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    Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

    Moanin'

    Blue Note Essentials
    €19,99

    Release date: July 17, 2026

    More than any other album in the canon of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, 1958's "Moanin'" - featuring the great drummer with trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt - was the perfect crystallization of the band’s bluesy, soulful sound, and it still stands today as perhaps the most quintessential hard bop recording of all-time. Originally self-titled, the album was later renamed "Moanin'" due to the popularity of Timmons' unforgettable opening track. The album also introduced several indelible Golson compositions that would become standards of the jazz songbook including "Along Came Betty" and "Blues March."

     

    BLUE NOTE ESSENTIALS - the label’s LP classics for the first time at an uncompromisingly affordable price, without compromise in manufacturing quality. 140g Optimal pressing from hi-res master, single sleeve.

     

    Tracklisting:

    Moanin' (1958)

    A1. Moanin’
    A2. Are You Real
    A3. Along Came Betty

    B1. The Drum Thunder Suite
    B2. Blues March
    B3. Come Rain Or Come Shine

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    Format Album
    Release Date 2026
    Speed 33 RPM
    Size 12"