Born: July 26, 1938 Primary Instrument: Piano
Joanne Brackeen is one of jazz's most prized possessions: a virtuoso pianist and master composer who epitomizes the history and evolution of jazz from traditional to free, and everything in between; all with a contemporary edge. Joanne's unique sound was honed through a period of apprenticeship with some of the world's greatest names: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Joe Henderson, Stan Getz, and the list goes on. Since the mid 70's, Joanne has been at the forefront of new music, recording over 20 albums as a leader with some of the most respected musicians in jazz. Her playful and complex sense of time, rhythm and mood permeates her repertoire, which now numbers close to 300 original compositions, 100 of which have been recorded.
JOANNE'S MUSICAL BEGINNING Joanne was born Joanne Grogan in Southern California in 1938, and began to play the piano at the age of 9, even though she had been yearning to play from age 5. A grand piano her parents owned lured her to the keys, but “mysteriously” disappeared and was replaced by a tiny upright. Her lessons were a disaster however, because the teacher required the students to play basic classical exercises. “That was not my idea of what piano music was!” laughs Joanne. “What I really wanted to play was what I was hearing on the radio. So of course, I didn't practice.” Her exposure to jazz began during this time with the recordings of bandleader and pianist Frankie Carle, who she imitated as she taught herself to play and improvise. “I figured out all the notes and chords for the left and right hands, because it never dawned on me that you couldn't do that without instruction. It took me about 6 months, and I copied about eight of the solos. I memorized them, then started playing out at school functions when I was 11 with a girlfriend on accordion!” As her talent was realized, she was accepted to the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, but she dropped out to pursue jazz because “too much of the education of the day was ineffective. All they did was talk about music. If I can't see or actually do something that I'm learning, I get very bored.”
FROM LOS ANGELES TO NEW YORK By the late 50's at the age of only 20, Joanne was sitting in on jam sessions in Los Angeles, playing with heavyweights like Dexter Gordon and Harold Land and gigging with Charles Lloyd, Bobby Hutcherson and Billy Higgins. Her jazz career was launched. She met and married saxophonist Charles Brackeen in the early 60's, and subsequently had four children. Contrary to popular belief, Joanne never stopped her career during this period: “I wasn't always gigging, but I never stopped playing.” When they moved to New York in the mid 60's, she began to command the attention of the upper echelon of jazz players and played with Woody Shaw and Dave Liebman in 1969. She spent the next several years with the ultimate working band, the Jazz Messengers, led by Art Blakey. “Art called me his adopted daughter,” says Joanne, “and he was the first person to say all the things that I heard inside myself since I was 9 or 10. I think that he influenced my whole musical experience. He played the way he talked, and the way he talked was the way I thought.” She became one of the most lauded pianists of the day, working with Joe Henderson for three years and two with saxophonist Stan Getz.
JOANNE EMERGES AS A LEADER By the mid 70's, Joanne was leading her own groups. She established herself as a cutting edge pianist and composer through her appearances around the world, and her solo performances also cemented her reputation as one of the most innovative and dynamic of pianists. Her trios featured such noted players as Eddie Gomez, Jack DeJohnette, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart, Sam Jones, and others. “There's a kind of feeling that I get from certain artists, like Ornette Coleman, where you don't get bored listening to them,” Joanne states, saying her music refuses to sit still. “I don't want to just look at the color red for an hour, why can't I have different colors? I like my music to have that feeling, different colors.”
JOANNE AS EDUCATOR AND MENTOR Joanne has been awarded two grants (for performance and composition) from the National Endowment for the Arts, leading to solo performances at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. In the mid 80's the US State Department sponsored her tour of the Middle East and Europe. She also has served on the NEA grant panel, taught as a faculty member at the New School in New York City and is a Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. She currently hosts her own television show called “Joanne Brackeen Presents Jazz”. Always ahead of the curve, Joanne wonders: “Maybe I was born 30 years too soon,” regarding a clinic and performance once she gave at Berklee. “There were kids in the audience that were asking the same kinds of questions I was asking when I was a kid! It took 30 to 35 years for people to be interested in the same things I was. It's like I met a bunch of Me's! The good thing about teaching is that the students learn so fast and I know what to do, because it's what I did. You don't have to make them go slow.”
