower
L'estate che hai creato il nostro amore
The summer that created our love
Per farmi poi morire di dolor
Only to make me die in pain
Tornerà un altro inverno
Another winter will come back
Cadranno mille petali di rose
A thousand rose petals will fall
La neve coprirà tutte le cose
The snow will cover everything
E forse un po' di pace tornerà
And maybe a little peace will come back
Lyrics © DistroKid, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Bruno Martino, Bruno Brighetti
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
ANDY KATO
Estate
Sei calda come il bacio che ho perduto
Sei piena di un amore che è passato
Che il cuore mio vorrebbe cancellare
Estate
Il sole che ogni giorno ci scaldava
Che splendidi tramonti dipingeva
Adesso brucia solo con furor
Tornerà un altro inverno
Cadranno mille pètali di rose
La neve coprirà tutte le cose
E forse un po' di pace tornerà
Estate
Che ha dato il suo profumo ad ogni fiore
L' estate che ha creato il nostro amore
Per farmi poi morire di dolor
Roberto Pesenti
This is the true italian text from Bruno Martino:
Estate,
sei calda come i baci che ho perduto,
sei piena di un amore che è passato,
che il cuore mio vorrebbe cancellar.
Odio l’estate,
il sole che ogni giorno ci scaldava,
che splendidi tramonti dipingeva,
adesso brucia solo con furor.
Tornerà un altro inverno,
cadranno mille petali di rose,
la neve coprirà tutte le cose
e forse un po’ di pace tornerà.
Odio l’estate,
che ha dato il suo profumo ad ogni fiore,
l’estate che ha creato il nostro amore
per farmi poi morire di dolor.
Odio l’estate.
Odio l’estate.
Tornerà un altro inverno,
cadranno mille petali di rose,
la neve coprirà tutte le cose
e forse un po’ di pace tornerà.
Odio l’estate,
che ha dato il suo profumo ad ogni fiore,
l’estate che ha creato il nostro amore
per farmi poi morire di dolor.
Odio l’estate.
Odio l’estate.
William Petty
Summer
You are as hot as the kisses, that I have lost
You are filled with a love, that is over
That my heart would like to erase
Summer
The sun, that warmed us every day
That painted beautiful sunsets
Now only burns with fury
There will come another winter
Thousands of rose petals will fall
The snow will cover all
And perhaps a little peace will return
Summer
That gave its perfume to every flower
The summer, that created our love
To let me now die of pain
Summer
Marian Chacon
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL,
ROMANTIC, EVOCATIVE,
SULTRY, SEXY VOICE!!!!
I AM AWESTRUCK WITH ELIANE ELIAS. THIS LADY
IS EXTREMELY TALENTED + BEAUTIFUL!!!! I LOVE
THIS MELLOW BRAZILIAN MUSIC. EXCELLENT ORCHESTRATION.
TQ FOR GIVING ME THE
PLEASURE OF HEARING
THIS LOVELY MELODY!!!!
jennifer86010
Eliane's voice..the sound of her voice...within it's alto register..is magic. She could be speaking these lyrics instead of singing them and the feeling would be the same..warm, rich, sensuous. I met Toots several times when he toured with Kenny Werner. Often, there wasn't a dry eye in the house..his playing is so sensual, so expressive..so straight to the heart. He is a world treasure, and there never will be a replacement for him. Elaine and Toots are a fantastic combination with Estate.
Marino Junior
Maravilhosa interpretação! Que linda canção! Jazz/Bossa Nova!Só poderia ser você Eliane Elias! Sem palavras!
Mark Messing
Eliane Elias – vocals and piano
Oscar Castro Neves – guitar
Ricardo Vogt – guitar
Marc Johnson – bass
Paulo Braga – drums and percussion
Toots Thielmans – harmonica
Ivan Lins – vocal
Rob Mathes – orchestra arranging and conducting
Salim Tenang
Incredible modulations yet very artful - genius!
Luca Marchetti
TOOTS...
Mario Daladiel
Caraca, essa mulher é demais! Sou fã dessa música e já ouvi a maioria das interpretações, inclusive a do João, mas esta "matou". Parabéns Eliane. P.S. Acabo de comprar seu CD na Amazon.
Josiane Godoy
Interpretação maravilhosa!!! Canção belíssima!!!
Jim Stapp
HER MUSIC ABILITY MIXED WITH SUCH FEELING IS MAGIC
George Firk
I am just blown away by this beautiful tune,her voice just amazing,and the orchestration,and the the .....!!!!! ..Oh! Just Fabulous.
Hilario Guimaraes
Estate Sei calda come i baci che ho perduto Sei piena di un amore che è passato Che il cuore mio vorrebbe cancellare Estate Il sole che ogni giorno ci scaldava Che splendidi tramonti dipingeva Adesso brucia solo con furore Tornerà un altro inverno Cadranno mille pètali di rose La neve coprirà tutte le cose E forse un po' di pace tornerà Estate Che ha dato il suo profumo ad ogni fiore L' estate che ha creato il nostro amore Per farmi poi morire di dolore Estate