Special limited edition of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers most popular album issued on 180g red vinyl with front and back cover photos by Jean-Pierre Leloir (1931-2010), who captured some of the most iconic images of jazz life in France during the 1950's and 1960's.

Moanin' marked both a homecoming and a fresh start Art Blakey's return to Blue Note after several years of recording for several other labels. The first choice had been to have the LP self-titled, but the instant popularity of pianist Bobby Timmons' 'Moanin', which was the album's first track, led to it's becoming known by that title.

The composition became a jazz standard and an iconic representative of the hard bop genre and covered to this day by countless other musicians. It is also a definitive work by this all-star aggregation of Blakey's Jazz Messengers.

Tracklist:

Side A:
1. Moanin' (Bobby Timmons)
2. Are You Real (Benny Golson)
3. Along Came Betty (Benny Golson)

Side B:
1. The Drum Thunder Suite (Benny Golson)
2. Blues March (Benny Golson)
3. Come Rain or Come Shine (Harold Arlen-Johnny Mercer)