Moanin' (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) [LP]

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers' 1958 album Moanin' was the perfect crystallization of the band's bluesy, soulful sound. Featuring Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Bobby Timmons and Jymie Merritt, it still stands as one of the most quintessential hard bop recordings ever. It includes the indelible Golson compositions "Along Came Betty," and "Blues March," Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Optimal.