JOANNE AS COMPOSER AND PERFORMER In addition to her small combo work, Joanne has been commissioned to write compositions for large ensembles as well, including a string quartet and string quintet. Her compositions have blended a myriad of textures, rhythms and moods that define the expanding language of jazz. Institutions like Duke University, The New England Conservatory of Music, Rutgers University, Dickenson College, Cleveland's Tri-City Jazz Festival, and SUNY-Plattsburg have been champions of her work. She participated in a tour of Japan as part of the 100 Gold Fingers Tour in 1995, which also featured Hank Jones and Kenny Barron. Joanne usually tours Europe several times a year, and recent gigs at New York's Avery Fisher Hall, The Blue Note, Town Hall as well as the Smithsonian Institute have been great successes. She has also been part of a recent “Jazz Pioneers” group, which includes Dave Liebman, Buster Williams, Al Foster, Randy Brecker and Pat Martino, all of whom came from the same 1970's era of jazz.
JOANNE ENTERS THE 21st CENTURY Her creative output is undiminished since starting out on her career as a leader, with no end in sight. In 1998, she joined the ranks of New York's Arkadia Jazz with an exclusive long-term contract. Her debut release, “Pink Elephant Magic” (#70371) features some of the top players in the world: Grammy winning trumpeter Nicholas Payton, young lion Chris Potter on saxophones, bassist John Patitucci, the incredible Cuban drummer, Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, and special appearances by labelmate and master saxophonist Dave Liebman and Grammy nominated vocalist Kurt Elling. And despite a reputation for composing “challenging” music, Joanne finds little effort in the process. “When I compose at the piano, Joanne says, it's like I'm sitting there and I'm looking at someone else's hands play these things. The music just comes out of me. Almost all of my compositions happen like that and I know that I got that energy while playing in Art Blakey's band. And if I write a song like 'What's Your Choice, Rolls Royce' with lyrics, then it has vocals! I don't know, it's a mystery to me! Bob Karcy gave me a couple of Kurt Elling CD's, and I knew right away that he would be perfect for that song. And working with Horacio “El Negro” Hernadez was so refreshing. He immediately knew what was hard and what was not. He could play almost anything on the spot. He was very comfortable.” With jazz in a retro self-examination these days, what is magical is that Joanne continues to play, compose, exist and evolve with the joy of someone that has just discovered a universe of possibilities at her fingertips. Her music defies easy explanation, refuses to conform to the norm, and in the end, stands out from the crowd in every way.
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As a Side Musician
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
As a Leader/Co-Leader
1975
Six Ate
Candid
McDonald Studio, Sea Cliff, NYC, March 16, 1975.
Tracks: Six Ate; Circle; Old Devil Moon; C- Sri; Nefertiti; Snooze; I Didn't Know What Time It Was; Zulu.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Cecil McBee: bass; Billy Hart: drums.
Note: Originally issued as Snooze (Choice Records) except for 'I Didn't Know What Time It Was'
1976
Invitation
Freedom/Black Lion
Wesp, The Netherlands, July 14, 1976.
Tracks: Six Ate; Echoes; Invitation; Canyon Lady; Iris; C-Sri..
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Clint Houston: bass; Billy Hart: drums.
New True Illusion
Timeless
Wesp, The Netherlands, July 15, 1976.
Tracks: Steps: What Was; Search For Peace; New True Illusion; My Romance; Freedent; Solar.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Clint Houston: bass.
1977
Tring-A-Ling
Choice
McDonald Studio, NYC, March 20° & May 9¹, 1977.
Tracks: Shadowbrook-Aire°; Fi-Fi's Rock¹; Echoes¹; Haiti B°; New True Illusion¹; Tring-A-Ling°; New True Illusion°.
Personnel: Michael Brecker°: tenor sax; JoAnne Brackeen°¹: piano; Cecil McBee°, Clint Houston¹: bass; Billy Hart°¹: drums.
Aft
Timeless
C&I Studio, NYC, December 30, 1977.
