| A Night in Tunisia | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1961 | |||
| Recorded | August 7 and 14, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder (Englewood Cliffs) | |||
| Genre | Hard bop | |||
| Length | 51:39 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| DownBeat | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| Tom Hull | B+[5] |
A Night in Tunisia is a studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, released in May 1961 through Blue Note Records.[6] It was recorded in August 1960 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
In the original liner notes by Barbara J. Gardner, she wrote: "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".
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Reception
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer praised the soloing, and highlighted Blakey's playing on "Kozo's Waltz": "His solo is truly a remarkable demonstration of modern drumming. This is searing passion and astounding energy, not to mention impeccable time".[2]
Track listing
- "A Night in Tunisia" (D. Gillespie, F. Paparelli) – 11:16
- "Sincerely Diana" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:50
- "So Tired" (Bobby Timmons) – 6:39
- "Yama" (Lee Morgan) – 6:23
- "Kozo's Waltz" (Lee Morgan) – 6:49
1989 remastered release:
- "A Night in Tunisia" (D. Gillespie, F. Paparelli) – 11:11
- "Sincerely Diana" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:47
- "Sincerely Diana" (alternative take) (Wayne Shorter) – 6:56
- "So Tired" (Bobby Timmons) – 6:36
- "Yama" (Lee Morgan) – 6:20
- "Kozo's Waltz" (Lee Morgan) – 6:45
- "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 6:46
2013 Japanese SHM-CD:
- "A Night in Tunisia" – 11:16
- "Sincerely Diana" – 6:50
- "So Tired" – 6:39
- "Yama" – 6:23
- "Kozo's Waltz" – 6:49
- "When Your Lover Has Gone" – 6:46
- "Sincerely Diana" [Alt. Take] – 6:56
Personnel
- Art Blakey – drums
- Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
- Bobby Timmons – piano
- Jymie Merritt – bass
References
- ^ Yanow, Scott. A Night in Tunisia - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ a b Tynan, John (September 28, 1961). "Art Blakey: A Night in Tunisia". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 20. p. 28.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 25. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz (1940–50s) (Reference)". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard". May 15, 1961.
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