My Foolish Heart~Eliane Elias Eliane Elias ( born March 19, 1960 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, arranger and songwriter. Elaine Elias grew up with an affinity for both the popular and traditional music of her country as well as American jazz. She began studying piano at age seven, and by age twelve, she was transcribing solos by Bud Powell, Art Tatum and other jazz greats. When she was 17, Elias began touring with two renowned Brazilian artists, singer/songwriter Toquinho and the great poet, Vinicius de Moraes, who was Antonio Carlos Jobims co-writer. In 1981, she headed for New York where she became a member of the group Steps Ahead. Her first recording, a collaboration with Randy Brecker, has been followed by more than 15 solo albums, each of which has appeared on Billboard jazz charts and received critical acclaim. Her 1995 duet with Herbie Hancock, from her album Solos and Duets, received a Grammy nomination. Elias has recorded as a guest artist with Joe Henderson,James Taylor, Michael Franks, Mingus Dynasty, Andy Summers, the Brecker Brothers, Out of the Loop, Earl Klugh and Toots Thielemans Brazil Project. She has won readers polls in JAZZIZ and DownBeat magazines, and has seen her original compositions arranged by Bob Brookmeyer for a 2001 Grammy-winning recording by the Danish Radio Big Band. In 2006, Elias co-produced and wrote compositions for her husband Marc Johnsons album, Shades of Jade, which won the Danish Music Award that year as best foreign release. Elias is hailed as a marvelous pianist, composer, arranger and singer and is regarded as a leading interpreter of the songs of Antonio Carlos Jobim. She has been involved in numerous recordings and concerts in celebration of Jobims music, including two albums of her own. On her latest album, Something for You, Elias explores the music of Bill Evans. The album includes several never released and recently discovered tunes that Evans was working on before his death. On this Piano Jazz from 2008, Elaine Elias performs a set of tunes distinctly dedicated to the music of the late Bill Evans. She performs Evans tunes My Foolish Heart For Nanette, I Love My Wife, Heres Something for You (Evans, lyrics by Elias), Liza (G.& I. Gershwin, Kahn) and B Minor Waltz, and duets with Marian McPartland on two early Bill Evans favorites: Autumn Leaves and Alone Together. Her latest album is I Thought About You (A Tribute to Chet Baker). My Foolish Heart is a popular song that was published in 1949. The music was composed by Victor Young and the lyric was written by Ned Washington. Lyrics: The scene is set for dreaming, loves knocking at the door but oh my heart, Im reluctant to start, for weve been fooled before. The night is like a lovely tune, beware, my foolish heart. How white the ever constant moon, take care, my foolish heart. Theres a line between love and fascination, thats hard to see on an evening such as this, for they both give the very same sensation when youre lost in the magic of a kiss. Your lips are much too close to mine, beware, my foolish heart, but should our eager lips combine, then let the fire start, for this time, it isnt fascination or a dream that will fade and fall apart, its love. This time its love, my foolish heart.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 07:21:20 +0000
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