Art Blakey Moanin'

This 1958 release, recorded the same year as Art Blakey's canonical album Moanin', bears little resemblance to that more famous release. While the personnel on Holiday for Skins features some of the finest players of the hard bop era (including drummer Philly Joe Jones and trumpeter Donald Byrd), the music on the album draws its inspiration directly from African and Latin folk forms. This is especially evident on tracks like "The Feast" and "Aghano," which feature circular drum patterns and chanting from the bandmembers. Tunes like "Mirage," however, blend these exotic sounds with a more straightforward bop vocabulary, resulting in the set's most engaging moments. As one of the more adventurous dates from Blue Note's '50s period, Holiday for Skins is an intriguing listen.

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Moanin' (1958) {Blue Note Japan SHM-CD TYCJ-81005 rel 2013} (24-192 remaster)
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© 1958, 2013 Universal Japan / Blue Note | BN 75th The Masterworks | TYCJ-81005
Jazz / Hard Bop

Reissue from Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers features the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD player) and 24bit remastering. Includes an alternate take of "Blues March" for the first time in the world. Moanin' includes some of the greatest music Blakey produced in the studio with arguably his very best band. There are three tracks that are immortal and will always stand the test of time. The title selection is a pure tuneful melody stewed in a bluesy shuffle penned by pianist Bobby Timmons, while tenor saxophonist Benny Golson's classy, slowed "Along Came Betty" and the static, militaristic "Blues March" will always have a home in the repertoire of every student or professional jazz band.

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - Moanin' (1958) {2009 Analogue Productions DSD Remaster}
XLD rip | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 309 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 119 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 13 Mb | 5% repair rar | DSD remaster
© 2009 Blue Note / Analogue Productions / EMI | CBNJ 84003 SA
Jazz / Hard Bop

Art Blakey's most successful album gave us Bobby Timmons' "Moanin'" and Benny Golson's "Along Came Betty" and "Blues March," tunes so powerful that Blakey played them almost every night for the next 30 years. This beautifully performed and recorded session made the Jazz Messengers a jazz institution and put Golson, Timmons and Morgan to the forefront of jazz.