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.
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| 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 | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| 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 edit
- "No Matter What Shape" (Granville "Sascha" Burland) – 3:25
- "More Rice Than Peas, Please" (Herbie Mann) – 3:30
- "Hey Ho" (Herbie Hancock) – 2:45
- "The Honeydripper" (Joe Liggins) – 2:45
- "The Beat Goes On" (Sonny Bono) – 2:50
- "Swingin' Shepherd Blues" (Kenny Jacobson, Moe Koffman, Rhoda Roberts) – 3:05
- "West African High Life" (Mann) – 2:40
- "Dream Garden" (Dave Pike) – 4:37
- "Soul Montuno" (René Hernández) – 2:58
- "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 edit
Musicians
- Herbie Mann – flute. alto flute on "Dream Garden" – with various ensembles including:
- Clark Terry – trumpet
- King Curtis – tenor saxophone
- Roy Ayers, Dave Pike – vibraphone
- Don Friedman, Jimmy Wisner, Joe Zawinul – piano
- Attila Zoller – guitar
- Jack Six, Reggie Workman – bass
- Bruno Carr, Bobby Thomas – drums
- Willie Bobo – timbales
- Carlos "Patato" Valdes – congas, percussion
- Tamiko Jones – vocals
- Gene Orloff, Jimmy Wisner – arranger, conductor
Production
- Nesuhi Ertegun – supervisor
- Arif Mardin – supervisor
- Adrian Barber – recording engineer
- Phil Iehle – recording engineer
- Tom Dowd – recording engineer
- Dick Luppi – cover illustration
References edit
- ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series accessed August 26, 2015
- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. The Beat Goes On – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2015.