Impulsive!

1997 studio album by Eliane Elias

Impulsive!

Studio album by

Eliane Elias

Released| 1997
Recorded| 23–26 February 1997
Studio| Studio Broadcast House, Copenhagen.
Genre| Piano jazz
Length| 54:53
Label| Stunt Records STUCD 00102
Producer| Finn Kragerup, Peter H. Larsen
Eliane Elias chronology
| The Three Americas
(1996)  | Impulsive!
(1997)  | Eliane Elias Sings Jobim
(1998)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [2]

Impulsive! is a studio album by Brazilian jazz artist Eliane Elias. The album was recorded with Bob Brookmeyer and The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra and released in 1997 via Stunt Records label.[3] All six compositions are written by Elias, and she has solo spots on each.

## Reception

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Harvey Siders of Jazz Times wrote "Elias is the poster girl for jazz globalization. Brazilian-born, now New York-based, Elias reveals her Latin roots, her classical apprenticeship, her harmonically complex composing skills and her refreshingly contemporary keyboard chops in her performance. All this, in collaboration with Brookmeyer, makes for an outstanding session. Too many solo highlights to credit, but it would be criminal to ignore bassist Thomas Ovesen and the flugelhornist Henrik Bolberg Pedersen, and everyone involved in the scorching title tune."[4]

Jack Bowers of All About Jazz noted "The compositions on Impulsive! are by Brazilian–bred Elias, the charts by Kansas City’s Bob Brookmeyer, and they — and the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra — form an impressively cosmopolitan team. Orchestrally speaking, Brookmeyer gets the most out of each of Elias’ half–dozen charming melodies, sketching them in bold and brilliant colors, while the DRJO plays them with its usual unruffled proficiency and flair."[5]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Eliane Elias

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Just Kiddin'"| 7:31
2.| "So in Love"| 8:42
3.| "Moments"| 9:13
4.| "The Time Is Now"| 11:48
5.| "One Side of You"| 7:52
6.| "Impulsive!"| 10:02
Total length:| 54:53

## Credits

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* Eliane Elias – piano
* Bob Brookmeyer – conductor
* Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra

## References

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1. ^ Dryden, Ken. "Eliane Elias – Impulsive!". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
2. ^ Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin. p. 392\. ISBN 978-0-14-102327-4. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
3. ^ "Eliane Elias – Impulsive!". discogs. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
4. ^ Siders, Harvey (October 1997). "Eliane Elias/Bob Brookmeyer and the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra: Impulsive!". JazzTimes. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
5. ^ BOWERS, JACK (1 May 2001). "The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra: Impulsive! The Music Of Eliane Elias". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

## External links

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* Official website

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Eliane Elias

Studio albums|

* Amanda (1985)
* Illusions (1986)
* Cross Currents (1987)
* So Far So Close (1989)
* Eliane Elias Plays Jobim (1990)
* A Long Story (1991)
* Fantasia (1992)
* Paulistana (1993)
* On the Classical Side (1993)
* Solos and Duets (1994)
* Impulsive! (1997)
* The Three Americas (1996)
* Eliane Elias Sings Jobim (1998)
* Everything I Love (2000)
* Kissed by Nature (2002)
* Dreamer (2004)
* Around the City (2006)
* Something for You: Eliane Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans (2008)
* Bossa Nova Stories (2008)
* Eliane Elias Plays Live (2010)
* Light My Fire (2011)
* Swept Away (2012)
* I Thought About You (2013)
* Made in Brazil (2015)
* Dance of Time (2017)
* Music from Man of La Mancha (2018)
* Love Stories (2019)
* Mirror Mirror (2021)
* Quietude (2022)

Compilations|

* Brazilian Classics (2003)

Related articles|

* Steps Ahead

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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