Keep Swingin'
{{Infobox album
| name = Keep Swingin'
| type = Studio
| artist = Julian Priester
| cover = Keep Swingin'.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1960
| recorded = January 11, 1960
| venue =
| studio = Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
| genre = Jazz
| length = 35:43
| label = Riverside
RLP 12-316
| producer = Orrin Keepnews
| chronology = Julian Priester
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Spiritsville
| next_year = 1960
}}
Keep Swingin is a 1960 album by American jazz trombonist Julian Priester, his debut as leader, which was recorded and released by the Riverside label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-300-series/#rlp-12-316 Riverside Records discography] accessed November 5, 2012
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1184}}
}}
The AllMusic site awarded the album 4 stars, with reviewer Scott Yanow calling it a "swinging, modern, mainstream session".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/keep-swingin-mw0000177160 Allmusic Review] accessed November 5, 2012
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings described the album as "an excellent debut," featuring "short, well-crafted tunes with nicely defined shapes."
A writer for Billboard noted that Priester "impresses greatly" on the album, and commented: "He is as much at home with his inventive, ballad improvising, as he is on the up-tempo items. He has tone and technique, and this set gives promise of fine things."{{cite magazine |date=April 18, 1960 |title=Reviews of This Week's LPs |magazine=Billboard |pages=33 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xh8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22julian+priester%22+%22Keep+Swingin%27%22&pg=PA33 |via=Google Books}}
François van de Linde of Flophouse Magazine remarked: "The stars stood in the right spot, the time was right, the guys were in sync, in a happy mood, comfortable... the mood is right. The session is relaxed yet urgent."{{cite web |url=http://flophousemagazine.com/2018/12/30/julian-priester-keep-swinging-jazzland-1960 |title=Julian Priester Keep Swinging (Jazzland 1960) |first=François |last=van de Linde |date=December 30, 2018 |website=Flophouse Magazine |access-date=April 29, 2023}}
Track listing
All compositions by Julian Priester except as indicated
- "24-Hour Leave" (Jimmy Heath) - 7:00
- "The End" - 3:51
- "1239A" (Charles Davis) - 3:03
- "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 3:51
- "Bob T's Blues" - 3:57
- "Under the Surface" - 4:21
- "Once in a While" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green) - 5:21
- "Julian's Tune" - 4:19
Personnel
- Julian Priester - trombone
- Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7)
- Tommy Flanagan - piano
- Sam Jones - bass
- Elvin Jones - drums
References
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