Ancient Dynasty
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{{Infobox album|
| name = Ancient Dynasty
| type = Album
| artist = Joanne Brackeen
| cover = Ancient Dynasty.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1980
| recorded = 1979
| venue =
| studio = Sound Mixers, NYC
| genre = Jazz
| length = 41:23
| label = Tappan Zee
JC 36593
| producer = Bob James and Joe Jorgensen
| chronology = Joanne Brackeen
| prev_title = Keyed In
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = Special Identity
| next_year = 1981
}}
Ancient Dynasty is an album by American pianist Joanne Brackeen recorded in New York City and released on the Tappan Zee label in 1980.[https://www.discogs.com/Joanne-Brackeen-Ancient-Dynasty/release/5913822 Discogs: album entry] accessed February 14, 2017
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 28–29
}}
}}
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "This now out-of-print album features Brackeen with an all-star quartet featuring her former boss, Joe Henderson, on tenor, bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Jack DeJohnette. The four complex Brackeen originals are all at least nine minutes long and are quite challenging for both the musicians and the listener alike".{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0000868914|first=Scott|last=Yanow|label=Joanne Brackeen – Ancient Dynasty: Review|accessdate=February 14, 2017}}
Track listing
All compositions by Joanne Brackeen.
- "Ancient Dynasty" – 11:16
- "Remembering" – 10:11
- "Beagle's Boogie" – 10:38
- "Pin Drum Song – Celebration" – 9:18