Eliane Elias & Band live in Murnau 2009

Eliane Elias - piano,vocals
Marc Johnson - bass
Rubens de la Corte - guitar
Rafael Barata - drums

recorded live at Festival Grenzenlos, Kultur- und Tagungszentrum Murnau, October 25, 2009

1. "Chega de Saudade" (Antonio Carlos Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes)
2. "They can’t take that away from me" (George & Ira Gershwin)
3. "Por causa de vocè" (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
4. "So danco samba" (Antonio Carlos Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes)
5. "Tangerine" (Victor Schertzinger/Johnny Mercer)
6. Introductions by Eliane Elias
7. "The girl from Ipanema" (Antonio Carlos Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes)
8. "Fotografia" (Antonio Carlos Jobim)

In celebration of the silver anniversary Bossa Nova, Brazil-born, New York-based vocalist/pianist Eliane Elias lovingly pays tribute to the music of her homeland with "Bossa Nova Stories", a sublime 14-tune collection that captures the cool and alluring spirit of bossa nova, released on Blue Not records. Eliane’s singing, integrated with her piano, makes her a unique interpreter of melody and song. On Bossa Nova Stories, her vocal delivery is a marvel of rhythmic freedom, swinging beautifully and wonderfully integrated with the syncopations of her piano, or in counterpoint to the rhythm of the guitar. This is a true musician singing. Her voice, vocal phrasing, feel and interpretation place her at the top of this genre.