Art Blakey A Night In Tunisia 45PRM 2LP TEST PRESSING
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Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers A Night In Tunisia on 180g 45RPM 2LP set. Premium Audiophile Reissue from MUSIC MATTERS. SEALED. THIS IS AN ULTRA-RARE TEST PRESSING. NO COVER ART. Regular Music Matters edition long out of print.
• Remastered from the Original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Master Tapes
• Remastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at Acoustech
• Cut at 45rpm for better sound
• Pressed on two 180-gram virgin vinyl LPs at RTI
Art Blakey was, without doubt, one of the most explosive and rock-solid swinging drummers of all time. He also is one of the finest bandleaders and discoverers of new talent the music has ever known. On the title cut of 1960's A Night in Tunisia, Art is at his most passionate, starting off with a solo full of polyrhythms, color and fire, nearly primal in its intensity. The word "fire" can easily apply to this version of the Jazz Messengers, featuring the blistering trumpet of Lee Morgan, the highly original tenor-saxophonist Wayne Shorter, the funky pianist Bobby Timmons and the always-reliable bassist Jymie Merritt. In addition to their remarkable instrumental prowess, Morgan, Shorter and Timmons were skilled songwriters. Each contributes a song or two to this classic set, including Timmons' "So Tired." However, it is the 11-minute version of Dizzy Gillespie's "A Night in Tunisia," given arguably its greatest recording, that really makes this album a transcendent jazz listening experience for the ages.
1. A Night In Tunisa 2. Sincerely Diana 3. Sincerely Diana (alt. version) 4. So Tired 5. Yama 6. Kozo's Waltz 7. When Your Lover Has Gone
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