Something a little different! Just released digitally from
The Chateaus on 16 Jun 2021, which was originally released
in 1965 on Sound Stage 7 (issue/stock copies have never sold on Discogs
indicating that it might be quite scarce on issue copies?).
The Chateaus were a white pop group from Louisville, Kentucky who
released four singles between 1965-67, this single is instrumental on
both sides, all their other singles are pop vocals.
The top side "Moanin'" was written by Bobby Timmons who recorded it in 1963 but it was
recorded first in 1958 by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers when
Timmons was the pianist with the band. According to
Second Hand Songs
there are at least 158 versions recorded.
The Jazz Messengers alumni includes many jazz greats such as Chuck
Mangione, Benny Golson, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd, Chick
Corea, Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner amongst many others.
The flip side "Seven Come Eleven" sounds very similar, to me, to Monga Santamaria's "Watermelon Man" which
was released earlier in 1963, or a cross between "Watermelon Man" and The Mar-keys "Last Night" from 1961.
I'm not sure why this is now getting a digital release, and can only
assume that it's 'in-demand' from one scene or another, perhaps the Belgian
popcorn scene? Both sides are termed as boogaloo 'titty shakers'!
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