Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Moanin' Written-By – Bobby Timmons
A2	Are You Real Written-By – Golson*
A3	Along Came Betty Written-By – Golson*
The Drum Thunder (Miniature) Suite Written-By – Golson*
B1.1	First Theme: Drum Thunder
B1.2	Second Theme: Cry A Blue Tear
B1.3	Third Theme: Harlem's Disciples
B2	Blues March Written-By – Golson*
B3	Come Rain Or Come Shine Written-By – Mercer-Arlen*

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Blue Note Records
• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
• Pressed By – Plastylite

Credits

• Bass – Jymie Merritt
• Drums – Art Blakey
• Lacquer Cut By – RVG*
• Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Buck Hoeffler
• Piano – Bobby Timmons
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
• Tenor Saxophone – Benny Golson
• Trumpet – Lee Morgan

Notes

Recorded on October 30, 1958.
Blue Note Records Inc. 47 West 63rd NYC

Note for collectors: the 1st original pressing has 47 West 63rd St. address on labels, with no INC. and no ® for trademark under the E on deep grooved labels. The cover is front laminated with no INC. on the back.
In the dead wax: the "ear" or "P" symbol for Plastylite must be hand-etched, RVG is stamped.

The 2nd pressing is the same, but it has the INC. on the back-cover and on the deep grooved labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): BN LP 4003 A1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): BN LP 4003 B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout all sides, etched): (the Plastylite "ear")
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped): RVG

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
7243 4 95324 2 7	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers*	Moanin' ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Blue Note	7243 4 95324 2 7	Europe	1999
BST 84003-U, BST 84.003	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Moanin' ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Blue Note, Blue Note	BST 84003-U, BST 84.003	France	Unknown
AP 84003, Blue Note 4003	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers*	Moanin' ‎(2xLP, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, 180)	Analogue Productions, Blue Note	AP 84003, Blue Note 4003	US	2008
CP35-3090, BST-84003A B	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers*	Moanin' ‎(CD, Album, RE, Bla)	Blue Note, Blue Note	CP35-3090, BST-84003A B	Japan	1984
FSST 01	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers*	Moanin' ‎(CD, Album, Dig)	52nd Street Records	FSST 01	US	2010

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