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A Night in Tunisia(1958 album)

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A Night in Tunisia
Studio albumby
ReleasedMid February 1958[1]
RecordedApril 2 & 8, 1957, NYC
GenreHard bop
LabelVik
ProducerBob Rolontz
Art Blakeyand theJazz Messengerschronology
Hard Drive
(1957)
A Night in Tunisia
(1958)
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk
(1958)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

A Night in Tunisiais a 1958jazzalbum byArt Blakey& the Jazz Messengers, released by theRCA Victorsubsidiary label Vik.[3]It features the only recorded instances of saxophonistsJackie McLeanandJohnny Griffinplaying together.[4]

The album's original five tracks were augmented by up to three alternative takes on CD reissues.[2]The album was also reissued under the titleTheory of Art,with two nonet tracks – "A Night at Tony's" and "Social Call" – added.[5][6]

Track listing

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A Night in TunisiaCD

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  1. "A Night in Tunisia"(Dizzy Gillespie,Frank Paparelli) – 12:55
  2. "Off the Wall" (Johnny Griffin) – 7:16
  3. "Theory of Art" (Bill Hardman) – 9:46
  4. "Couldn't It Be You?" (Art Blakey,Jackie McLean) – 8:12
  5. "Evans" (Sonny Rollins) – 6:30
  6. "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Paparelli) – 12:30Bonus track on CD re-issue.
  7. "Off the Wall" (Griffin) – 7:21Bonus track on CD re-issue.
  8. "Theory of Art" (Hardman) – 10:14Bonus track on CD re-issue.

Theory of ArtCD

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First five tracks asA Night in Tunisia,above.

  1. "A Night at Tony's" (Gigi Gryce)
  2. "Social Call" (Gryce,Jon Hendricks)

Personnel

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A Night in Tunisia

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Theory of Art

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Sources:[4][6]

References

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  1. ^"Special Merit Jazz Albums".Billboard.Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Feb 17, 1958. p. 37.RetrievedJanuary 24,2023– via Google Books.
  2. ^abYanow, Scott."Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: A Night in Tunisia (1957)".AllMusic.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  3. ^RCA Vik Record Label Discography,accessed November 30, 2015
  4. ^abCook, Richard;Morton, Brian(1992).The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette(1st ed.).Penguin.p. 111.ISBN978-0-14-015364-4.
  5. ^Yanow, Scott."Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: Theory of Art".AllMusic.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  6. ^abShoemaker, Bill (May 1, 1997)."Art Blakey: Theory of Art".JazzTimes.