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1958 studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
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A Night in Tunisia is a 1957 jazz album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, released by the RCA Victor subsidiary label Vik.[ 3] It features the only recorded instances of saxophonists Jackie McLean and Johnny Griffin playing 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 title Theory of Art , with two nonet tracks – "A Night at Tony's" and "Social Call" – added.[ 5] [ 6]
Track listing
A Night in Tunisia CD
"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" (Gillespie, Paparelli) – 12:30 Bonus track on CD re-issue.
"Off the Wall" (Griffin) – 7:21 Bonus track on CD re-issue.
"Theory of Art" (Hardman) – 10:14 Bonus track on CD re-issue.
Theory of Art CD
First five tracks as A Night in Tunisia , above.
"A Night at Tony's" (Gigi Gryce )
"Social Call" (Gryce, Jon Hendricks )
Personnel
A Night in Tunisia
Theory of Art
Sources:[ 4] [ 6]
References
^ "Special Merit Jazz Albums" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Feb 17, 1958. p. 37. Retrieved January 24, 2023 – via Google Books.
^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: A Night in Tunisia (1957)" . AllMusic . Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
^ RCA Vik Record Label Discography , accessed November 30, 2015
^ a b Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin . p. 111. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4 .
^ Yanow, Scott. "Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: Theory of Art" . AllMusic . Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
^ a b Shoemaker, Bill (May 1, 1997). "Art Blakey: Theory of Art" . JazzTimes .
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