Title: Keep on Keepin' On: 1968-1970 Artist: Woody Herman and His Thundering Herd Release Date: 4/7/1998 Label: GRP Duration: 67:52 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 011105081825, 011105181822 Genre: Jazz Style: Bop Moods: Earthy, Exuberant, Rollicking, Amiable/Good-Natured, Boisterous, Elegant, Joyous, Playful, Refined/Mannered, Sophisticated, Stylish, Cheerful, Complex, Energetic, Freewheeling, Party/Celebratory, Passionate Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Light My Fire
2. Keep on Keepin' On
3. Impressions of Strayhorn
4. Pontieo
5. I Say a Little Prayer
6. Hush
7. My Cherie Amour
8. Catch That Bird
9. I Can't Get Next to You
10. Aquarius
11. Blues in the Night
12. A Time for Love
13. Smiling Phases
14. The Indigenous Artifact

Year Type Label Catalog # 1998 CD GRP 818 1998 CD GRP 18182

No other editions were found for this album.

After the period of the Young Thundering Herd (documented by Philips and Columbia) and prior to his projects for Fantasy, Woody Herman recorded three generally commercial albums for Cadet. Herman always believed in having his band stay updated and modern, and he supported his younger musicians in their quest to perform new and current music. His output for Cadet, however, was quite streaky, ranging from worthwhile new originals to covers of pop and rock tunes that sometimes sounded a bit awkward. This single CD from 1998 has six of the ten selections originally on Light My Fire, four of the ten tunes from Heavy Exposure, and three of the six numbers (plus a previously unreleased "The Indigenous Artifact") from 1970's Woody. Completists will want to search for the three earlier LPs but should be warned that they are quite erratic and often dated. Even in this best-of collection, there are some throwaways (such as "My Cherie Amour" and "Aquarius"), but the better selections ("Keep On Keepin' On" which has some heated Sal Nistico tenor; "Impressions of Strayhorn," and Alan Broadbent's massive everything-but-the-kitchen-sink reworking of "Blues in the Night") make the set overall better than expected. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Name Credits A'nt Idy Harper Bass Alan Broadbent Arranger, Piano, Piano (Electric) Alan Gauvin Sax (Baritone) Arthur Harper Bass Bill Byrne Trumpet Bill Chase Trumpet Bob Burgess Trombone Chuck Stewart Photography Curt Berg Trombone Dick Lapalm Supervisor Donny Hathaway Organ Ed Soph Drums Erick Labson Digital Transfers, Audio Enhancement, Digital Remastering Forrest Buchtel Trumpet Frank Tiberi Sax (Tenor) Frank Vicari Sax (Tenor) Gary Grant Trumpet Gary Starr Engineer Gene Perla Bass Harry Hall Trumpet Henry Southall Trombone Hollis King Design, Art Direction Ira Nedus Trombone Jack Tracy Liner Notes James Bossart Trumpet Jim Thomas Sax (Baritone) John Hicks Piano Kerosene Halo Design, Art Direction Marshall Thompson Percussion Mick Goodrick Guitar Morris Jennings Drums, Percussion Nat Pavone Trumpet Orrin Keepnews Reissue Producer Phil Upchurch Guitar Rich Murphy Trumpet Richard Evans Arranger, Producer, Conductor Ron Malo Engineer Sal Marquez Trumpet Sal Nistico Sax (Tenor) Steve Lederer Sax (Tenor) Stu Black Engineer Tom "Bones" Malone Trombone Tom Azarello Bass (Electric), Bass Tom Boras Sax (Baritone) Tom Harrell Flugelhorn, Trumpet Tony Klatka Flugelhorn, Trumpet Vincent Prudente Trombone Woody Herman Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Selection, Clarinet, Sax (Soprano), Main Performer Woody Herman & His New Thundering Herd Selection