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Track Listing
1. Night in Tunisia, A
2. Sincerely Diana
3. So Tired
4. Yama
5. Kozo's Waltz
6. When Your Lover Has Gone - (previously unreleased, CD only)
7. Sincerely Diana - (previously unreleased, alternate take, CD only)
| Details | | Producer: | Alfred Lion | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Art Blakey/Jazz Messengers: Art Blakey (drums); Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Lee Morgan (trumpet); Bobby Timmons (piano); Jymie Merritt (double bass).
Liner Note Authors: Barbara J. Gardner; Bob Blumenthal.
Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (08/07/1960); Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (08/14/1960).
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers met their artistic peak with the powerful A NIGHT IN TUNISIA. This incarnation of the group included Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons and Jymie Merritt with their leader Blakey. As the Messengers entered their most fruitful period for Blue Note, Blakey drove his men relentlessly with powerful grooves, heavy swinging and shouts of encouragement. This session documents the full power of his assertive leadership and the masterful playing of his sidemen, each rising to legendary status under his tutelage.
Long known for their creative arrangements within the context of small group jazz, the Messengers push the definition of hardbop and blues to the limit here. Dizzy Gillespie's title track is evidence enough of the creative power of this group: Blakey's steam shovel-like mambo, Morgan and Shorter's wailing solos and a dramatic ending make for a stunning piece. Shorter's contribution includes the swinging "Sincerely Diana," presented in two takes here. The soulful Bobby Timmons presents his delightful "So Tired," a bluesy number in the spirit of his classic "Dat Dere." Also included are Lee Morgan's smoky "Yama," the bouncing "Kozo's Waltz" and the classic "When Your Lover Has Gone."
Industry Reviews
Q Highly Recommended
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