A Night in Tunisia (1961 album)

For the 1957 album, see A Night in Tunisia (1957 album).
A Night in Tunisia
Studio album by
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
ReleasedMay 1961
RecordedAugust 7 and 14, 1960
StudioVan Gelder (Englewood Cliffs)
GenreHard bop
Length51:39
LabelBlue Note
ProducerAlfred Lion
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers chronology
The Big Beat
(1960) 		A Night in Tunisia
(1961) 		Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
DownBeat[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
Tom HullB+[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".

Reception

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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

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  1. "A Night in Tunisia" (D. Gillespie, F. Paparelli) – 11:16
  2. "Sincerely Diana" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:50
  3. "So Tired" (Bobby Timmons) – 6:39
  4. "Yama" (Lee Morgan) – 6:23
  5. "Kozo's Waltz" (Lee Morgan) – 6:49

1989 remastered release:

  1. "A Night in Tunisia" (D. Gillespie, F. Paparelli) – 11:11
  2. "Sincerely Diana" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:47
  3. "Sincerely Diana" (alternative take) (Wayne Shorter) – 6:56
  4. "So Tired" (Bobby Timmons) – 6:36
  5. "Yama" (Lee Morgan) – 6:20
  6. "Kozo's Waltz" (Lee Morgan) – 6:45
  7. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 6:46

2013 Japanese SHM-CD:

  1. "A Night in Tunisia" – 11:16
  2. "Sincerely Diana" – 6:50
  3. "So Tired" – 6:39
  4. "Yama" – 6:23
  5. "Kozo's Waltz" – 6:49
  6. "When Your Lover Has Gone" – 6:46
  7. "Sincerely Diana" [Alt. Take] – 6:56

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. A Night in Tunisia - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b Tynan, John (September 28, 1961). "Art Blakey: A Night in Tunisia". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 20. p. 28.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 25. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz (1940–50s) (Reference)". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "Billboard". May 15, 1961.
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