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Where Legends Dwell
Type:	Album
Artist:	Joanne Brackeen
Cover:	Where Legends Dwell.jpg
Released:	1992
Recorded:	September 3–4, 1991
Studio:	Giant Sound, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	70:27
Label:	Ken Music KEN-021
Producer:	Helen Keane
Chronology:	Joanne Brackeen
Prev Title:	Is It Really True
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Turnaround
Next Year:	1992

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

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz noted "Brackeen's fine balance of abstraction and straightforward melody is simply demonstrated on Where Legends Dwell."^[2] 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".

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.discogs.com/Joanne-Brackeen-With-Eddie-Gomez-Jack-De-Johnette-Where-Legends-Dwell/release/6779470 Discogs album entry
2. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 3rd. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 1996. Penguin. London. 014051368X. 156–157.