Havin' Fun

Havin' Fun
Studio album by
Joanne Brackeen Trio
Released1985
RecordedJune 1985
StudioNew York
GenreJazz
LabelConcord Jazz
CJ-280
ProducerCarl E. Jefferson
Joanne Brackeen chronology
Special Identity
(1981) 		Havin' Fun
(1985) 		Fi-Fi Goes to Heaven
(1986)

Havin' Fun is an album of jazz standards by American pianist Joanne Brackeen recorded in 1985 and released on the Concord Jazz label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz noted "The sound is lovely with lots of definition on both bass and percussion. Foster is perhaps a little straight-ahead for this type of thing, but McBee is absolutely solid".[3] AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Brackeen's distinctive style is heard very much intact in this fairly accessible format, and she makes the ancient tunes sound fresh. Recommended".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Thinking of You" (Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar) – 4:58
  2. "I've Got The World On A String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 5:28
  3. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) – 6:48
  4. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 4:01
  5. "This Is Always" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 5:11
  6. "Everything She Wants" (George Michael) – 4:15
  7. "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) – 7:17
  8. "Day by Day" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) – 5:31

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Discogs: album entry accessed February 14, 2017
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Joanne Brackeen – Havin' Fun: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (3rd ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 156–157. ISBN 014051368X.