A Night in Tunisia (1957 album)
For the 1960 album, see A Night in Tunisia (1960 album).
| A Night in Tunisia | ||||
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| Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | ||||
| Released | Mid February 1958[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 2 & 8, 1957, NYC | |||
| Genre | Hard bop | |||
| Label | Vik | |||
| Producer | Bob Rolontz | |||
| Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   link |
A Night in Tunisia is a 1957 jazz album released by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers on the RCA Victor subsidiary label Vik.[2]
Track listing
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) — 12:55
- "Off the Wall" (Johnny Griffin) — 7:16
- "Theory of Art" (Bill Hardman) — 9:46
- "Couldn't It Be You?" (Art Blakey, Jackie McLean) — 8:12
- "Evans" (Sonny Rollins) 6:30
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) — 12:30*
- "Off the Wall" (Johnny Griffin) — 7:21*
- "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
References
- ↑ Billboard Feb 17, 1958
- ↑ RCA Vik Record Label Discography, accessed November 30, 2015
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