Art Blakey : Moanin’

The formation heard here marks the third incarnation of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, which included trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, pianist Bobby Timmons and bassist Jymie Merritt. Benny Golson penned four of the songs from Moanin’ and added several perennial compositions to the group’s repertoire, among them the two bonus tracks on this edition, ‘Whisper Not’ and ‘I Remember Clifford’, the latter in memory of trumpeter Clifford Brown. Pianist Bobby Timmons contributed such hits of his own as the title track, ‘Moanin”.

Track Listing:
1. Moanin’ – Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers/Bobby Timmons
2. Are You Real? – Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
3. Along Came Betty – Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
4. I Remember Clifford (Bonus Track) – Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
5. The Drum Thunder Suite – Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
6. Blues March – Art Blakey and the Jazz Mes