INCLUDES 4 BONUS TRACKS

The complete original album Moanin’, which is widely regarded as one of the finest albums in the history of Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. It was the first LP by the third formation of the group, featuring Lee Morgan, Benny Golson (composer of most of the songs) and Bobby Timmons.
As a bonus, four extended tunes recorded immediately afterwards in Paris, two of which (“Are You Real” and “Moanin’”) are versions of songs from the studio album.

PERSONNEL:

LEE MORGAN (tp)
BENNY GOLSON (ts)
BOBBY TIMMONS (p)
JYMIE MERRITT (b)
ART BLAKEY (d)
Hackensack, New Jersey, October 30, 1958.

*BONUS TRACKS:
Same personnel.
Live at the Olympia, Paris, France, November 22 (7-8) & December 17 (9-10), 1958.

TRACKS:
01 MOANIN’ 9:34
02 ARE YOU REAL 4:50
03 ALONG CAME BETTY 6:11
04 THE DRUM THUNDER SUITE 7:35
05 BLUES MARCH 6:17
06 COME RAIN OR COME SHINE 5:47
07 I REMEMBER CLIFFORD 5:43*
08 ARE YOU REAL 10:27*
09 MOANIN’ 13:38*
10 WHISPER NOT 7:31*

TOTAL TIME: 77:37