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A Night in Tunisia is a 1958 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
- "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
- Art Blakey – drums
- Bill Hardman – trumpet
- Johnny Griffin – tenor sax
- Jackie McLean (listed as Ferris Benda/Ferris Bender on the cover) – alto sax
- Sam Dockery – piano
- Spanky DeBrest – bass
Theory of Art
- Art Blakey – drums
- Bill Hardman – trumpet
- Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Melba Liston – trombone
- Cecil Payne – baritone sax
- Johnny Griffin – tenor sax
- Sahib Shihab – alto sax
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Spanky DeBrest – bass
References
Yanow, Scott. "Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: A Night in Tunisia (1957)". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2018. https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-night-in-tunisia-1957-mw0001986964 ↩
RCA Vik Record Label Discography, accessed November 30, 2015 http://www.excitingsounds.com/rca-vik/ ↩
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. 978-0-14-015364-4 ↩
Yanow, Scott. "Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: A Night in Tunisia (1957)". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2018. https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-night-in-tunisia-1957-mw0001986964 ↩
Yanow, Scott. "Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: Theory of Art". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2018. https://www.allmusic.com/album/theory-of-art-mw0000187858 ↩
Shoemaker, Bill (May 1, 1997). "Art Blakey: Theory of Art". JazzTimes. https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/art-blakey-theory-of-art/ ↩
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. 978-0-14-015364-4 ↩
Shoemaker, Bill (May 1, 1997). "Art Blakey: Theory of Art". JazzTimes. https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/art-blakey-theory-of-art/ ↩