The Beat Goes On (Herbie Mann album)

The Beat Goes On
Studio album by Herbie Mann
Released 1967
Recorded April 6, May 6 & 8, 1964, September 29, December 15 & 16, 1966 and March 16, 1967
NYC
Genre Soul Jazz
Crossover Jazz
Latin Jazz
Length 31:19
Label Atlantic
SD 1483
Producer Nesuhi Ertegun and Arif Mardin
Herbie Mann chronology
A Mann & A Woman
(1966)
The Beat Goes On
(1967)
The Wailing Dervishes
(1967)

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

Personnel

References

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