Art Blakey didn’t just play drums — he announced intentions. A Night in Tunisia is one of the Jazz Messengers’ most urgent statements, built around Dizzy Gillespie’s classic but driven entirely by Blakey’s relentless forward momentum. With Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor, Bobby Timmons on piano, and Jymie Merritt on bass, the 1960 Village Gate recording catches the Messengers in peak live form: tight enough to be precise, loose enough to be alive. The title track is a masterclass in how jazz can swing and sweat simultaneously.
Genre: Jazz / Hard Bop
Year: 1963
Label: RCA Victor — LPM-2654
Country: US
Condition: Media: VG+ / Sleeve: VG+/VG
Notes: 1963 US mono reissue on RCA Victor. Sleeve — minor wear, lightly scuffed spines, small stain on back cover. Promotional copy — “Not For Sale” stamp on back. Does not affect play.
Art Blakey didn’t just play drums — he announced intentions. A Night in Tunisia is one of the Jazz Messengers’ most urgent statements, built around Dizzy Gillespie’s classic but driven entirely by Blakey’s relentless forward momentum. With Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor, Bobby Timmons on piano, and Jymie Merritt on bass, the 1960 Village Gate recording catches the Messengers in peak live form: tight enough to be precise, loose enough to be alive. The title track is a masterclass in how jazz can swing and sweat simultaneously.
Genre: Jazz / Hard Bop
Year: 1963
Label: RCA Victor — LPM-2654
Country: US
Condition: Media: VG+ / Sleeve: VG+/VG
Notes: 1963 US mono reissue on RCA Victor. Sleeve — minor wear, lightly scuffed spines, small stain on back cover. Promotional copy — “Not For Sale” stamp on back. Does not affect play.
