music.wikisort.org - CompositionMoanin' (originally titled Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers) is a jazz album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in 1958 for the Blue Note label and released in 1959.
1958 studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Moanin' |
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Released | January 1959[1] |
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Recorded | October 30, 1958 |
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Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack |
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Genre | Hard bop |
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Length | 40:16 50:20 CD reissue |
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Label | Blue Note BST 84003 |
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Producer | Alfred Lion |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |     [3] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music |     [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |    [5] |
Background
This was Blakey's first album for Blue Note in several years, after a period of recording for a number of different labels, and marked both a homecoming and a fresh start. Originally the LP was self-titled, but the instant popularity of the bluesy opening track "Moanin'" (by pianist Bobby Timmons) led to its becoming known by that title.
Music
The rest of the originals are by saxophonist Benny Golson (who was not with the Jazz Messengers for long, this being the only American album on which he is featured). "Are You Real?" is a propulsive 32-bar piece with a four-bar tag, featuring two-part writing for Golson and trumpeter Lee Morgan. "Along Came Betty" is a more lyrical, long-lined piece, almost serving as the album's ballad. "The Drum Thunder Suite" is a feature for Blakey, in three movements: "Drum Thunder"; "Cry a Blue Tear"; and "Harlem's Disciples". "Blues March" calls on the feeling of the New Orleans marching bands, and the album finishes on its only standard, an unusually brisk reading of "Come Rain or Come Shine". Of the originals on the album, all but the "Drum Thunder Suite" became staples of the Messengers book, even after Timmons and Golson were gone. Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in his meticulous Hackensack studios, this recording reflects the hallmark precision associated with that engineer – on the 1999 CD reissue there is a brief conversation between Lee Morgan and Rudy Van Gelder going over Morgan's solo.
Reception
The album stands as one of the archetypal hard bop albums of the era, for the intensity of Blakey's drumming and the work of Morgan, Golson and Timmons, and for its combination of old-fashioned gospel and blues influences with a sophisticated modern jazz sensibility. The album was identified by jazz critic Scott Yanow as one of "17 Essential Hard Bop Recordings".[6] AllMusic gives it a five-star review, stating: "Moanin' includes some of the greatest music Blakey produced in the studio with arguably his very best band. ... ranks with the very best of Blakey and what modern jazz offered in the late '50s and beyond."[2]
Influence
A vocalese version of "Moanin'" was later written by Jon Hendricks, and recorded by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross,[7] as well as jazz vocalists Bill Henderson[8] and Karrin Allyson.
Track listing
Original LP
All tracks are written by Benny Golson, except when noted.
Side oneTitle |
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1. | "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) | 9:35 |
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2. | "Are You Real" (Benny Golson, Lee Morgan) | 4:50 |
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3. | "Along Came Betty" | 6:12 |
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CD reissue
Title |
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1. | "Warm-up and dialogue between Lee Morgan and Rudy Van Gelder" | 0:35 |
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2. | "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) | 9:35 |
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3. | "Are You Real" | 4:50 |
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4. | "Along Came Betty" (Benny Golson, Lee Morgan) | 6:12 |
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5. | "The Drum Thunder Suite" | 7:33 |
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6. | "Blues March" | 6:17 |
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7. | "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) | 5:49 |
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8. | "Moanin' (alternate take)" (Bobby Timmons) | 9:19 |
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Personnel
- Art Blakey – drums
- Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
- Bobby Timmons – piano
- Jymie Merritt – bass
Charts
References
- "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums", Billboard, January 19, 1959, p. 53.
- AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 25. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
- Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- Yanow, Scott. "hardbopz". www.scottyanow.com. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- "Moanin'". jazzleadsheets.com.
