A Night in Tunisia (1958 album)

A Night in Tunisia
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Studio album by
ReleasedMid February 1958
RecordedApril 2 & 8, 1957, NYC
GenreHard bop
LabelVik
ProducerBob Rolontz
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology
Hard Drive
(1957)
A Night in Tunisia
(1958)
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk
(1958)
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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. It features the only recorded instances of saxophonists Jackie McLean and Johnny Griffin playing together.

The album's original five tracks were augmented by up to three alternative takes on CD reissues. The album was also reissued under the title Theory of Art, with two nonet tracks – "A Night at Tony's" and "Social Call" – added.

Track listing

A Night in Tunisia CD

  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" (Gillespie, Paparelli) – 12:30 Bonus track on CD re-issue.
  7. "Off the Wall" (Griffin) – 7:21 Bonus track on CD re-issue.
  8. "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.

  1. "A Night at Tony's" (Gigi Gryce)
  2. "Social Call" (Gryce, Jon Hendricks)

Personnel

A Night in Tunisia

Theory of Art

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