A Night in Tunisia (album)

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A Night in Tunisia
Studio album by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Released 1960
Recorded August 7 & August 14, 1960
Genre Jazz
Length 37:00 (1960 release)
50:34 (1989 release)
Label Blue Note
Producer Alfred Lion; 1989 reissue produced by Michael Cuscuna
Professional reviews
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers chronology
The Big Beat
(1960)		 A Night in Tunisia
(1960)		 At the Jazz Corner of the World
(1960)

A Night in Tunisia is a jazz album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, released in 1960.

From the liner notes by Barbara J. Gardner: "This album is a prime example of Blakey's expressed desire to showcase his young talent. Not only is there extended solo room for the musicians; further, all but the title tune were written and arranged by the talented junior jazz citizens in his group." Gardner further writes about the title track, written by Dizzy Gillespie: "'A Night in Tunisia' as recorded here remains the spectacular fiery poly-rhythmic stimulant that it is when performed live in night clubs and concert stages. The mood is set as Shorter leaps in to render a brilliant rapid-fire solo. Morgan's airy solo sparkles to the foreground. Note his climactic building and multinoted technique. Bobby Timmons feeds back drive and fire from the keyboard along with the Blakey sizzling cymbals and sputtering drums. Merritt here, as throughout the album, is the capable anchor man."

The album was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and engineered by Rudy Van Gelder.

[edit] Track listing

Original 1960 release:

  1. "A Night in Tunisia" (D. Gillespie–F. Paparelli) –11:11
  2. "Sincerely Diana" (Wayne Shorter) –6:47
  3. "So Tired" (Bobby Timmons) –6:36
  4. "Yama" (Lee Morgan) –6:20
  5. "Kozo's Waltz" (Lee Morgan) –6:45

1989 remastered release:

  1. "A Night in Tunisia" (D. Gillespie–F. Paparelli) –11:11
  2. "Sincerely Diana" (Wayne Shorter) –6:47
  3. "Sincerely Diana" (alternative take) (Wayne Shorter) –6:51
  4. "So Tired" (Bobby Timmons) –6:36
  5. "Yama" (Lee Morgan) –6:20
  6. "Kozo's Waltz" (Lee Morgan) –6:45
  7. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (E.A. Swan) –6:43

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