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A Night in Tunisia (1958 album)
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Professional ratings<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/AllMusic/Hb8cU8Fb">AllMusic</a></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>A Night in Tunisia</i> is a 1958 <a href="/facts/Jazz/lmUzXGq8">jazz</a> album by <a href="/facts/Art_Blakey/w38P1YLX">Art Blakey</a> & the Jazz Messengers, released by the <a href="/facts/RCA_Records/bp1jLxvU">RCA Victor</a> subsidiary label Vik. It features the only recorded instances of saxophonists <a href="/facts/Jackie_McLean/VPf4P31P">Jackie McLean</a> and <a href="/facts/Johnny_Griffin/blvAtLXW">Johnny Griffin</a> playing together. </p><p>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 <i>Theory of Art</i>, with two nonet tracks – "A Night at Tony's" and "Social Call" – added. </p>