With 2022's
Quietude,
Eliane Elias crafts a sumptuously intimate showcase for her Portuguese vocals and bossa nova jazz balladry. The album follows her Grammy-winning 2021 production
Mirror Mirror, where she went head-to-head with fellow piano luminaries
Chucho Valdes and
Chick Corea, the latter of whom died soon after the album was finished. That album put
Elias' immense jazz, Latin, and classical keyboard skills on display. While she does play some piano here,
Quietude intentionally spotlights her voice, pairing the Brazilian-born performer with several of her closest guitar friends on a handful of her favorite songs from her homeland. Here,
Elias is joined by
Marcus Teixeira with whom she has worked since her breakthrough 2015 album
Made in Brazil. Also joining her is
Lula Galvao, one of the leading masters of the Brazilian acoustic guitar tradition. There are also rhythm section contributions from percussionist
Celso de Almeida and
Elias' husband, bassist
Marc Johnson, the latter of whom also produced the effort with
Steve Rodby in Sao Paulo. Much of the album focuses on duets, including a hushed reading of
Dorival Caymmi's "Marina" with
Teixeira. Other songs, like her lyrical take on
Antonio Carlos Jobim's "So Tinha Que Ser Com Voce" benefit from her lush small group sound. We also get a spritely take on
Haroldo Barbosa and
Geraldo Jacques' bossa nova "Tim-Tim Por Tim-Tim" which
Elias recorded with the late Brazilian guitar legend
Oscar Castro-Neves prior to his 2013 passing and which she hadn't released until now. Equally compelling is her affectionate album-ending duet with 79-year-old singer
Dori Caymmi on his father and
Nelson Motta's poetic sailing ballad "Saveiros." ~ Matt Collar
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