A Night in Tunisia (1958 album)


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

  1. "A Night in Tunisia" – 12:55
  2. "Off the Wall" – 7:16
  3. "Theory of Art" – 9:46
  4. "Couldn't It Be You?" – 8:12
  5. "Evans" – 6:30
  6. "A Night in Tunisia" – 12:30 Bonus track on CD re-issue.
  7. "Off the Wall" – 7:21 Bonus track on CD re-issue.
  8. "Theory of Art" – 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"
  2. "Social Call"

Personnel

''A Night in Tunisia''

''Theory of Art''

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