Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - A Night in Tunisia - Blue Note Classic LP

Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series, 180 Gram LP, All-Analog, Mastered by Kevin Gray

One of the greatest lineups of drummer Art Blakey's hard-bop finishing school The Jazz Messengers coalesced in 1960 when tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter joined trumpeter Lee Morgan, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt. In August of that year the band returned to Van Gelder Studio for the sessions that yielded A Night in Tunisia, which opens with a fiery version of Dizzy Gillespie's famous composition — a staple of their live set — and continues with beguiling band-member originals including Shorter's "Sincerely Diana," Timmons' "So Tired," and Morgan's "Yama" and "Kozo's Waltz."

Features

• 180-gram vinyl, all-analog pressing
• Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original analog tapes
• Pressed at Optimal in Germany
• Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series (stereo)
• Label: Blue Note

Track Listing

Side One:

1. A Night in Tunisia
2. Sincerely Diana

Side Two:

1. So Tired
2. Yama
3. Kozo's Waltz