sentences:  Brackeen originally studied violin and piano before switching to saxophone.He played in a recording with members of the Ornette Coleman Quartet in 1968 and on Jazz Composer's Orchestra recordings by Don Cherry (1973), Leroy Jenkins (1975), and Paul Motian for ECM (1978 & 1979).He recorded again as a leader in 1987, when he recorded three albums for Silkheart Records.