Tracks: Haiti B; Charlotte's Dream; Dreamers; Aft; Winter Is Here; Green Voices of Play Air.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Ryo Kawasaki: guitar; Clint Houston: bass.
1978
Trinkets And Things
Timeless
C&I Studio, NYC, August 13, 1978.
Tracks: Trinkets And Things; Shadowbrook Air; Winnie And Woodstock; Fair Weather; Whim Within; Spring Of Things; Haiti B.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Ryo Kawasaki: guitar.
Prism
Choice
NYC, August, 1978.
Tracks: International Festival; Lost Or Found; Golden Garden; Habitat; If You Dare; Evanescent; Prism; International Festival.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Eddie Gomez: bass.
Mythical Magic
MPS
Villingen, Germany, September 25 & 26, 1978.
Tracks: Foreign Ray; Mythical Magic; Hobbits; Told You So; Phantom's Forum; Transition; Of Gnomes In Dances; Now Or Never; Minuend.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano.
1979
Keyed In
Tappan Zee / Columbia
Power Station, NYC, May 11 & 12, 1979.
Tracks: Let Me Know; El Mayorazgo; Off Glimpse; Twin Dreams; Again and Always; Carmel Tea; The Grant.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Eddie Gomez: bass; Jack DeJohnette: drums.
1980
Ancient Dynasty
Tappan Zee / Columbia
SoundMixers, NYC, May 1980.
Tracks: Ancient Dynasty; Remembering; Beagle's Boogie; Pin Drum Song - Celebration.
Personnel: Joe Henderson: tenor sax; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Eddie Gomez: bass; Jack DeJohnette: drums.
1981
Special Identity
Antilles
White Plains, NY, December 8 & 9, 1981.
Tracks: Special Identity; Mystic Touch; Egyptian Dune Dance; Enchance; Einstein; Evening In Concert; Friday The Thirteenth.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Eddie Gomez: bass; Jack DeJohnette: drums.
1985
Havin' Fun
Concord
NYC, June 1985.
Tracks: Thinking Of You; I've Got The World On A String; Emily; Just One of Those Things; This Is Always; Everything She Wants; Manha De Carnaval; Day By Day.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Cecil McBee: bass; Al Foster: drums.
1986
Fifi Goes To Heaven
Concord
RPM Studios, NYC, October 1986.
Tracks: Estilo Magnifico; Stardust; Fi-Fi Goes To Heaven; Zingaro; I Hear a Rhapsody; Cosmonaut; Dr. Chang.
Personnel: Terence Blanchard: trumpet; Branford Marsalis: soprano sax, alto sax; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Cecil McBee: bass; Al Foster: drums.
1989
Live At Maybeck, Vol. 1
Concord
Berkeley, CA, June 1989.
Tracks: Thou Swell; The Most Beautiful Girl In The World; Dr. Chu Chow; Yesterdays; Curved Space; It Could Happen To You; African Aztec; My Foolish Heart; Calling Carl; I'm Old Fashioned; Strike Up The Band.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano.
1991
Breath Of Brasil
Concord
April 18 & 19, 1991.
Tracks: Madalena; Velas; Águas de Março (Waters of March); Guessing Game; Breath of Brazil; Sue Encanto (The Face I Love); Loro; So Many Stars; Años Dourados (It Looks Like December); Brasileiro Escondido; Flora; Samba Do Soho.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Eddie Gomez: bass; Duduka Da Fonseca: drums; Waltinho Anastacio: percussion, vocals.
Is It Really True?
Konnex
Berlin, Germany, July 8, 1991.
Tracks: ; Is It Really True; Haiti B; Dr. Chu Chow; Just in Time; Estilo Magnifico; In a Sentimental Mood; C-Sri.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Walter Schmocker: bass; Billy Hart; drums.
Where Legends Dwell
Ken
NYC, September 3 & 4, 1991.
Tracks: Where Legends Dwell; Oahu Lizard; Picasso; Helen Song; Cosmic Ties Or Mud Pies; Doris And Anders; Edgar Irving Poe; For Stan; Can This McBee; Asian Spell; Jump In Jack; How To Think Like A Millionaire.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Eddie Gomez: bass; Jack DeJohnette: drums.
