Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - A Night In Tunisia (1961/2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

"A Night In Tunisia" is Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers’ 1960 classic. The ensemble which includes Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons, Jymie Merritt and Art Blakey is in exhilarating form. 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". The recording features the standouts “A Night In Tunisia” and “Yama”. This is a vital addition to any music lover’s library.

The lengthy title track on this CD easily overshadows the rest of the program for it is one of the most exciting versions ever recorded of Dizzy Gillespie's "A Night in Tunisia." Trumpeter Lee Morgan (then only in his early 20s), tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons and bassist Jymie Merritt formed one of the strongest of the many versions of Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers and are actually in fine form during the remainder of the satisfying (if anticlimactic) set.

Tracklist:

01 - A Night In Tunisia
02 - Sincerely Diana
03 - So Tired
04 - Yama
05 - Kozo's Waltz

Produced by Alfred Lion. Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder.
Recorded on August 7 and 14, 1960 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Musicians:
Art Blakey - drums
Lee Morgan - trumpet
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons - piano
Jymie Merritt - bass


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