Lee Morgan - Take Twelve - Limited 180-Gram Vinyl with Bonus Tracks - VINYL LP

Yeasayer's third album, FRAGRANT WORLD, is a hulking beast of a record. Keyboards clank and wheeze, tiny claps stumble against busted drum machines, and there's very little obvious guitar. It's an album that grapples with the schizophrenia of the modern world by gathering piles of electronics and molding them into something huge and often gorgeous.

Moanin' (1958) stands as the definitive hard bop album by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, brimming with soulful melodies, tight arrangements, and blistering solos. The record introduced timeless standards like the title track, InchAlong Came Betty,Inch InchAre You Real?,Inch and InchBlues March,Inch all penned by Benny Golson and powered by the electrifying trumpet of Lee Morgan and the gospel-rooted piano of Bobby Timmons. This 180g crystal clear vinyl edition includes two bonus live tracks recorded in Paris later that same year, showcasing the group's energy and musical cohesion in concert. A cornerstone of modern jazz.

The formation heard here marks the third incarnation of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, which included trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, pianist Bobby Timmons and bassist Jymie Merritt. Golson penned four of the songs from Moanin' and added several perennial compositions to the group's repertoire, among them the two bonus tracks on this edition, InchWhisper NotInch and InchI Remember Clifford,Inch the latter written in memory of star trumpeter Clifford Brown. Pianist Bobby Timmons contributed such hits of his own as the title track, InchMoanin'Inch. THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 2 BONUS TRACKS - 180- GRAM VIRGIN VINYL - LIMITED EDITION