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A Night in Tunisia (1957 album)

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Released
  
Mid February 1958

Producer
  
Bob Rolontz

Artist
  
Art Blakey

Label
  
Bluebird Records

Recorded
  
April 2 & 8, 1957, NYC

A Night in Tunisia (1957)
  
Tough! (1957)

Release date
  
1957

Genre
  
Hard bop

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Hard bop albums, Other albums

Art blakey the jazz messengers a night in tunisia


A Night in Tunisia is a 1957 jazz album released by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers on the RCA Victor subsidiary label Vik.

Contents

A night in tunisia art blakey s jazz messengers


Track listing

  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" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) — 12:30*
  7. "Off the Wall" (Johnny Griffin) — 7:21*
  8. "Theory of Art" (Bill Hardman) — 10:14*
  • Starred tracks are alternate takes included on the CD re-issue.

    • Personnel

  • Art Blakey — drums
  • Jackie McLean (listed as Ferris Benda/Ferris Bender on the cover) — alto saxophone
  • Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
  • Bill Hardman — trumpet
  • Sam Dockery — piano
  • Spanky DeBrest — bass

    • Songs

    1A Night In Tunisia (Remastered - Take 3)12:53
    2Off the Wall (Remastered - Take 6)7:16
    3Theory of Art (Remastered - Take 2)9:44

    References

    A Night in Tunisia (1957 album) Wikipedia
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