Swept Away Marc Johnson & Eliane Elias

• 1 Swept Away 06:18
• 2 It's Time 05:50
• 3 One Thousand and One Nights 08:16
• 4 When the Sun Comes Up 06:35
• 5 B Is for Butterfly 08:05
• 6 Midnight Blue 06:01
• 7 Moments 05:49
• 8 Sirens of Titan 05:53
• 9 Foujita 05:35
• 10 Inside Her Old Music Box 05:29
• 11 Shenandoah 04:34
• Total Runtime 01:08:25

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Auf “Swept Away” kommuniziert ein Quartett aus Spitzenkönnern - Pianistin Eliane Elias, Bassist Marc Johnson, Drummer Joey Baron und Saxofonist Joe Lovano – durch Musik, die gleichermaßen einladend und sinnlich, lyrisch und voller Swing ist. Die in Brasilien geborene Elias hatte mit den ECM-Veteranen Baron und Lovano schon auf Johnsons 2005er ECM-Album „Shades of Jade“ gespielt, das allenthalben auf großes Lob stieß. Die New York Times berauschte sich an dem “kalten Leuchten”, das durch die enge Partnerschaft zwischen Elias und Johnson möglich werde, während The Village Voice fand, das Album sei “schimmernd”, habe aber “in seiner Üppigkeit auch allerhand Spannkraft.” Die gleichen Worte würden für “Swept Away” passen, das eine Handvoll melodiensatter Elias-Kompositionen enthält, vom entspannt fließenden Titelstück über den urbanen Romantizismus von “Be Is for Butterfly” und “It’s Time” mit seiner After-Hours-Atmosphäre. Ein weiteres Highlight ist Marc Johnsons fröhlich groovendes, östlich angehauchtes “When The Sun Comes Up”; mit Johnsons Solo-Fassung des alten amerikanischen Folksongs “Shenandoah” schließt das Album.

Eliane Elias, piano
Marc Johnson, double bass
Joey Baron, drums
Joe Lovano, tenor saxophone

Recorded February 2010 Avatar Studios, New York
Engineer: Joe Ferla
Assistant: Rick Kwan
Mixed by Joe Ferla
Assistant: Bret Mayer
Produced by Eliane Elias and Marc Johnson

Marc Johnson
was born in Nebraska in 1953, and he grew up in Texas. By age 19, he was working professionally with the Fort Worth Symphony, and while at North Texas State University, he played and recorded with fellow student Lyle Mays. After graduating he toured and recorded with Woody Herman, before becoming, at the age of 25, the bassist with the Bill Evans Trio, following in the footsteps of masterful players including Scott La Faro, Gary Peacock and Eddie Gomez.

Marc Johnson’s many recording credits since then include discs with Michael Brecker, Bob Brookmeyer, Gary Burton, Jack DeJohnette, Eliane Elias, Peter Erskine, Bill Frisell, Stan Getz, Joe Lovano, Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny, Ben Monder, Paul Motian and Enrico Pieranunzi, among others.

His first ECM recordings were with his own Bass Desires quartet, who released two important albums, Bass Desires and Second Sight. The bassist subsequently recorded for the label as a member of John Abercrombie’s trio and appears on the guitarist’s discs including Cat’n’Mouse and Class Trip. He has also contributed to ECM albums by guitarist Ralph Towner (Lost and Found), pianist John Taylor (Rosslyn), saxophonist Charles Lloyd (Lift Every Voice) and bandoneón master Dino Saluzzi (Cité de la Musique).

Leader dates have included Shades of Jade and Swept Away – both featuring Eliane Elias, Joe Lovano, and Joey Baron, with John Scofield also appearing on Shades.

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