Where Legends Dwell

Where Legends Dwell
Studio album by Joanne Brackeen
Released	1992
Recorded	September 3–4, 1991
Studio	Giant Sound, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	70:27
Label	Ken Music KEN-021
Producer	Helen Keane
Joanne Brackeen chronology
Is It Really True (1991) Where Legends Dwell (1992) Turnaround (1992)

Where Legends Dwell is an album by American pianist Joanne Brackeen recorded in 1991 and released on the Ken Music label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz noted "Brackeen's fine balance of abstraction and straightforward melody is simply demonstrated on Where Legends Dwell." ^[3] AllMusic reviewer Michael G. Nastos stated "this is her best work of the past decade. Twelve tracks are all originals. Over 70 minutes of incredibly ingenious jazz included. This is easy to dig into". ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Joanne Brackeen.

1. "Where Legends Dwell" – 6:30
2. "Oahu Lizard" – 6:47
3. "Picasso" – 8:42
4. "Helen Song" – 6:09
5. "Cosmic Ties and Mud Pies" – 2:46
6. "Doris and Anders" – 6:10
7. "Edgar Irving Poe" – 6:11
8. "For Stan" – 6:10
9. "Can This McBee?" – 5:08
10. "Asian Spell" – 7:09
11. "Jump in Jack" – 4:42
12. "How to Think Like a Millionaire" – 3:55

Personnel

• Joanne Brackeen – piano
• Eddie Gómez – bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums

References

1. Discogs album entry accessed February 17, 2017
2. Nastos, Michael G.. Joanne Brackeen – Where Legends Dwell: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 17, 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.