1992
Turnaround
EVidence
Live at Sweet Basil, NYC, February 27 & 28, 1992.
Tracks: There Is No Greater Love; Rubies And Diamonds; Picasso; Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered; Turnaround; Tricks Of The Trade.
Personnel: Donald Harrison: alto sax; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Cecil McBee: bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith: drums.
1993
Take A Chance
Concord
NYC, June 15 & 16, 1993.
Tracks: Recado Bossa Nova; Children's Games; Estate; Cancao Do Sal; Frevo; Mountain Flight; The Island; Take A Chance; Ponta De Areia; Duduka; Mist On A Rainbow.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Eddie Gomez: bass; Duduka Da Fonseca: drums; Waltinho Anastacio: percussion, vocals.
1994
Power Talk
Turnipseed
1994, New Orleans, LA.
Tracks: There Is No Greater Love; Picasso; My Funny Valentine; Just One Of Those Things; Darn That Dream; Caravan; Power Talk; Cosmic Ties and Mud Pies.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen; piano; Ira Coleman: bass; Tony Reedus: drums.
1998
Pink Elephant Magic
Arkadia
NYC, June 2 & 3, August 5 & 25, 1998.
Tracks: Pink Elephant Magic [^ª'°²]; Ghost Butter [^ª']; Wave [^ª']; What's Your Choice Rolls Royce [^ª'¹³]; Beethoven Meets The Millennium In Spain [^ª'°²*]; Strange Meadowlark [^]; Tico Tico [^ª']; In Vogue [^ª'²]; Cram'n Exam [^ª'°²]; Filene's [^ª'¹].
Personnel: Nicholas Payton°: trumpet; Dave Liebman¹: soprano sax; Chris Potter²: soprano sax, tenor sax; JoAnne Brackeen^: piano; John Patitucciª: bass; Horacio Hernandez': drums; Jamey Haddad*: percussion; Kurt Elling³: vocals.
1999
Popsicle Illusion
Arkadia
Sound On Sound, NYC, July 14 & 15, 1999.
Tracks: If I Were A Bell; Michelle; Popsicle Illusion; From This Moment On; Bess You Is My Woman Now; The Touch Of Your Lips; Telavivison; Knickerbocker Blues; High Tea For Stephany; Prelude To A Kiss; Nature Boy; Interview with JoAnne.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen; piano.
As a Side Musician
1966
Funk Drops
Freddy McCoy
Prestige
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 22 1966.
Tracks: And I Love Her; Moye; Tough Talk; Theodora; High Heel Sneakers.
Personnel: Freddy McCoy: vibes; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Augustus Turner: bass; George Scott: drums.
1967
Peas 'N' Rice
Freddy McCoy
Prestige
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 10° & May 4¹ 1967.
Tracks: Summer In The City°; Call Me°; Lightning Strikes°; Huh!°; One Cylinder°; My Funny Valentine¹; 1-2-3¹; Peas 'N' Rice¹.
Personnel: Edward Williams°, Wilbur Bascomb°: trumpet; Freddy McCoy°¹: vibes; JoAnne Brackeen: piano°¹, organ°; Wally Richardson°: guitar; Eustis Guillemet°¹: bass; Ray Lucas°, Kalil Madhi¹: drums.
Beans And Greens
Freddy McCoy
Prestige
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 2° & 4¹, 1967.
Tracks: I Was Made To Love Her°; Keep Me Hanging On°; A Whiter Shade Of Pale°; Take My Love (And I Shove It Up Your Heart)°; Tony's Pony°; Beans 'N' Greens¹; Doxy¹; Makin' Whoopee¹; 6th Avenue Stroll¹.
Personnel: Edward Williams°, Wilbur Bascomb°: trumpet; Freddy McCoy°¹: vibes; JoAnne Brackeen°¹: piano; Dave Blume°¹: organ; Wally Richardson °: guitar; Joseph Macho°, Don Payne¹: bass; Ray Lucas°¹: drums.
1968
Soul Yogi
Freddy McCoy
Prestige
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 24° & February 5¹, 1968.
