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. 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. " 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". "The Drum Thunder Suite" is a feature for Blakey, in three movements: "Drum Thunder" "Cry a Blue Tear" and "Harlem's Disciples". "Along Came Betty" is a more lyrical, long-lined piece, almost serving as the album's ballad. "Are You Real?" is a propulsive 32-bar piece with a four-bar tag, featuring two-part writing for Golson and trumpeter Lee Morgan. 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). 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. 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. Moanin ' (originally titled Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers) is a studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, released in January 1959 through Blue Note Records. Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk
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