Swept Away | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 7, 2012 | |||
Recorded | February 2010 | |||
Studio | Avatar, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 1:08:26 | |||
Label | ECM ECM 2168 | |||
Producer | Eliane Elias, Marc Johnson | |||
Marc Johnson and Eliane Elias chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
All About Jazz | [2] |
The Buffalo News | [3] |
Financial Times | [4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
The Irish Times | [6] |
Jazz Forum | [7] |
Jazzwise | [8] |
Tom Hull | B+ [9] |
Swept Away is a studio album by a quartet led by double bassist Marc Johnson and pianist Eliane Elias, with tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano and drummer Joey Baron, recorded in February 2010 and released on ECM in September 2012. [10]
Both The Guardian and AllMusic gave the album four stars. [5] [1] In The Guardian, critic John Fordham sees the influence of Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett and praises the album's intimacy. [5] At AllMusic, Rick Anderson calls it "ECM jazz" for the melancholy and spaciousness which are characteristic of many albums in the label's catalogue. [1]
Cormac Larkin of The Irish Times gave the album five stars, stating it was even better than Johnson and Elias's last collaboration, and crediting Elias in particular for "really lift[ing] Swept Away to another level." [6] Phil Johnson of The Independent commented "Bassist Johnson and pianist Elias are partners in life as well as music, and this delightfully dreamy album of 11 songs suggests the domestic scale and unforced intimacy of an interior by the French painter Pierre Bonnard... As sensitive, small-group jazz goes, this is close to definitive." [11] Jeff Tamarkin writing for JazzTimes added, "Although Johnson shares top billing with Elias, his role is largely confined to locking in with Baron and too infrequently unfurling a faultlessly framed solo..." [12]
All tracks except for "Shenandoah" were composed by Eliane Elias (1–3, 5, 7, 8, 10) and Marc Johnson (4, 6, 8–10).
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [13] | 51 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] | 148 |
John Taylor was a British jazz pianist, born in Manchester, England, who occasionally performed on the organ and the synthesizer. In his obituary, The Guardian described him as "one of the great jazz pianists and composers of his generation" and at a musical level comparable to Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, McCoy Tyner and Brad Meldhau.
Stephen Paul Motian was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer. Motian played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties.
Marc Alan Johnson is an American jazz bass player, composer and band leader. Johnson was born in Nebraska and grew up in Texas. He is married to the Brazilian jazz pianist and singer Eliane Elias.
John Laird Abercrombie was an American jazz guitarist. His work explored jazz fusion, free jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Abercrombie studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He was known for his understated style and his work with organ trios.
Eliane Elias is a Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, composer and arranger.
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