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The Beat Goes On (Herbie Mann album)

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The Beat Goes On is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann released on the Atlantic label in 1967.[1] The album features tracks from seven separate sessions recorded in 1964, 1966 and 1967.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic noted "The Beat Goes On is a generally funky, groove-oriented soul-jazz effort with strong Latin leanings. ...Jazz purists hated this release, but let them say what they will -- this LP is full of highly infectious grooves and makes a great party album".[2]

Track listing

  1. "No Matter What Shape" (Granville Burland) - 3:25
  2. "More Rice Than Peas, Please" (Herbie Mann) - 3:30
  3. "Hey Ho" (Herbie Hancock) - 2:45
  4. "The Honeydripper" (Joe Liggins) - 2:45
  5. "The Beat Goes On" (Sonny Bono) - 2:50
  6. "Swingin' Shepherd Blues" (Kenny Jacobson, Moe Koffman, Rhoda Roberts) - 3:05
  7. "West African High Life" (Mann) - 2:40
  8. "Dream Garden" (Dave Pike) - 4:37
  9. "Soul Montuno" (René Hernández) - 2:58
  10. "Is Paris Burning?" (Maurice Jarre) - 2:37
  • Recorded in New York City on April 6, 1964 (track 8), May 6, 1964 (track 9), May 8, 1964 (track 7), September 29, 1966 (tracks 6 & 10), December 15, 1966 (track 4), December 16, 1966 (tracks 1-3) and March 16, 1967 (track 5)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series accessed August 26, 2015
  2. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. The Beat Goes On – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2015.