ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS Moanin' (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series 2021 UK/EU limited edition 6-track stereo LP mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio and pressed on 180-gram black vinyl at Optimal Media in Germany. 1958's Moanin', featuring the great drummer with trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, pianist Bobby Timmons, & 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. The album also introduced several indelible Golson compositions that would become standards of the jazz songbook including "Along Came Betty" and "Blues March." Picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed. Recommended)