Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
A Night In Tunisia

| Recorded | Aug 7-14, 1960 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BNLP 4049 |
| Released | 1960 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 176732 |
The record
Shorter's arrival barely registers as a disruption here -- his tenor slots right into Morgan's fire on this reworking of the Gillespie warhorse, Blakey pushing the pace at every turn.
Session personnel
- Jymie Merritt — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Bobby Timmons — piano
- Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
- Lee Morgan — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 140 pressings on file.
| 1958 | Vik · LX-1115 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Rockaway earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 2008 | Music Matters Ltd. · MMBST-84049 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, 180g, Gatefold Music Matters · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1958 | RCA · LPM-9816-C — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove |
| 1960 | Blue Note · BNLP 4049 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · deep groove; Plastylite ear |
| 1961 | Blue Note · BLP 4049 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1961 | Blue Note · BST 84049 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1961 | Blue Note · 45-1796 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single · RVG stamp |
| 1961 | Blue Note · 84049 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1961 | Blue Note · BLP 4049 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, DG side 2 only. · deep groove (one side); RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1961 | Blue Note · BLP 4049 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1961 | Blue Note · BLP 4049 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1963 | Victor · SHP-5187 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · deep groove; laminated sleeve |
| 1963 | Blue Note · BST 84049 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1965 | Blue Note · BST 84049 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove |
Follow the players
Jymie Merritt also plays on
Art Blakey also plays on
Bobby Timmons also plays on