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
There Will Never Be Another You
Eliane Elias Lyrics
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And I'll be standing here with someone new
There will be other songs to sing
Another fall, another spring
But there will never be another you
There will be other lips that I may kiss
But they won't thrill me like yours used to do
But how can they come true
If there will never ever be another you?
Another, you?
Another, you?
Another, you?
There will be many other nights like this
And I'll be standing here with someone new
There will be other songs to sing
Another fall, another spring
But there will never be another you
There will be other lips that I may kiss
But they won't thrill me like yours used to do
Yes, I may dream a million dreams
But how can they come true
If there will never ever be another you?
In Eliane Elias’s song “There Will Never Be Another You,” the lyrics convey a sense of nostalgia and regret. The singer acknowledges that life will go on and there will be other partners, experiences, and songs to enjoy. However, despite these potential new opportunities, the singer declares that there will never be another person like the one they’ve lost. They express that while they may dream of many things, they will never come true because their heart will always hold a special place for the one they’ve lost.
The repetition of the phrase “there will never be another you” throughout the song emphasizes the singer’s sorrow and the significance of their loss. The lyrics demonstrate the complexities of human emotion, as the singer acknowledges that they will inevitably move on, but they are unable to let go of what they’ve lost. This song speaks to the universal experience of heartbreak and losing someone significant, making it relatable to many listeners.
Line by Line Meaning
There will be many other nights like this
I will have other nights like this
And I'll be standing here with someone new
I will be with someone new
There will be other songs to sing
I will have other songs to sing
Another fall, another spring
Another season will come and go
But there will never be another you
But there will never be another person like you
There will be other lips that I may kiss
I will have other people to kiss
But they won't thrill me like yours used to do
But they won't make me feel the same way you did
Yes, I may dream a million dreams
Yes, I may have many dreams
But how can they come true
But how can they come true
If there will never ever be another you?
If there will never ever be another person like you?
Another, you?
Another person like you?
Another, you?
Another person like you?
Another, you?
Another person like you?
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, MATTSAM MUSIC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
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@lesnyk255
Two kids on a playground, spontaneously inventing their adventure game as they go - two jazz greats in a studio, making it up on the fly - this is the real deal, folks - this is why they call it playing. My tears of joy......
@willemhaenen7259
Nic, nice, nice ,beauutiful
@joerumler6190
Pure jazz
@johnbrough3526
A classic meeting of jazz minds and souls !
@surfzion
It's just incredible what can be done with 12 notes. Music is a true miracle.
@LeonardWaks
I learned to play this song at age 15 when I took a couple of months of jazz lessons. It is still my favorite song ever, and one of the easiest to solo on. I've been playing it now for 65 years.
@stephengolden6080
Play on Len with one of the greatest songs ever written!🙂
@jeanneumana1052
Eliane always puts her whole body into her playing. Great gig!
@3RTracing
Never before and Never again. My two most favorite pianists. So much talent, so much interplay and listening to each other, so much creativity, all in 6 minutes. I miss you Chick so much. And I adore you and your talent Eliane. What a treasure this recording is. Virtuosity at its finest. Rest In Peace Chick. Play on Eliane, you are such a powerful musician.
@oliviaedralin1436
Their timing is impeccable! Great harmonic voicings from these iconic artists,, such a pleasure to listen to