Tracks: Ride On°; Pet Sounds°; I Am The Walrus°; Salem Soul Song°; Sorry 'Bout That°; Soul Yogi¹; What Now, My Love?¹; Mysterioso¹; Autumn Leaves¹.
Personnel: Freddy McCoy°¹: vibes; JoAnne Brackeen: piano°¹, organ°; Steve Wolfe°: sitar; Wally Richardson°: guitar; Peter Dimitriades¹, Emanuel Green¹, Joseph Malignaggi¹: violin; Lawrence Evans°¹: bass; Ray Appleton°¹: drums.
Listen Here
Freddy McCoy
Prestige
NYC, June 10, 1968.
Tracks: MacArthur Park°; Don't Tell Me That °; Short Circuit¹; Listen Here¹; Love For Sale¹; Stone Wall¹.
Personnel: Edward Williams°, Wilbur Bascomb°: trumpet; Melba Liston°, Quentin Jackson°: trombone; Gene Walker°: alto sax, varitone; Freddy McCoy °: vibes; JoAnne Brackeen: keyboards¹, organ°; Wally Richardson°: guitar; Jimmy Lewis°, Raymond McKinney¹: bass; Bernard Purdie°, Al Dreares¹: drums; Montego Joe°: percussion.
1970
Jazz Messengers '70
Art Blakey
Victor / Catalyst
Tokyo, Japan, February 19, 1970.
Tracks: Moanin'; Blues March; Whisper Not; What The World Needs Now; It's Only A Paper Moon; Politely; A Night In Tunisia.
Personnel: Bill Hardman: trumpet; Carlos Garnett: tenort sax; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Jan Arnet: bass; Art Blakey: drums.
1971-1972
Pure Dynamite
Buddy Terry
Mainstream
1971/72
Tracks: Quiet Afternoon; Paranoia; Baba Hengates.
Personnel: Woody Shaw: trumpet; Eddie Henderson: trumpet, dlügelhorn; Buddy Terry: soprano sax, tenor sax, flute; JoAnne Brackeen: piano, keyboards; Kenny Barron: piano; Stanley Clarke, Mchezaji: bass; Billy Hart, Lennie White: drums; Airto Moreira, Mtume: percussion.
This album appears to derive from two sessons: more details are needed. Probably Brackeen performs on first two tracks, Barron on the third one.
1974
Captured Alive
Toots Thielemans
Choice
NYC, September 1974.
Tracks: Days Of Wine And Roses; I Never Told You; Dr. Pretty; Airegin; Images; Day Dream; Giant Steps; Snooze.
Personnel: Toots Thielemans: harmonica; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Cecil McBee: bass; Freddie Waits: drums.
Reissued as Images (Candid) with additional Tracks: Stella by Starlight; Revol.
1976
Jazz Na Koncertnom Podiju Vol. 2
Various Artists
Jugoton
Ljubljana Jazz Festival, Yugoslavia (Slovenia), June 20, 1976.
Tracks: Blues.
Personnel: Stan Getz: tenor sax; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Clint Houston: bass; Billy Hart: drums.
1977
Stan's Party
Stan Getz
Steeplechase
"Cafe Mountmartre", Jazzhus, Copenhagen, Denmark, January 28°, 29¹ & 30², 1977.
Tracks: Morning Star¹; Lady Sings The Blues²; Cancao Do Sol²; Lush Life°; Stan's Blues²; La Fiesta; Infant Eyes²; Lester Left Town¹; Eiderdown²; Blues For Dorte²; Con Alma.
Personnel: Stan Getz: tenor sax; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen: bass; Billy Hart: drums.
Note: Originally released as Live At Montmartre (Vol. 1 & Vol. 2)
1978
Watership Down
Clint Houston
Trio / Storyville
C&I Studio, NYC, February 13 & 14, 1978.
Tracks: Lifetrip; Watership Down; Escape Velocity; Sparrow; Afternoon Moods; Con Alma.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Onaje Allan Gumbs: piano, synthesizer; John Abercrombie: guitar; Clint Houston: bass; Al Foster: drums.
Embarkation
John McNeil
Steeplechase
March 22, 1978.
Tracks: Greenwich; Out Blues; Blue Samba; But Now…; Sea Breeze; Everything I Love.
