Eliana Pittman (born Eliana Leite Da Silva; August 14, 1945), is a Brazilian former singer and actress. Pittman was one of the more soulful singers of the early 1970s. The stepdaughter of the jazz saxophonist Booker Pittman, she was deeply influenced and encouraged by him to become an artist, as he was her first music teacher, mentor and partner on some records.
With a distinctive swinging voice and intensity in her style, Pittman was a brilliant scat singer who turned insipid novelty tunes and light pop into definitive, jazz based treatment. Her first great hit was Tristeza, recorded in 1966, which gained her instant recognition in South America, though she never had a huge hit like Astrud Gilberto's Garota de Ipanema. During the 60s and 70s, she toured throughout Brazil, Italy, France, Japan, US, Spain and Venezuela. In 2001, Pittman opened a new tour starting from Rio de Janeiro. Since then, she has been alternating moments of reclusion and some activity as a TV actress.
Selected discography
Eliana & Booker Pittman – News From Brazil (Odeon/Paradise Masters, Brazil, 1963)
É Preciso Cantar (Copacabana, Brazil, 1966)
Positivamente, Eliana (Rozenblit, Brazil, 1968)
Eliana Ao Vivo (Copacabana, Brazil, 1968)
Estrela É Lua Nova (RGE/Fermata, Brazil, 1969)
Eliana Pittman (Odeon/EMI, Brazil, 1971)
Eliana Pittman (Odeon/EMI, Brazil, 1972)
Tô Chegando, Já Cheguei (RCA, Brazil, 1974)
Pra Sempre (RCA, Brazil, 1976)
Quem Vai Querer (RCA, Brazil, 1977)
Minha Melhor Melodia (RCA, Brazil, 1978)
Abandono (RCA, Brazil, 1979)
Soul Of Brazil – Funk, Soul, & Bossa Grooves 1965 to 1977 (EMI/Odeon, France, late 1970s)
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