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Take A Chance (Joanne Brackeen Album)
''Take a Chance'' is an album by American pianist Joanne Brackeen recorded in 1993 and released on the Concord Records, Concord Jazz label. It is Brakeen's second album of Music of Brazil, Brazilian music following 1991's ''Breath of Brazil''. Reception AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "This is a delightful set ... The pianist stretches the songs a bit in spots but never neglects their melodies or the original moods. Well worth several listens". In JazzTimes, Sunsh Stein stated "Joanne Brackeen's passion permeats everything she plays ... Her feel for Brazilian music also seems innate, as evidenced by this recording and its predescessor ''Breath of Brasil'' ... The band confidently carries the listener through the many moods of Brackeen's Brazil".Stein, SJazzTimes Review December 1994 Track listing All compositions by Joanne Brackeen except where noted. # "Recado Bossa Nova" (Luiz Antonio, Djalma Ferreira) – 7:00 # "Children's Games" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 7:57 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Brackeen
Joanne Brackeen (born Joanne Grogan; July 26, 1938) is an American jazz pianist and music educator. Music career Brackeen was born in Ventura, California, United States, and attended the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music. She was a fan of pop pianist Frankie Carle before she became enamored with the music of Charlie Parker. In the 1950s she performed with Dexter Gordon, Teddy Edwards, and Charles Brackeen. She and Brackeen married and moved to New York City in 1965. She performed with Chick Corea, Freddie McCoy, and Ornette Coleman. She played with Joe Henderson (1972–75) and Stan Getz (1975–77) before leading her own trio and quartet. She established herself as a cutting-edge pianist and composer through her appearances around the world, and her solo performances also established her reputation as an innovative and dynamic pianist. Her trios featured such noted players as Clint Houston, Eddie Gómez, John Patitucci, Jack DeJohnette, Cecil McBee and Billy Hart. She served o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |