Havin' Fun

Havin' Fun
Studio album by Joanne Brackeen Trio
Released	1985
Recorded	June 1985
Studio	New York
Genre	Jazz
Label	Concord Jazz CJ-280
Producer	Carl 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
Source	Rating
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

• Joanne Brackeen – piano
• Cecil McBee – bass
• Al Foster – drums

References

1. Discogs: album entry accessed February 14, 2017
2. Yanow, Scott. Joanne Brackeen – Havin' Fun: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 14, 2017.
3. 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.