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Reviewed by harrythompson, 2010-02-21

Wayne Shorter's tune is the second song on this album, it has the most incredible solo and melody theme imaginable. Very tight classy album.

THE ONLY BLAKEY'S CASTING ERROR

Reviewed by FRENCH JAZZ LOVER, 2009-02-22

A mentionned in another review, this CD "is not immediately accessible". I would say that it is always deceptive. Benny Goodman once tried to book Mc Coy Tyner but they realised that how great musicians they could be, it didn't work. It is the same with Wayne SHORTER. Everytime he takes a solo, those who know the Jazz Messengers feel sorry Benny GOLSON in no longer in the group.

There are tens of better Blakey's CD. Anyway this one is worth buying for the precious work of Lee MORGAN and Bobby TIMMON's, whose playing in much more subtle than some critics may have said : During his long career, Blaker never had a bad pianist in his group.

You Must Buy This Today!

Reviewed by J. Rich, 2008-11-30

I love all of Art Blakey's early recordings and I especially like "A Night In Tunisia" not for it's apparent virtuosity, but it's constant swing and focus on the music. Nobody swung harder than the Jazz Messengers in my opinion. This 1960 Blue Note recording with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano, and Jymie Merritt on bass is the best Messengers lineup in my opinion. This group smokes this set. An absolute essential jazz recording.

This is great Jazz

Reviewed by William C. Gale, 2007-06-27

Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers light up my CD players. In my home and in my car. I have been listening to Jazz since I was small and my Uncle played with many name bands. Good Jazz has always been a feeling for me more then a sound. Art Blakey and his band make me feel it baby.

dig those drums

Reviewed by Case Quarter, 2007-03-19

bah! da da da da dish bah...

art blakey made the tune a night in tunisia his own, his solo opening the selection is so spectacular i wanted the drumming to go on. but then i would had missed the straight out tenor playing of wayne shorter, followed by lee morgan.

to call something a waltz outside of european based concert music is risky, the ear wants to make comparisons to hear if what is called a waltz is really a waltz or just someone saying something is a waltz. fortunately, for jazz there's fats waller's jitterbug waltz as the first jazz waltz. lee morgan's koko's waltz is in the tradition of the jazz waltz.

blakey's a night in tunisia is a filler in your jazz collection. you can't claim to like jazz or talk about jazz unless you've at least heard tunisia. and for the ridiculously low price it's being offered, less than eight dollars, at this writing, you really shouldn't pass it up.