Cross Currents (Eliane Elias album)

Cross Currents
Studio album by Eliane Elias
Released	1987
Recorded	March 16, 1987 — March 21, 1987 in New York
Genre	Contemporary Jazz
Length	1:02:50
Label	Denon Records, Blue Note
Producer	Randy Brecker, Eliane Elias
Eliane Elias chronology
Illusions (1986)Illusions1986 Cross Currents (1987) So Far So Close (1989)So Far So Close1989

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Cross Currents is the third studio album by Brazilian jazz pianist Eliane Elias. The record was released via Denon Records Blue Note label.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hallucinations"	Bud Powell	3:43
2.	"Cross Currents"	Eliane Elias	5:35
3.	"One Side of You"	Eliane Elias	5:13
4.	"East Coasting"	Charles Mingus	6:54
5.	"Coming and Going" (Vou Alí E Já Volto)	Egle Chiarelli	3:47
6.	"Campari & Soda"	Eliane Elias	5:39
7.	"Beautiful Love"	Egbert Van Alstyne, Haven Gillespie, Victor Young, Wayne King	6:54
8.	"Impulsive"	Eliane Elias	4:15
9.	"When You Wish Upon a Star"	Leigh Harline, Ned Washington	6:42
Total length:			01:02:50

Selected personnel

• Randy Brecker – Producer, Vocals
• Café – Percussion
• Jack DeJohnette – Drums
• Eliane Elias – Composer, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
• Peter Erskine – Drums, Vocals
• Barry Finnerty – Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
• Eddie Gomez – Bass
• Christine Martin – Executive Producer, Vocals

Chart performance

Cross Currents peaked at #1 on the Jazz chart of the Gavin Report.

Notes

• The song "Coming And Going (Vou Alí E Já Volto)" was written by Eliane's grandmother in 1927 when she was 12 years old.
• Eliane Elias plays Steinway & Sons pianos.

External links

• Official website
• Cross Currents -- Eliane Elias Trio Recorded Live at the Munich Philharmonie 1991 on YouTube

• Official website