So Far So Close Explained

So Far So Close
Type:	studio
Artist:	Eliane Elias
Cover:	So far so close -- album cover.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	1989
Recorded:	at Skyline Studios, Duplex Sound, Clinton Recording Studio in New York
Genre:	Contemporary Jazz
Length:	41:45
Label:	Blue Note B1-91411
Producer:	Don Alias, Deodato
Chronology:	Eliane Elias
Prev Title:	Cross Currents
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Eliane Elias Plays Jobim
Next Year:	1990

So Far So Close is the fourth studio album by Brazilian jazz artist Eliane Elias.^[1] It was released in 1989 via Blue Note label.^{[2] [3]} She wrote eight compositions for this album. This is her first album recorded via Blue Note.^{[4] [5]}

Reception

In his review Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated "Having established her credentials as a fine acoustic pianist, she switched back to her less personal synthesizer work and contributed some rather mundane wordless vocals. The music (which includes some solos from tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker on flugelhorn) is not terrible, but it lacks a sense of adventure and sounds as if potential radio airplay was its main goal."

Select personnel

• Don Alias – percussion, producer
• Jim Beard – programming, synthesizer
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
• Randy Brecker – flugelhorn
• Café – percussion
• Deodato – associate producer, engineer, producer
• Eliane Elias – arranger, piano, producer, synthesizer, vocals
• Peter Erskine – drums
• Will Lee – bass

Notes and References

1. Book: Barnhart . Stephen L. . Gillespie . John . Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary . 2000 . . 978-0-313-29627-7 . 105 . 18 November 2021 . en.
2. Web site: Eliane Elias – So Far So Close . . 2015-09-15.
3. Web site: Eliane Elias – So Far So Close . Amazon . 2015-09-15.
4. Web site: ARTISTS - ELIANE ELIAS . . 2015-09-15.
5. Book: Yurochko . Bob . A Short History of Jazz . 2001 . Rowman & Littlefield . 9780830415953 . 246 . 30 October 2019 . en.