A Night in Tunisia
E422655
A Night in Tunisia is a landmark bebop jazz composition, known for its Afro-Cuban rhythmic influences and complex harmonies, that became one of Dizzy Gillespie’s signature pieces.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Night in Tunisia canonical | 9 |
| Another Night In Tunisia | 2 |
| Another Night in Tunisia | 1 |
| Night in Tunisia | 1 |
| “Another Night in Tunisia” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4227457 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Night in Tunisia Context triple: [Dizzy Gillespie, notableWork, A Night in Tunisia]
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A.
Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player is a 1960 French crime drama film directed by François Truffaut that blends noir, romance, and playful experimentation characteristic of the French New Wave.
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B.
Fifty Million Frenchmen
Fifty Million Frenchmen is a 1929 Broadway musical comedy with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, known for its witty songs and Parisian setting.
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C.
White Flag
White Flag is a 1955 painting by American artist Jasper Johns that depicts a large, monochromatic version of the U.S. flag, exemplifying his exploration of familiar symbols and the boundary between painting and object.
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D.
Bella Ciao
"Bella Ciao" is a famous Italian anti-fascist folk song that gained renewed worldwide popularity as an anthem of resistance through its prominent use in the TV series *Money Heist*.
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E.
La Musique
La Musique is a 1910 oil painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a group of figures engaged with music in a bold, simplified, and vividly colored Fauvist style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Night in Tunisia Target entity description: A Night in Tunisia is a landmark bebop jazz composition, known for its Afro-Cuban rhythmic influences and complex harmonies, that became one of Dizzy Gillespie’s signature pieces.
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A.
Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player is a 1960 French crime drama film directed by François Truffaut that blends noir, romance, and playful experimentation characteristic of the French New Wave.
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B.
Fifty Million Frenchmen
Fifty Million Frenchmen is a 1929 Broadway musical comedy with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, known for its witty songs and Parisian setting.
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C.
White Flag
White Flag is a 1955 painting by American artist Jasper Johns that depicts a large, monochromatic version of the U.S. flag, exemplifying his exploration of familiar symbols and the boundary between painting and object.
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D.
Bella Ciao
"Bella Ciao" is a famous Italian anti-fascist folk song that gained renewed worldwide popularity as an anthem of resistance through its prominent use in the TV series *Money Heist*.
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E.
La Musique
La Musique is a 1910 oil painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a group of figures engaged with music in a bold, simplified, and vividly colored Fauvist style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bebop standard
ⓘ
jazz composition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Interlude ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | bebop movement ⓘ |
| becameStandardIn |
bebop repertoire
ⓘ
modern jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| coComposer | Frank Paparelli ⓘ |
| composer | Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ |
| firstRecordedBy |
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra
ⓘ
linked to:
Billy Eckstine Orchestra
Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ |
| firstRecordingYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| form | AABA ⓘ |
| frequentlyIncludedIn | jazz fake books ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedAt | jam sessions ⓘ |
| genre |
Afro-Cuban jazz
ⓘ
bebop ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex harmonies
ⓘ
contrasting A and B sections ⓘ prominent bass line ⓘ syncopated rhythm ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Afro-Cuban jazz compositions ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicInfluence | Afro-Cuban rhythm ⓘ |
| hasSection |
A section with Latin feel
ⓘ
B section with swing feel ⓘ intro with ostinato bass figure ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Afro-Cuban music
ⓘ
Latin music ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
jazz standard
ⓘ
landmark bebop composition ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
ⓘ
linked to:
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
Bud Powell ⓘ Chaka Khan ⓘ Charlie Parker ⓘ Miles Davis ⓘ The Modern Jazz Quartet ⓘ
linked to:
Modern Jazz Quartet
|
| publisher | Edward B. Marks Music Company ⓘ |
| signatureTuneOf | Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ |
| tempo | medium-up ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
big band
ⓘ
small jazz combo ⓘ |
| usesFeature |
dramatic melodic leaps
ⓘ
extended chord changes ⓘ modal inflections ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: A Night in Tunisia Description of subject: A Night in Tunisia is a landmark bebop jazz composition, known for its Afro-Cuban rhythmic influences and complex harmonies, that became one of Dizzy Gillespie’s signature pieces.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
album "Spontaneous Inventions"
linked to: A Night in Tunisia
subject linked to:
John
subject linked to:
Dizzy
linked to: A Night in Tunisia
linked to: A Night in Tunisia