# Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers — Moanin'

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers’s Moanin' (1958) is No. 9 in our Jazz ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1958
- **Label:** Blue Note
- **On one list:** Jazz
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers](https://waxonia.com/artist/art-blakey-and-the-jazz-messengers/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/art-blakey-and-the-jazz-messengers--moanin/

## What we say

### No. 9 in [Jazz](https://waxonia.com/genre/jazz/)

Hard bop's calling card — gospel call and response welded to bebop technique. The most direct line from the church to the jazz club, and it swings enormously.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Art%20Blakey%20%26%20The%20Jazz%20Messengers%20Moanin') · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fsJ3JjpZyoA)

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