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Keep Swingin'
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedJanuary 11, 1960
StudioReeves Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length35:43
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-316
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Julian Priester chronology
Keep Swingin'
(1960)
Spiritsville
(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.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The AllMusic site awarded the album 4 stars, with reviewer Scott Yanow calling it a "swinging, modern, mainstream session".[2]

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."[3]

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."[4]

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."[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Julian Priester except as indicated

  1. "24-Hour Leave" (Jimmy Heath) - 7:00
  2. "The End" - 3:51
  3. "1239A" (Charles Davis) - 3:03
  4. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 3:51
  5. "Bob T's Blues" - 3:57
  6. "Under the Surface" - 4:21
  7. "Once in a While" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green) - 5:21
  8. "Julian's Tune" - 4:19

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed November 5, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 5, 2012
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1184. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ "Reviews of This Week's LPs". Billboard. April 18, 1960. p. 33 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ van de Linde, François (December 30, 2018). "Julian Priester Keep Swinging (Jazzland 1960)". Flophouse Magazine. Retrieved April 29, 2023.

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