Fi-Fi Goes to Heaven

Fi-Fi Goes to Heaven
Fi-Fi Goes to Heaven
Studio album by Joanne Brackeen and Special Friends
Released	1987
Recorded	October 1986
Studio	RPM Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:02
Label	Concord Jazz; CJ-316
Producer	Joanne Brackeen
Joanne Brackeen chronology

Fi-Fi Goes to Heaven is an album by American pianist Joanne Brackeen recorded in 1986 and released on the Concord Jazz label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "this very well-rounded outing finds the adventurous pianist Joanne Brackeen splitting the program between four originals and three veteran tunes (including "Stardust"). In addition to bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Al Foster, the CD is quite special, for it matches Brackeen with trumpeter Terence Blanchard and Branford Marsalis (whom she insisted play mostly on his earlier specialty, alto). The young lions work well with Brackeen and her rhythm mates on this consistently stimulating and occasionally playful set. A perfect introduction to Joanne Brackeen's music".^[2] The album was selected as one of the 1001 Best Jazz albums for The Penguin Jazz Guide with the authors stating "Brackeen is a superb group player and in Cecil McBee has found a bass-player who perfectly complements her right-biased approach to the keyboard ... The set is also distinguished by Branford Marsalis' appearance on alto, his first instrument but one that has played next to no part in his career. He's very convincing on it, though initially hard to place".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Joanne Brackeen except where noted.

"Estilo Magnifico" – 6:17
"Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 7:56
"Fi-Fi Goes to Heaven" – 5:28
"Zingaro" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 6:52
"I Hear a Rhapsody" (George Fragos, Jack Baker, Dick Gasparre) – 5:58
"Cosmonaut" – 3:03
"Dr. Chang" – 5:28

Personnel

Joanne Brackeen – piano
Terence Blanchard – trumpet
Branford Marsalis – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Cecil McBee – bass
Al Foster – drums

References

^ Discogs: album entry accessed February 14, 2017
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Joanne Brackeen – Fi-Fi Goes to Heaven: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2010) [1992]. The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in 1001 Best Albums. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (10th ed.). New York: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-104831-4.

[1] Discogs: album entry accessed February 14, 2017

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, Scott. Joanne Brackeen – Fi-Fi Goes to Heaven: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2017.

[Penguin_Guide-3] Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2010) [1992]. The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in 1001 Best Albums. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (10th ed.). New York: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-104831-4.

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