| Keep Swingin' | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Julian Priester |
| Cover: | Keep Swingin'.jpg |
| Released: | 1960 |
| Recorded: | January 11, 1960 |
| Studio: | Reeves Sound Studios, New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 35:43 |
| Label: | Riverside RLP 12-316 |
| Producer: | Orrin Keepnews |
| Chronology: | Julian Priester |
| Next Title: | Spiritsville |
| Next Year: | 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]
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."
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."[3]
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."[4]
All compositions by Julian Priester except as indicated