Havin' Fun

1985 studio album by Joanne Brackeen Trio

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

"Thinking of You" (Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar) – 4:58
"I've Got The World On A String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 5:28
"Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) – 6:48
"Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 4:01
"This Is Always" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 5:11
"Everything She Wants" (George Michael) – 4:15
"Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) – 7:17
"Day by Day" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) – 5:31

Personnel

References

^ Discogs: album entry accessed February 14, 2017
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Joanne Brackeen – Havin' Fun: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
^ ^a ^b 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.