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Happy Birthday, JoAnne Brackeen


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18 hours ago, danasgoodstuff said:

That's quite an accomplishment, being a Jazz Messenger.  Do you know if she's still active?

She is. I saw her in the autumn of 2019.  

9 hours ago, Milestones said:

I find it odd (and disappointing) that apparently there have been no Joanne Brackeen records in the past 20 years.  If there are any, they must be severely under the radar.  

Last year I saw her live, her road manager jokingly said when I asked does she have any new recordings coming out, do I know any record companies looking to record her.  

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14 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said:

That, and quite a number of her key albums have never been on CD either.

Yeah. Some of her best records!!! 

 

... In any case, Happy Birthday to a fantastic pianist -- and many happy returns.

 

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7 hours ago, mikeweil said:

My best wishes for her. 82 years! I'm getting older .......

Saw her in Joe Henderson's quartet decades ago. She was always great when I heard her on records. Her last as a leader, a solo piano album, dates from 1999! 

Same here !

I also saw here in Joe Henderson´s quartet in Vienna in late 1978. I don´t remember who was on bass and drums, but it was a great concert. Not Long after, or during here tenure with Joe Henderson there was an interview with her in "Jazz Podium". 

I remember that she may have been slightly influenced by McCoy Tyner. 

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I can´t say I heard her often. But she was the big surprise for me and many others when she played with Joe Henderson Quartet 45 years ago here in Vienna. She was a fantastic pianist. 
Later I think I saw her once again in a strange setting with Joe Farrell as leader, where Chet Baker was booked as co-leader and was "great" in not showing up at all. During that set with Farrell, which was fine, but in no way compareable to Henderson, Joanne Brackeen also did some duo work with Bassist Clint Houston or I think that was his name. But piano-bass duo just isn´t my thing so I don´t remember much about it. No horns, no drums, that´s a bit hard for me.....

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