Personnel: John McNeil: trumpet; Bob Berg: tenor sax; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Rufus Reid: bass; Billy Hart: drums.
1979
Inside The Plain Of The Elliptic
Clint Houston
Timeless
NYC, April 18 & 19, 1979.
Tracks: Geri; You Are The Sunlight; Goodbye Mr P.; Letitia; Inside The Plain Of The Elliptic; Black Thing.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Ryo Kawasaki: guitar; Clint Houston: bass; Rubens Bassini: percussion.
Book Of The Heart
Glen Hall
Sonora/Koch
Generation Sound, NYC, May 5, 1979.
Tracks: Orchid Opening Downwards¹; The Book Of The Heart¹; El Borrado°; For Marianne¹³; Blue Seven²; Iris¹.
Personnel: Glen Hall: soprano sax°, tenor sax¹, bass clarinet²; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Joshua Breakstone³: guitar; Cecil McBee; bass; Billy Hart: drums.
Jazz Na Koncertnom Podiju, Vol.4
Various Artists
Jugoton
Ljubljana Jazz Festival, Yugoslavia (Slovenia), June 14, 1979.
Tracks: In A Sentimaental Mood.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano.
All Around The Town
Bob James
Tappan Zee / Columbia
Live at Town Hall, NYC, December 21, 1979.
Tracks: Stompin' At The Savoy; The Golden Apple.
Personnel: Bob James, Joanne Brackeen, Richard Tee: piano; Eddie Gomez: bass; Steve Gadd, Billy Hart; drums.
1980
Jazz Monterey 1958-1980
Various Artists
Palo Alto / Quicksilver
Monterey, CA, September 20, 1980.
Tracks: Remembering.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Clint Houston: bass; Motohiko Hino: drums.
1981
Clean Sweep
John McNeil
Steeplechase
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 31, 1981.
Tracks: Early Flight; Zephyr; Tiffany; Just Around The Corner; Clean Sweep; Where's Rialto?; Zephyr.
Personnel: John McNeil: trumpet; Dave Liebman: soprano sax, tenor sax; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Rufus Reid: bass; Billy Hart: drums.
1982
Bill Evans - A Tribute
Various Artists
Palo Alto PA8028
NYC, April 15, 1982.
Tracks: Song For Helen.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano.
1983
Sweet Return
Freddie Hubbard
Atlantic
Atlantic Studios, NYC, June 13 & 14, 1983.
Tracks: Sweet Return; Misty; Whistling Away The Dark; Calypso Fred; Haiti B; The Night Has A Thousand Eyes.
Personnel: Freddie Hubbard: trumpet, flügelhorn; Lew Tabackin: tenor sax, flute; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Eddie Gomez: bass; Roy Haynes: drums; Hector Manuel Andrade, Craig Haynes: percussion.
1987
Grace Sleeps
Rob Carroll
RSM
Toronto, Canada, March-April 1987.
Tracks: Song I; Radio Veritas; Dreamwalk; Insung; Grace Sleeps I; Grace Sleeps II; Grace Sleeps III; Three Sketches I; Song II.
Personnel: Ron Allen: tenor sax, soprano sax, flute; Joanne Brackeen: piano; Doug Wilde: synthesizer; Rob Carroll: guitar; Michel Donato: bass; Mike McClelland: drums; Ahmed Hassan: percusiion, vocals; David Blamires: vocals.
1988
Voice Of The Wind
Ed Sarath
Owl
NYC, December 21 & 22, 1988.
Tracks: St. Joan; Shirodara; Voice Of The Wind; Thought Forms; Desert Song; New Games.
Personnel: Ed Sarath: flügelhorn; Dave Liebman: soprano sax; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Cecil McBee: bass; Billy Hart: drums.
1992
Brasil From The Inside
Trio Da Paz
Concord
1992
Tracks: Pedra Bonita; Keep the Spirits Singing; Aquarela Do Brasil; Vera Cruz; This Is for Luisa; Jeca's Baiao; Forgive Me; Trio da Paz; Cor Do Pecado; Manhattan Style; Festa de Sao Joao.
