Mythical Magic

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Mythical Magic
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Studio album by
Joanne Brackeen
Released1979
RecordedSeptember 25–26, 1978
StudioMPS Studio, Villingen, Schwarzwald, West Germany
Genre Jazz
Label MPS
15526
Producer Willi Fruth
Joanne Brackeen chronology
Prism
(1978)		Mythical Magic
(1979)		 Keyed In
(1979)

Mythical Magic is a solo album by pianist Joanne Brackeen recorded in 1978 and released on the German MPS label. [1] [2]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic reviewer Michael G. Nastos stated "Solo piano. All originals; perky and pungent". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Joanne Brackeen.

  1. "Foreign Ray" – 3:46
  2. "Mythical Magic" – 7:46
  3. "Hobbits" – 4:13
  4. "Told You So" – 4:02
  5. "Phantom's Forum" – 4:30
  6. "Transition" – 4:00
  7. "Of Gnomes in Dance" – 5:36
  8. "Now or Never" – 4:39
  9. "Minuend" – 3:07

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ MPS Records album entry accessed February 14, 2017
  2. ↑ SABA/MPS Records: SABA/MPS Productions accessed February 14, 2017
  3. 1 2 Nastos, Michael G.. Joanne Brackeen – Mythical Magic: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  28-29. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
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