Moanin / Live Session At Olympia / Des Femmes Disparaissent [DeluxeDig

• THE FRANCIS WOLFF COLLECTION• 3 ORIGINAL ALBUMS 0N 2-CD SET• 4-PANEL DIGIPACK• 16-PAGE BOOKLETShowcased here is the third (and probably the best) formation of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, featuring the leader on drums, plus trumpeter Lee Morgan, saxophonist Benny Golson (composer of most of the songs), pianist Bobby Timmons and bassist Jymie Merritt.This 2-CD set includes the group’s best album ever, the classic Moanin’ (Blue Note BST-4003), along with their complete performances at the Olympia Theatre in Paris —originally issued as 1958-Paris Olympia (Fontana 680.202ML)—presenting live versions of most of the songs from that album. The collection is completed with the group’s score for the film Des Femmes Disparaissent (Fontana LP 660.224MR), and, as a bonus, readings of “Along Came Betty” and “Moanin’,” recorded live at Club St. Germain during the same period.PERSONNEL:ART BLAKEY, drums & leaderLEE MORGAN, trumpetBENNY GOLSON, tenor saxBOBBY TIMMONS, pianoJYMIE MERRITT, bassCD 1 [1-6]: MOANIN'New Jersey, October 30, 1958CD 1 [7-10] & CD 2 [1-3] 1958-PARIS-OLYMPIAL’Olympia, Paris, November/December 1958.CD 2 [6-23]: DES FEMMES DISPARAISSENTParis, December 18 & 19, 1958.(*) BONUS TRACKS: Same personnel.Club St. Germain, Paris, December 21, 1958.TRACKS:CD 1: TOTAL TIME: 77:18 Min01 Moanin’02 Are You Real?03 Along Came Betty04 The Drum Thunder Suite05 Blues March06 Come Rain or Come Shine07 Moanin’ [Live at L’Olympia]08 Justice (Evidence) [Live at L’Olympia]09 Blues March [Live at L’Olympia]10 Whisper Not [Live at L’Olympia]CD 2: TOTAL TIME: 74:03 Min01 Just by Myself [Live at L’Olympia]02 I Remember Clifford [Live at L’Olympia]03 Are You Real? [Live at L’Olympia]04 Along Came Betty [Live at Club St. Germain] (*)05 Moanin’ [Live at Club St. Germain] (*)06 Generique07 Pierre et Beatrice08 Nasol09 Tom10 Poursuite dans la Ruelle11 Ne Chuchote Pas12 Mambo dans la Voiture13 Merlin14 Just pour Eux Seuls15 Blues pour Doudou16 Blues pour Marcel17 Blues pour Vava18 Pasquier19 Quaglio20 La Divorcée de Leo Fall21 Suspense. Tom et Nasol22 Des Femmes Disparaissent23 Final pour Pierre et Beatrice