The Beat Goes On (Herbie Mann album)

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The Beat Goes On
Studio album by
Released1967
RecordedApril 6, May 6 & 8, 1964, September 29, December 15 & 16, 1966 and March 16, 1967
NYC
GenreSoul jazz
Crossover jazz
Latin jazz
Length31:19
LabelAtlantic
SD 1483
ProducerNesuhi 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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. "No Matter What Shape" (Granville "Sascha" 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[edit]

Musicians

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]

  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.