"Moanin'" by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

<p>Dust off your head charts and brush up your best licks, cause it's time to wade into the warm, welcoming waters of jazz.</p> <p><strong>NOW ON PATREON</strong></p> <p>Strong Songs <a href="https://www.patreon.com/strongsongs">now has a Patreon</a>! If you liked this episode (or, you know, any of them), we hope you'll consider supporting the show. Learn more here: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/strongsongs">https://www.patreon.com/strongsongs</a></p> <p><strong>MOANIN'</strong></p> <p>This episode's Strong Song is Bobby Timmons' gospel-tinged "Moanin'," from Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers' 1959 album of the same name. Kirk zooms out a bit more than usual to talk about jazz small-group arranging, how a great solo is constructed, how jazz song-form works, and how (hopefully) to have a better appreciation for what's going on on a given jazz recording, even if you don't play. He also talks about anime.</p> <p><strong>Band/Artist: </strong>Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers</p> <p><strong>Album:</strong> <em>Moanin'</em>, 1959 (recorded in 1958)</p> <p><strong>Composed by: </strong>Bobby Timmons</p> <p><strong>Personnel: </strong>Lee Morgan, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums</p> <p><strong>Listen/Buy: </strong><a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/moanin-remastered/721242394">Apple Music</a> | <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Moanin-Art-Blakey-Jazz-Messengers/dp/B00000I8UF"> Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/album/5PzlTnVafjgt5RtjTdIKoC">Spotify</a></p> <p><strong>------</strong></p> <p><strong>ALSO FEATURED:</strong></p> <p>"Freddie Freeloader" by Miles Davis from <em>Kind of Blue</em>, 1959</p> <p><strong>Listen/Buy:</strong> <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kind-of-blue/268443092">Apple Music</a> | <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Kind-Blue-Miles-Davis/dp/B000002ADT">Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/album/4sb0eMpDn3upAFfyi4q2rw">Spotify</a></p> <p>--</p> <p>"Giant Steps" by John Coltrane from <em>Gian