Pink Elephant Magic
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{{Infobox album
| name = Pink Elephant Magic
| type = Album
| artist = Joanne Brackeen
| cover = Pink Elephant Magic.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 16, 1999
| recorded = June 2–3 and August 5 & 25, 1998
| venue =
| studio = 39th Street Music, NYC
| genre = Jazz
| length = 65:30
| label = Arkadia Jazz
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| producer = Bob Karcy
| chronology = Joanne Brackeen
| prev_title = Power Talk
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Popsicle Illusion
| next_year = 2000
}}
Pink Elephant Magic is an album by American pianist Joanne Brackeen recorded in 1998 and released on the Arkadia Jazz label.[http://www.joannebrackeenjazz.com/ Joanne Brackeen: album entry] accessed February 17, 2017[http://www.view.com/joanne_brackeen_pink_elephant_magic_mp3download.aspx Arkadia Records: album entry] accessed February 17, 2017
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev2 = All About Jazz
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|4|4}}{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2 = Brian Morton|author2-link = Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|edition = 9th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 978-0-14-103401-0 | page = 153}}
}}
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Joanne Brackeen's 22nd recording as a leader, this CD is one of her best overall recordings due to the high-quality material, the unpredictable arrangements, the variety, and the exciting and inventive solos by the pianist and her sidemen ... The music is quite unpredictable but joyful and ultimately logical. Highly recommended".{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0000600534|first=Scott|last=Yanow|label=Joanne Brackeen – Pink Elephant Magic: Review|accessdate=February 17, 2017}} On All About Jazz, Glenn Astarita noted "Pink Elephant Magic is the complete package as Joanne Brackeen proves beyond a doubt her significant value to the jazz community while some of jazz’ top performers assist in carving out an album that is positively, "magical"".Astarita, G. [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/pink-elephant-magic-joanne-brackeen-arkadia-jazz-review-by-glenn-astarita.php All About Jazz Review], May 1, 1999
Track listing
All compositions by Joanne Brackeen except where noted.
- "Pink Elephant Magic" – 6:40
- "Ghost Butter" – 5:28
- "Wave" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 5:27
- "What's Your Choice, Rolls Royce?" – 5:46
- "Beethoven Meets the Millennium in Spain" – 8:10
- "Strange Meadowlark" (Dave Brubeck) – 6:46
- "Tico-Tico" (Zequinha de Abreu) – 5:15
- "In Vogue" – 8:22
- "Cram 'n Exam" – 6:21
- "Filene's" – 7:15
Personnel
- Joanne Brackeen – piano
- Nicholas Payton – trumpet (tracks 1, 5 & 9)
- Dave Liebman – soprano saxophone (tracks 4 & 10)
- Chris Potter – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone (tracks 1, 5, 8 & 9)
- John Patitucci – bass (tracks 1–5 & 7–10)
- Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez – drums (tracks 1–5 & 7–10)
- Jamey Haddad – percussion (track 5)
- Kurt Elling – vocals (track 4)