"KILLER reissue of arguably Art Blakey & the Jazz Messenger's finest moment — the (so-called) 'Moanin'!! Funky, bluesy hardbop jazz classics throughout... played by a veritable who's-who of the era: Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Bobby Timmons, Jymie Merritt and Blakey. Holy cow. I mean, really. This is about as good as late 1950s jazz gets... which is to say, it's killer." - Roger Stolle, Cat Head owner