{"product_id":"199957593083","title":"BLAKEY,ART \u0026 THE JAZZ MESSENGE – MOANIN (BLUE NOTE ESSENTIALS SERIES) - LP •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 199957593083 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: BLUE NOTE RECORDS \u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: July 17, 2026\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue Note Essential Vinyl Series!\u003cbr\u003e140g Vinyl LP Mastered from Hi-Res Digital Masters!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than any other album in the canon of Art Blakey \u0026amp; the Jazz Messengers, 1958's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoanin'\u003c\/em\u003e—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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoanin'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edue 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlue Note Essential titles are mastered from hi-resolution digital masters on 140 gram vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMusicians\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLee Morgan\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etrumpet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBenny Golson\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etenor sax\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBobby Timmons\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epiano\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eJymie Merritt\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eArt Blakey\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edrums\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide A:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoanin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre You Real\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlong Came Betty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide B:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Drum Thunder (Miniature) Suite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlues March\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCome Rain Or Come Shine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"BLUE NOTE RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":44364054921315,"sku":"199957593083","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/Image_786a7145-c0a7-4973-b3db-3a6de37d6d3a.jpg?v=1784120592","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/199957593083","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}