Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Moanin’ Vinyl LP - PRE-ORDER
$19.95
<p class="faq-quote">"More than any other album in the canon of <meta charset="utf-8"><a data-mce-fragment="1" href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Art+Blakey" target="_blank">Art Blakey</a> & The Jazz Messengers, 1958’s Moanin’—featuring the great drummer with trumpeter <meta charset="utf-8"><a data-mce-fragment="1" href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Lee+Morgan" target="_blank">Lee Morgan</a>, tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist <meta charset="utf-8"><a data-mce-fragment="1" href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Jymie+Merritt" target="_blank">Jymie Merritt</a>—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 Moanin’ due 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.' This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal." - <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Blue+Note+Records" target="_blank">Blue Note Records</a></p> <ul> <li>black vinyl pressing (<span style="text-decoration: underline;">please note</span>: actual pressing color and packaging may differ from mock-up photo)<br> </li> <li>all-analog remaster cut from the original tapes<br> </li> <li>featuring <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Art+Blakey" target="_blank">Art Blakey</a> (d), <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Lee+Morgan" target="_blank">Lee Morgan</a> (t), Benny Golson (t. sax), Bobby Timmons (p), <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Jymie+Merritt" target="_blank">Jymie Merritt</a> (b)</li> <li>original release year: 1958</li> <li>music label: Blue Note Records 2026</li> </ul> <!---PREORDER START---> <div class="preorder-module"> <h2 class="preorder"><a name="preorderpolicy">Pre-Order Policy</a></h2> <ul> <li>If you want to order additional items (<b>including other pre-orders</b>), please make separate orders. Otherwise, <u>we will hold your order until all items are in stock and ready to ship</u>.</li> <li>Scheduled ship dates are always estimates which are subject to change. If there is a substantial delay, we will contact you directly.</li> <li>All vinyl pre-orders come with Turntable Lab stickers.</li> </ul> </div> <!---PREORDER END--->.