title: Keep Swingin'
text: # Keep Swingin'
  
  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.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
  
  The AllMusic site awarded the album 4 stars, with reviewer Scott Yanow calling it a "swinging, modern, mainstream session".
  
  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."
  
  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."
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All compositions by Julian Priester except as indicated
  
  * "24-Hour Leave" (Jimmy Heath) - 7:00
  * "The End" - 3:51
  * "1239A" (Charles Davis) - 3:03
  * "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 3:51
  * "Bob T's Blues" - 3:57
  * "Under the Surface" - 4:21
  * "Once in a While" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green) - 5:21
  * "Julian's Tune" - 4:19
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Julian Priester - trombone
  * Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7)
  * Tommy Flanagan - piano
  * Sam Jones - bass
  * Elvin Jones - drums
  