- "His Complete Vee-Jay Recordings, Vol. 1 [1993] - Bill Henderson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- "Veckolista Vinyl, vecka 15" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
The Jazz Messengers |
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- Dale Barlow
- Mickey Bass
- Terence Blanchard
- Joanne Brackeen
- Cameron Brown
- Donald Brown
- Bobby Broom
- Donald Byrd
- George Cables
- Buck Clarke
- Chick Corea
- Steve Davis
- Spanky DeBrest
- Sam Dockery
- Kenny Dorham
- Essiet Essiet
- Robin Eubanks
- Charles Fambrough
- Curtis Fuller
- Carlos Garnett
- John Gilmore
- Benny Golson
- Benny Green
- Johnny Griffin
- Bill Hardman
- Donald Harrison
- Philip Harper
- John Hicks
- Freddie Hubbard
- Dennis Irwin
- Javon Jackson
- Carter Jefferson
- Geoffrey Keezer
- Frank Lacy
- Brian Lynch
- Branford Marsalis
- Wynton Marsalis
- Jackie McLean
- Jymie Merritt
- Mulgrew Miller
- Hank Mobley
- Lee Morgan
- Billy Pierce
- Lonnie Plaxico
- Valery Ponomarev
- Wallace Roney
- Gregory Charles Royal
- David Schnitter
- Woody Shaw
- Clarence Seay
- Wayne Shorter
- Horace Silver
- Victor Sproles
- Bobby Timmons
- Jean Toussaint
- McCoy Tyner
- Cedar Walton
- Peter Washington
- Doug Watkins
- Bobby Watson
- James Williams
- Reggie Workman
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Compilation albums | |
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Soundtrack albums | |
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Art Blakey solo albums | |
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Related | |
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Lee Morgan |
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Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release. |
As leader or co-leader | |
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With Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | |
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With Hank Mobley | |
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With others |
- Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958)
- Blue Train (John Coltrane, 1957)
- Intensity (Charles Earland, 1972)
- Charles III (Charles Earland, 1972)
- Brass Shout (Art Farmer, 1959)
- Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller, 1959)
- The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959)
- Images of Curtis Fuller (1960)
- Dizzy in Greece (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
- Birks' Works (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
- Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
- Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (Benny Golson, 1958)
- A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin, 1957)
- Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966)
- Last Chorus (Ernie Henry, 1957)
- Grass Roots (Andrew Hill, 1968)
- Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969)
- Flute In (Bobbi Humphrey, 1971)
- The Prime Element (Elvin Jones, 1969)
- Drums Around the World (Philly Joe Jones, 1959)
- The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (1959)
- Cliff Jordan (Clifford Jordan, 1957)
- Kelly Great (Wynton Kelly, 1959)
- Greasy Kid Stuff! (Harold Mabern, 1970)
- Jacknife (Jackie McLean, 1965)
- Consequence (Jackie McLean, 1965)
- Evolution (Grachan Moncur, 1963)
- Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959)
- Night Dreamer (Wayne Shorter, 1964)
- House Party (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58)
- The Sermon! (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58)
- Mr. Natural (Stanley Turrentine, 1964)
- Tender Moments (McCoy Tyner, 1967)
- Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson, 1967)
- Mother Ship (Larry Young, 1969)
- Love Bug (Reuben Wilson, 1969)
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Discography |
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. |
As leader or co-leader | |
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With Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers | |
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With others |
- 10 to 4 at the 5 Spot (Pepper Adams, 1958)
- The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco (1959)
- Them Dirty Blues (Cannonball Adderley, 1960)
- Work Song (Nat Adderley, 1960)
- Chet Baker & Crew (1956)
- Chet Baker Big Band (1956)
- Blue Lights (Kenny Burrell, 1958)
- On View at the Five Spot Cafe (Kenny Burrell, 1959)
- More Party Time (Arnett Cobb, 1960)
- Movin' Right Along (Arnett Cobb, 1960)
- 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia (Kenny Dorham, 1956)
- Matador (Kenny Dorham, 1962)
- Brass Shout (Art Farmer, 1959)
- The Opener (Curtis Fuller, 1957)
- Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (1958)
- The Big Soul-Band (Johnny Griffin, 1960)
- The Soul Society (Sam Jones, 1960)
- Nice and Easy (Johnny Lytle, 1962)
- Hank (Hank Mobley, 1957)
- The Cooker (Lee Morgan, 1957)
- Lee-Way (Lee Morgan, 1960)
- Comin' On! (Dizzy Reece, 1960)
- Personal Appearance (Sonny Stitt, 1957)
- The Young Lions (1960)
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