Personnel: Claudio Roditi: trumpet, flügelhorn; Herbie Mann: flute; Joanne Brackeen: piano; Romero Lubambo: guitar; Nilson Matta: bass; Duduka Da Fonseca: percussion, drums; Maucha Adnet: vocals.
1994
Man Of The Forest
Ivo Perelman
GM
Sear Sound, NYC, January 3 & 4, 1994.
Tracks: Man Of The Forest; Veleiro; Rasga O Coração.
Personnel: Ivo Perelman: tenor sax; Joanne Brackeen: piano; Mark Helias: bass; Billy Hart: drums; Guilherme Franco, Cyro Baptista, Nana Vasconcelos: percussion.
1995
Live in Budapest
Tony Lakatos
Laika
Budapest, Hungary, March 7, 1995.
Tracks: The Duke; Filene's; Recycling; There Is No Greater Love.
Personnel: Tony Lakatos: soprano sax, tenor sax; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Cecil McBee: bass; Al Foster: drums.
1998
70's Jazz Pioneers
Various Artists
1201
Live at the Town Hall, NYC, March 20, 1998.
Tracks: Cantaloupe Island; Sugar; 500 Miles High; Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise; Red Clay; All Blues.
Personnel: Randy Brecker: trumpet; Dave Liebman: soprano sax, tenor sax; Pat Martino: guitar; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Buster Williams: bass; Al Foster: drums.
1998-1999
Thank You, Duke!
Arkadia Jazz All-Stars
Arkadia
NYC, August 25, 1998° & February 11, 1999¹.
Tracks: Sophisticated Lady°; Come Sunday¹.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen°¹: piano; Ira Coleman¹: bass; Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez¹: drums.
1999
Thank You, Joe!
Arkadia Jazz All-Stars
Arkadia
NYC, March 2 - 18, 1999.
Tracks: Mamacita; Isfahan; Gazelle; The Kicker; Ask Me Now; Recorda Me; Isotope; Inner Urge; Granted.
Personnel: Randy Brecker: trumpet, flügelhorn; Terrell Stafford: trumpet; Javon Jackson: tenor sax; Steve Nelson: vibes; Eric Reed, Joanne Brackeen: piano; Rodney Whitaker: bass; Carl Allen: drums; Renato Thoms: percussion.
1991-2000
A Jazz Piano Christmas
Various Artists
NPR
NPR Studios, unknown date between 1991 and 2000.
Tracks: O Little Town Of Bethlehem.
Personnel: JoAnne Brackeen: piano.
2001
Eyes Of The Elders
T.K. Blue
Arkadia
2001
Tracks: Wee; Village Concil; Dance of the Nile; Frozen Mist; Eyes of the Elders; Village Concil; Harold's Theme; Nostalgia in Times Square; Village Concil; Matriarch; Rites of Passage; South Side Samba; Wise One.
Personnel: Randy Brecker; trumpet, flügelhorn; T.K. Blue: sax, flute, kalimbas; Joanne Brackeen, Eric Reed, James Weidman: piano; Stefon Harris: marimba, vibes; Lonnie Plaxico: bass; Jeff "Tain" Watts: drums; Steve Kroon: percussion.
It's About Love
Various Artists
Arkadia
2001
Tracks: My Cherie Amour.
Personnel: Joanne Brackeen: piano.
A New Beginning
Makanda Ken McIntyre
Passin Thru
2001
Tracks: Black Sugar Cane°; Evolvement°; Breadfruit³; Witch's Brew¹; Another Look³; Monk & Trane°; Toy Rugs°; Joyous Remembranceª; Smile³; Sonny°; Tomorrow? Tonight!²; A New Beginning¹.
Personnel: Makanda Ken McIntyre: alto sax °, bass clarinet¹; oboe², flute³, bassoonª; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Wilber Morris: bass; Charles Persip: drums.
A Great Night in Harlem
Various Artists
Playboy Jazz
NYC, September 24, 2001.
Tracks: There Is No Greater Love.
Personnel: Randy Brecker: trumpet; Paquito D'Rivera: clarinet; JoAnne Brackeen: piano; Ron Carter: bass; Jimmy Cobb: drums; Ray Barretto: percussion.
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