Saturday, May 7, 2011

Moanin'

One of the better meetings of the Jazz Messengers caught on tape, and there's that cover, a tight close up of a deathly serious Art Blakey perhaps deep in contemplation over who he would fire next, how to get out of paying that skinflint Jymie Merritt, or copping some sweet red chicken heroin after the session. But all that dumb shit aside for the ultra-crucial task of laying down some deep tracks for Moanin'. At this point the Messengers were Blakey, Lee Morgan, Jymie Merritt, Benny Golson, and Bobby Timmons. These adepts dealt strictly in straight hard bop, with an emphasis on the craft, no real experimentation or deviation from the formula of riff/solo/solo/solo/riff, but Moanin' delivers the smokey goods with a force and confidence like no other.

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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 7, 2011 at 12:33 AM

    thank you sir.

    aron.

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  2. The MuleMay 7, 2011 at 2:16 AM

    I went to a Bill Bruford talk/clinic once. In between answering the usual questions about Yes/Crimson, he told everyone to check out Art Blakey. I picked up Moanin' shortly afterwards. Good move.

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  3. 텔May 7, 2011 at 5:17 AM

    I picked this up myself recently as part of a 25-CD Blue Note box set... it was one of my preferred albums from the whole set.

    Said purchase, along with numerous other jazz records I've recently acquired, was influenced almost entirely by your wonderful blog. Thank you!

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  4. AnonymousMay 7, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    Welcome back Aesop! Missed you :)

    haricotvert

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  5. AnonymousMay 7, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    sort of reminds me of the ydi cover. uhh. yes. good observation. *pats self on back*

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  6. benMay 7, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    great flippin record

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  7. AnonymousMay 7, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    The Hearse still has the best variety of any blog out there. Do you have any Django Reinhardt or Charlie Christian?

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  8. fakedadaMay 7, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    yes yes & more yes

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  9. francis jonesMay 8, 2011 at 2:53 AM

    although theres lots ive already got, keep the jazz coming man. thanks a lot.

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  10. DallasMay 10, 2011 at 5:16 AM

    Welcome Back!!, Thank you!!

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  11. JustinMay 15, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    incredible record. sensational blog here, I have to say. feel free to visit my vastly inferior blog.. sonictranscendence.blogspot.com

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