Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Moanin'

Label:	Blue Note – 0746568, Blue Note – BST-84003, Blue Note – ST-84003, Blue Note – 84003, UMe – 00602507465681
Series:	Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g
Country:	Worldwide
Released:	Apr 9, 2021
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Hard Bop

Tracklist

A1		Moanin' Written-By – Bobby Timmons
A2		Are You Real Written-By – Golson*
A3		Along Came Betty Written-By – Golson*
		The Drum Thunder (Miniature) Suite Written-By – Golson*
B1.1		First Theme: Drum thunder
B1.2		Second Theme: Cry A Blue Tear
B1.3		Third Theme: Harlem's Disciples
B2		Blues March Written-By – Golson*
B3		Come Rain Or Come Shine Written-By – Mercer-Arlen*

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Blue Note Records Inc.
Record Company – Universal International Music B.V.
Copyright © – UMG Recordings, Inc.
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Mastered At – Cohearent Audio
Lacquer Cut At – Cohearent Audio
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BK14916

Credits

Bass – Jymie Merritt
Drums – Art Blakey
Lacquer Cut By – KPG*
Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
Mastered By – Kevin Gray
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Buck Hoeffler
Piano – Bobby Timmons
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Tenor Saxophone – Benny Golson
Trumpet – Lee Morgan

Notes

Recorded on October 30, 1958.

A Blue Note Records release; Originally released in 1958 on Blue Note records, ©2021 UMG Recordings, Inc. 1750 Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 900028, USA.
Made in Germany. Universal International Music B.V. Gerrit Van Der Veenlaan 4, 3743 DN, Baarn, Netherlands.

Runouts are etched, and Optimal plating markings such as "1 ˅" and "2 ˅" are mirrored.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 6 02507 46568 1
Barcode (Scanned): 602507465681
Label Code: LC00383
Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): BNST 84003-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BNST 84003-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 00602507465681 0746568-A [email protected] BK 14916-01 A1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 00602507465681 0746568-B [email protected] BK 14916-01 B1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): 00602507465681 0746568-A [email protected] BK 14916-01 A1 2 ˅
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): 00602507465681 0746568-B [email protected] BK 14916-01 B1 1 ˅

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers (LP, Album, Mono)	Blue Note, Blue Note	4003, BLP 4003	US	1958
	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers (LP, Album, Stereo)	Blue Note	BST 4003	US	1959
Recently Edited	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers (LP, Album, Repress, Mono)	Blue Note, Blue Note	4003, BLP 4003	US	1959
New Submission	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers (LP, Album, Repress, Mono)	Blue Note, Blue Note	4003, BLP 4003	US	1959
New Submission	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers (LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Deep Groove)	Blue Note, Blue Note	4003, BLP 4003	US	1960

Reviews

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paullangdale Aug 14, 2022
This is an absolutely incredible reissue for the price. Lower-cost sleeve in tight shrink, but perfectly flat black wax inside. Low, low noise floor – nearly dead silent. Kevin Gray did a great job with the master. This is a great primary copy for most collectors, especially those without the budget to spend many times the cost of this pressing for a Music Matters or Analogue Productions copy.

For those noting the distortion on the piano on A1, that clipping distortion is present on the master tapes and all versions of this release – the result of an enthusiastic Bobby Timmons playing his signature tune. It's the kind of quirk that, IMHO, makes Van Gelder's recordings so authentic.
saltmonkey Jul 23, 2022
Anyone else experience distortion during the piano smashes towards the end of track 1? Is this inherent to the recording or did I just get a bad copy?
undasein Jun 18, 2022
Sounds amazing, flat, quiet, no one click no pop. KG do the job again. Top notch
jaykobe23 Jun 4, 2022
Dead silent copy. Excellent sound quality this one, another winner from Kevin Gray and the pressing team.
Plumcrazyfx May 27, 2022
I don't have any of the issues that others have noted. Flat record, no non-fill, record was clean out of the package, nearly dead silent, and dynamic and alive sounding. Then each side kind of fell apart in the last minute with some distortion. Can't really complain too much as I got it for $22 at Target. If it wasn't for the last minutes, I'd say it was one of the best sounding record in the collection.
ronipop May 9, 2022
Terrible amount of non-fills. This will be the last record I buy from these Blue Note series, even though some of them are ok. I'm just tired of returning records now.
Nono0594 May 1, 2022
Clean, quiet, flawless copy recently purchassed at B&N. Great sounding record !
J.Ent Apr 23, 2022
I was lucky enough to receive a dead-quiet, flawless copy. This is a bargain AAA record. This record is worth every penny!
abracax Apr 18, 2022
Non-fill for me. Unacceptable level on Jymie Merrit's solo on Moanin'. What's odd is this isn't visible to the eye, whereas the visible non-fill on the next track isn't nearly as offending. Shame as mastering is superb. Oh well. Try for another copy.
Meltz Apr 15, 2022
I have had two of these. Both have had significant surface noise leading into track one on side one. Disappointing. This is a great release. Deserves better treatment.