Take a Chance (Joanne Brackeen album) explained

Take a Chance
Type:	Album
Artist:	Joanne Brackeen
Cover:	Take a Chance (Joanne Brackeen album).jpg
Released:	May 24, 1994
Recorded:	June 15–16, 1993
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	66:05
Label:	Concord Picante CCD-4602
Producer:	Allen Farnham, Paul Wickliffe
Chronology:	Joanne Brackeen
Prev Title:	Turnaround
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	Power Talk
Next Year:	1995

Take a Chance is an album by American pianist Joanne Brackeen recorded in 1993 and released on the Concord Jazz label.^[1] It is Brakeen's second album of Brazilian music following 1991's Breath of Brazil.

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "This is a delightful set ... The pianist stretches the songs a bit in spots but never neglects their melodies or the original moods. Well worth several listens". In JazzTimes, Sunsh Stein stated "Joanne Brackeen's passion permeats everything she plays ... Her feel for Brazilian music also seems innate, as evidenced by this recording and its predecessor Breath of Brasil ... The band confidently carries the listener through the many moods of Brackeen's Brazil".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Joanne Brackeen except where noted.

1. "Recado Bossa Nova" (Luiz Antonio, Djalma Ferreira) – 7:00
2. "Children's Games" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 7:57
3. "Estaté" (Bruno Martino, Bruno Brighetti) – 5:34
4. "Canção do Sal" (Milton Nascimento) – 5:53
5. "Frevo" (Egberto Gismonti) – 6:26
6. "Mountain Flight" (Toninho Horta) – 5:21
7. "The Island" (Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins) – 6:14
8. "Take a Chance" – 4:17
9. "Ponta de Areia" (Nascimento) – 4:07
10. "Duduka" – 4:46
11. "Mist on a Rainbow" – 4:50

Personnel

• Joanne Brackeen – piano
• Eddie Gómez – bass
• Duduka da Fonseca – drums
• Waltinho Anastácio – percussion, vocals (track 9)

Notes and References

1. http://www.joannebrackeenjazz.com/ Joanne Brackeen: album entry
2. Stein, S. JazzTimes Review, December 1994