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203868_HH_Sept_0 8/22/19 3:47 PM Page 1 The only jazz magazine THE LATIN SIDE in NY in print, online and on apps! OF HOT HOUSE P31 September 2019 www.hothousejazz.com (Le) Poisson Rouge Page 21 Birdland Page 10 Jazzmeia Horn Eliane Elias Larry Fuller Howard Johnson Birdland Theater Page 10 Merkin Hall Page 17 Where To Go & Who To See Since 1982 203868_HH_Sept_0 8/22/19 3:47 PM Page 2 2 203868_HH_Sept_0 8/22/19 3:47 PM Page 3 3 203868_HH_Sept_0 8/22/19 3:47 PM Page 4 4 203868_HH_Sept_0 8/22/19 3:47 PM Page 5 5 203868_HH_Sept_0 8/22/19 3:47 PM Page 6 6 203868_HH_Sept_0 8/22/19 3:47 PM Page 7 7 203868_HH_Sept_0 8/22/19 3:47 PM Page 8 8 203868_HH_Sept_0 8/22/19 3:48 PM Page 9 9 203868_HH_Sept_0 8/22/19 3:48 PM Page 10 WINNING SPINS By George Kanzler ARRY FULLER AND ELIANE as a rhapsodic solo that glides into a gentle Elias are both consummate jazz tempo, never straying far from the core pianists,L but their new albums address melody. The content of this recording is very different aspects of their artistry. rewardingly diverse, but all of it exudes Larry digs into the robust heart of piano the joyous, personal piano voice of Larry trio and solo expressiveness, while Eliane Fuller. largely sidelines her instrument in favor of Eliane Elias's Love Stories (Concord) her voice, with a lush orchestral setting is an orchestral project as well as a the- and an overarching theme. matic one. It seems more than a coinci- Larry Fuller's new release, Overjoyed dence that three of the nine songs have (Capri), has a perfectly descriptive title for been closely associated with Frank his often jubilant, swinging and infectious Sinatra, for like Frank, Eliane is present- playing. Bassist Hassan Shakur and ing an album as a unified mood with a sin- drummer Lewis Nash join Larry as he gular theme, in this case the "many facets romps through nine of the album's dozen and forms of love." Eliane's voice is pres- tunes with gusto and soulful swing. Wes ent, and the focus, on all of the tunes here, Montgomery's bright, funky "Fried Pies," including three originals. Because she introduced by stop-time piano riffs, kicks shares a limited range and soft tone, often things off, with Larry launching a boister- devoid of vocal drama, with her Brazilian ous, swiftly paced solo before ceding space countrywoman Astrud Gilberto, Eliane is to bass and drum solos. One of Larry's sometimes underrated as a singer. Her notable employers was the late bassist Ray voice can be swallowed into the orchestral Brown, and Larry features his own bassist, setting, especially when bossa nova is the Hassan, in the melody lead on Ray's "Lined rhythm, as on the opener, "A Man and a with a Groove." Hassan also shines on "Got Woman." But she can also be hypnotically My Mojo Workin'," excavating the groove enthralling, her voice insinuating itself along with Lewis’ boogaloo beats, and trad- into the subconscious, as in her languorous ing fours with the drummer after Larry's intoning of "Don't be afraid to fall in love blues-drenched solo. And Hassan con- with me," on Antonio Carlos Jobim's tributes a high trilling ostinato tag to "Bonita," one of those compositions record- Larry's choruses on Oscar Peterson's ed by Frank. On her own "Silence" and "Bossa Beguine." "The View" Eliane's delivery becomes more Larry is a pianist who avoids abstrac- personal, intimate and convincing. Not tion, his playing rarely cerebral, even at coincidentally, neither selection is a bossa, slow tempos. So a light, joyous spirit ani- both are ballads propelled by strings and mates his exploration of Stevie Wonder's discreet piano. "Overjoyed." It begins with a lyrical prel- However, there are some sparkling ude, largely rubato, ruminating on the piano moments on this CD, moments that melody before tempo kicks in and Larry enforce Eliane's conviction that "the piano etches the familiar, insistent theme over a is an extension of my body and the deepest Latin-tinged beat, creating a resonant solo expression of my soul." Her more lyrical that rarely strays far from the outlines of side emerges in piano solos on "Angel Wonder's melody. Larry articulates single Eyes" and "The View," while "Little Boat," notes with a crystalline, bell-like clarity, a bossa and the only track with some especially on slower ballads, as in his ring- Portuguese lyrics, finds her in her lilting ing, single-notes limning of the Nat King comfort zone on the keys. The most forceful Cole chestnut, "Mona Lisa." His pearly piano comes on a big, rocking version of touch also brings distinction to his origi- "Come Fly With Me," which also has her nal, "Jane's Theme," a tune that practical- most suave and sultry vocal. It is the ly dances out of the speakers. swinging center of an album that explores Two tracks are solo piano explorations the shifting moods of love. exposing Larry's romantic tendencies. The Gershwins' "How Long Has This Been Larry Fuller's trio plays Birdland Going On" begins as a rubato fantasia on Theater Sept. 12-14. Eliane Elias the melody, then settles into a light stride headlines at Birdland Sept. 17-21. improvisation. 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