Art Blakey

This release contains 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) & Bobby Timmons. As a bonus, we have added four extended tunes recorded immediately afterwards in Paris, two of which ("Are You Real" &" 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)

01 Moanin´
02 Are You Real
03 Along Came Betty
04 The Drum Thunder Suite
05 Blues March
06 Come Rain Or Come Shine
07 I Remember Clifford*
08 Are You Real*
09 Moanin´*
10 Whisper Not*

Hackensack, New Jersey, October 30, 1958

*Bonus Tracks:
Same Personnel.
Live At The Olympia, Paris, November 22 (7-8) & December 17 (9-10), 1958