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Moanin
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Moanin
Genres: Jazz, Pop
 
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Art Blakey's best selling album which made the Jazz Messengers a jazz institution and put Golson, Timmons, and Morgan to the forefront of jazz. (CD + LP)

     
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All Artists: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Title: Moanin
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Blue Note Records
Release Date: 10/25/1990
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style: Bebop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 077774651622

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Art Blakey's best selling album which made the Jazz Messengers a jazz institution and put Golson, Timmons, and Morgan to the forefront of jazz. (CD + LP)

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Pure pleasure
Seth Hurwitz | Washington, DC | 04/30/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"You know how when you buy speakers, the number one rule is "how does it sound?"I don't know anything about Jazz, really. I surf the Amazon recommendations & reviews, get friends' top tens. And then the bottom line is simply "how does it sound?"This record is certainly one the absolute best. I just smile and groove on it from start to finish. Great tunes. Pure pleasure. Hope to find more like this."
Jazz Messenger was a name appropos for Art Blakey
Bruce Weiss | Chicago, Il | 03/30/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"He truly was a "Messenger" for the music. He loved, taught and "sold" jazz music. Many a young mind has been turned onto jazz after listening to Art Blakey's great ensembles...and this grouping was his best (in my opinion). If you are a person who loves jazz and you don't own this album, shame on you. Bobby Timmons classic "Moanin'" starts the set, and timeless other great numbers like Benny Golson's great triage "Along Came Betty", "Blues March" & the incredible "Drum Thunder Suite" have been known to mesmerize and sway even the most devout anti-jazz critic. The unbelievable front line of jazz giants Golson, Timmons and Lee Morgan, and their nimble interplay, set the mood for the the vital rhythms of drummer Blakey and bassist Jymie Merritt.This WILL be one of your favorite all time albums...it is high on my list....and has been since I bought the monophonic LP version in 1959. Yes, I do have the Stereo CD too.By the way, Leonard Feather's liner notes alone, are worth the price of of this gem."
A Classic - Belongs In Every Collection
J H Murphy | Agoura, California USA | 08/22/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Straight Ahead Jazz! If you enjoy 1950s and early 60s jazz, just buy it.



My favorite tracks are:

Moanin' - both versions are good

Come Rain or Come Shine - an old standby, well executed

Drum Thunder Suite - in case you'd forgotten this was an Art Blakey disc; Drum Thunder is the best IMHO.



The others are all good, but these are especially good. I didn't think that the Warm-Up and Dialogue added too much, but some may enjoy the versimilitude. Since this is a Rudy Van Gelder re-issue, I guess it's appropriate. And, while I haven't listened to all of them, I think the sound quality on this is better than some of the RVG Blue Note re-issues.



I have no qualms about giving this one Five Stars!"